Azerbaijan has set conditions for ceasefire in the troubled Nagorny-Karabakh region, saying that Armenia must withdraw from “occupied territories.” Meanwhile, Armenia has said it would recognize the region’s independence if the situation on the ground worsens. “In accordance with UN Security Council resolutions, Armenia must free all occupied territories, and[…]
The origin of recent terror attacks can be traced to interventions by the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) in Middle Eastern and North African countries, SA Communist Party (SACP) general secretary Blade Nzimande said on Sunday. “The SACP expresses condolences to the communities who have been[…]
A military helicopter has crashed at the NATO base in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing five coalition members and injuring five others, authorities have said. A statement from the Resolute Support Mission did not give the nationalities of those killed and injured, all of them NATO personnel. However, Britain’s Ministry[…]
NATO has rejected Russia’s explanation that its warplanes violated the air space of alliance member Turkey on the weekend by mistake and said Russia was sending more ground troops to Syria. The comments by the alliance on Tuesday came as Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he was losing patience with[…]
The United States and NATO denounced Russia on Monday for violating Turkish airspace and Ankara threatened to respond, reporting two incursions in two days and raising the prospect of direct confrontation between the former Cold War adversaries. NATO held an emergency meeting in Brussels of ambassadors from its 28 member[…]
US fighter jets struck Syrian targets in an operation launched against Islamic State militants from the Incirlik airbase in Turkey, the US military confirmed Wednesday. This news comes amid reports of a renewed rebel offensive on Syrian government forces. Six F-16 strike fighters were deployed to Incirlik Airbase near Adana in[…]
NATO gave Turkey its full political support in fighting militants in Syria and Iraq at an emergency meeting on Tuesday but several nations urged Ankara not to undermine the Kurdish peace process by using excessive military force. Following a 90-minute meeting in Brussels, Turkey won the backing it sought for[…]
Jens Stoltenberg, NATO secretary-general, has called an emergency meeting on Tuesday to discuss security at the request of Turkey after last week’s suicide bombing there and ongoing Turkish security operations on two fronts. NATO said in a statement on Sunday that the North Atlantic Council, which includes the ambassadors of[…]
An Afghan official says an attack on a police checkpoint in the southern province of Kandahar has killed five policemen. The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack. Zia Durani, the spokesman for the provincial police chief, says the attack happened late on Sunday in Maiwand district and that an[…]
At least 23 Taliban members and two troops of the Afghan National Army were killed in military operations against the insurgents, the Defence Ministry said Wednesday. “The operation was launched in three provinces of Kandahar, Kunduz and Kapisa in the past 24 hours,” the ministry said in a statement. “Twenty-five[…]
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