Turkish Army

UN warns consequences as Kurds-Turkey tension soars in Syria

TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – UN Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen has warned of “dramatic consequences” of persisting hostilities between Kurdish-led forces and Turkish-backed groups in country’s northeast, calling for a political resolution to the conflict.

US sends more troops to Syria citing growing threats

TEHRAN, Dec. 23 (MNA) – The United States has sent additional temporary forces to Syria due to a growing threat to its baseline forces present in the country, Pentagon spokesperson Pat Ryder said on Monday.

Turkey launches fresh attack on northern Iraq

TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – Turkish warplanes once again carried out an airstrike on northern Iraq.

Top Iranian general:

US arms deliveries to Zionist regime to complicate situation

TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri has told the Turkish defense minister that the US military support for the Zionist Israeli regime amid war on Gaza will complicate the situation.

Turkish army positions in Iraq come under drone attacks

TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – Four Turkish military positions in the north of Iraq came under attack by unidentified drones on Saturday, local Iraqi sources said.

Turkish soldier killed in northern Iraq: MoD

TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – Turkey's defense ministry reported the death of yet another soldier in northern Iraq on Saturday.

Turkish fighter jets conduct airstrikes in Erbil province

TEHRAN, Jun. 25 (MNA) – Local Iraqi media reported on Sunday that Turkish fighter jets conducted new airstrikes in an area in Erbil province in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

Iraqi media report drone attack in Sinjar killed three

TEHRAN, Mar. 01 (MNA) – Local media in Iraq said that at least three people were killed in a drone strike carried out by the Turkish military in the city of Sinjar in the north.

Turkey evacuates military base in Syria's Idlib

TEHRAN, Feb. 03 (MNA) – Turkey evacuated a military base in Qastoun, south of the M4 highway in Idlib, local sources reported.

Three SDF forces killed in Turkey's drone attack

TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (MNA) – Local media in Syria reported Wednesday that in a drone attack conducted by the Turkish military, three US-backed Kurdish forces known as the SDF were killed.

Turkish Army force killed in Syria

TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (MNA) – The Turkish Minister of Defence on Saturday announced that one of the Turkish Army troops was killed by Syrian-based Kurdish militias.

Turkey-backed groups shell suburb of Raqqa with artillery

TEHRAN, Jan. 07 (MNA) – Turkey-backed armed groups renewed bombardment of a number of villages and towns in the northern suburbs of Raqqa in Syria, local Syrian media reported on Saturday.

In Aleppo;

Clashes erupt between Turkish-backed groups, Kurdish militias

TEHRAN, Jan. 07 (MNA) – Heavy clashes broke out on Saturday between the Turkish-affiliated groups and Kurdish militias in the northwest of Aleppo, Syria.

Turkey renews airstrikes on northern Iraq

TEHRAN, Dec. 28 (MNA) – Turkish army fighter jets on Wednesday once again attacked the Al-Amadiya (Amedi) region in Duhok located in northern Iraq.

Syrian child killed in Turkish shelling of N Aleppo

TEHRAN, Dec. 25 (MNA) – A child was killed in the shelling by the Turkish military in the north of Syria's Aleppo on Sunday.

Turkey shells villages in Tel Tammar in northeast Syria

TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) – The Turkish military shelled villages in northeastern Syria on Saturday. local media in Syria said.

Turkish military vehicle runs over woman, child in Syria

TEHRAN, Dec. 06 (MNA) – A Turkish military vehicle ran over a 70-year-old woman and a 7-year-old child in a northern Syrian town on Monday, killing them instantly and sparking protests by local people.

Turkish army commando killed in N Iraq

TEHRAN, Dec. 06 (MNA) – Turkish defense ministry announced on Monday night that one of its commandos was killed in northern Iraq.

New rocket attack reported on Turkish military base in Iraq

TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) – A local official in Iraqi Nineveh province told media that the Turkish military base "Zelikan" in the north of the city of Mosul was targeted with rockets on Sunday afternoon.

Turkish Army targets Syria's Raqqa with artillery

TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) – Syrian sources on Saturday reported that Turkish army forces targeted areas near the Tell Abyad region on the northern outskirts of Raqqa with artillery.

Several killed, injured in Turkey attacks on Syria

TEHRAN, Nov. 07 (MNA) – At least two militants affiliated with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have been killed and several others injured during the drone attacks that the Turkish army launched on Syria's Ar Raqqah and Qamishli.

Turkish army conducts new attack on NE Syria

TEHRAN, Oct. 28 (MNA) – News sources on early Friday reported that the Turkish army's artillery targeted areas in the northeast of Syria.

2 PKK elements killed in Turkey drone attack on N Iraq

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – Sources in the Iraqi Kurdistan region on Sunday reported that 22 PKK members were killed during a drone attack conducted by the Turkish military in the Iraqi Sinjar region.

Turkish army launches new attack on areas in Iraqi Kurdistan

TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (MNA) – Local sources in the Kurdistan region of Iraq reported that the Turkish army has launched a drone attack on a mountainous area in Sulaymaniyah.

Turkish army targets village in Iraqi Kurdistan

TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) – Turkish army helicopters on Friday bombed a village in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Turkish border military post targeted, causalities reported

TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) – A local Turkish official said Tuesday that two Turkish soldiers were killed and four others were wounded in an attack on their checkpoint on the shared border with Syria.

Turkish drone downed in Iraqi Kurdistan

TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) – Iraqi news sources on Monday reported that a drone belonging to the Turkish army was shot down in the Dohuk region located in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Syrian army builds 3 new bases to counter Turkish threats

TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – In order to counter Turkey's threats to start operations in northern Syria, the Syrian army is strengthening its positions and equipping its forces in the border areas.

Turkey shells ten villages in northern Syria

TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) – The Turkish army artillery units shelled villages and towns in the northern suburbs of Aleppo from their military base in the south of Afrin.