Feb 06 How to help victims of the 7.8 earthquake in Turkey and Syria By Christopher Thomas Thousands of buildings were destroyed in the shaking, trapping people in the rubble; thousands of victims have been confirmed dead overall in both countries. Continue reading
Feb 06 What to know about the massive earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria By Maddie Burakoff, Associated Press A major 7.8 magnitude earthquake centered in Turkey has caused widespread damage across the region. Scientists say Monday's epicenter was in southern Turkey, near the northern border of Syria. Thousands were killed in both countries. Continue reading
Feb 06 WATCH: State Department says U.S. will help Turkey, Syria after earthquake By Emily Wang Fujiyama, Associated Press The U.S. State Department offered its condolences to the people of Turkey and Syria after a power 7.8 magnitude earthquake killed at least 3,400 people in those two countries. Continue reading
Feb 06 Deadly earthquake worsens suffering of Syrians displaced by war By Ghaith Alsayed, Abby Sewell, Associated Press In both government and opposition-controlled areas of northern Syria, buildings weakened by years of bombings were particularly vulnerable to this new shock. Continue reading
Feb 06 Thousands dead following powerful earthquake in Turkey, Syria By Ghaith Alsayed, Suzan Fraser, Associated Press A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake has rocked wide swaths of Turkey and neighboring Syria, killing more than 3,400 people and injuring thousands more. Continue reading
Jan 18 WATCH: NATO allies U.S., Turkey meet in Washington amid disagreements on war in Ukraine By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The United States and Turkey on Wednesday looked to brush aside differences that have strained relations for years but were unable to report progress in resolving disagreements over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and NATO expansion that have soured ties between… Continue reading
Jan 09 UN votes to extend critical aid from Turkey to Syria’s rebel north By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to keep key a border crossing from Turkey to Syria's rebel-held northwest open for critical aid deliveries for another six months. Continue reading
Dec 23 Suspect arrested in shooting that killed 3 at Kurdish center in Paris By Angela Charlton, Jade le Deley, Associated Press A man who was charged last year with attacking migrants shot and killed three people at a Kurdish cultural center Friday in Paris in an assault that appeared to be specifically aimed at foreigners, authorities said. Continue reading
Dec 10 What’s at stake in Turkey’s military escalation in Syria? By Bassem Mroue, Suzan Fraser, Associated Press After weeks of deadly Turkish airstrikes in northern Syria, Kurdish forces and international players are trying to gauge whether Ankara’s threats of a ground invasion are serious. Here’s a look at what various foreign powers and groups embroiled in the… Continue reading
Dec 01 Watch 5:52 Turkey attacks Syrian Kurds, the U.S. partner in fight against ISIS By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda The U.S. military says the leader of ISIS was killed last month by anti-regime forces in Syria’s southwest. It is Syria’s northern border with NATO member Turkey that has the U.S. concerned about new violence. The Turkish military has been… Continue watching