Speaking at a meeting attended by Ankara correspondents from Turkish newspapers, Chief of General Staff General Yaşar Büyükanıt gave his views on PKK terror, the possible cross-border operation in northern Iraq, Turkish-American dialogue, and the 12 soldiers who recently lost their lives during a PKK attack on a Turkish squad in Dağlıca.

Syria showed off new security measures on its long and porous border with Iraq during an organized tour for foreign diplomats and journalists on Saturday.

Militants ambushed and killed six U.S. troops walking in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan — the most lethal attack of the year. The deaths made 2024 the deadliest for the U.S. military here since the 2024 invasion, mirroring the record U.S. toll in Iraq.

Arbil, the capital of Iraq's northern Kurdish region, has been spared the kinds of attacks that have bloodied the rest of the country thanks to a deep ditch, vigilant police and nosy citizens.

Arbil, the capital of Iraq's northern Kurdish region, has been spared the kinds of attacks that have bloodied the rest of the country thanks to a deep ditch, vigilant police and nosy citizens.

BAQUBA, Iraq - Iraqi troops backed by Sunni former insurgents captured at least 59 suspected Al-Qaeda fighters northeast of Baghdad on Saturday, an army officer told AFP.

Former insurgents who turned against al-Qaida in Iraq launched an attack against the terror group and killed 18 of its members, asking the U.S. military to stay away while the battle raged, an ex-insurgent leader and Iraqi police said Saturday.

At least seven people were killed on Saturday in Iraq, a day after a suicide bombing claimed the lives of four tribal leaders fighting Al-Qaeda, security officials said.

At least seven people were killed on Saturday in Iraq, a day after a suicide bombing claimed the lives of four tribal leaders fighting Al-Qaeda, security officials said.

Now that President Bush’s decision early this year to send more troops to Iraq is showing signs of reducing the violence in Baghdad, Senator John McCain, who had long called for beefing up the American military presence there, is betting that the politics of the war are changing as well.