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Turkish tanks patrol near Syria border line near Elbeyli, near Kilis, southeastern Turkey, 24 July 2015. Turkey on 24 July carried out its first airstrikes against the Islamic State militant group in Syria. Photo EPA/BGNES
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday that Turkey has not asked the Alliance for “substantial military support” in its fight against the Islamic State group and Kurdish militants.
"Turkey has a very strong army and very strong security forces. So there has been no request for any substantial NATO military support," AFP quoted Stoltenberg as saying in an interview with the BBC.
Stoltenberg spoke a day before the Alliance convenes at Turkey’s request to discuss military operations against the IS and Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants who have waged a guerrilla war in southeast Turkey since 1984.
Stoltenberg, however, said in an interview with Norwegian television on Sunday that Turkey’s bombing campaign targeting Kurdish positions in northern Iraq could jeopardize the progress toward reaching a peace deal with Kurdish militants achieved in recent years.
Turkey regards the PKK as a terrorist organisation and the main Syrian Kurdish group fighting IS -- the Democratic Union Party (PYD) -- as the PKK's Syrian branch.
US President Donald Trump has sharply criticized NATO allies over what he described as their unwillingness to support Washington during the war with Iran, following a two-hour meeting with Secretary-General Mark Rutte at the White House
Turkish authorities have launched a full-scale investigation after a shooting outside a building hosting the Israeli consulate in Istanbul left two attackers dead, one wounded, and several police officers injured
The leadership of “We Continue the Change” (PP), including Asen Vassilev and deputy chairman Nikolai Denkov, met with Bulgarian emigrants in Istanbul, alongside PP-DB list leaders from Shumen and Kardzhali
Keith Kellogg, who previously served as US President Donald Trump’s Special Envoy for Ukraine, has raised the possibility of reshaping existing security structures, including moving beyond NATO
The Council of Ministers has adopted the Report on the State of Defense and the Armed Forces of the Republic of Bulgaria for 2025, which was submitted to both the National Assembly and the public, outlining an overall assessment of military readiness and
U.S. President Donald Trump has indicated he is seriously considering the possibility of withdrawing the United States from NATO, sharply escalating tensions with America’s European allies amid growing disputes over the war against Iran.
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The Kremlin has announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered an “Easter ceasefire” in the war in Ukraine, declaring a temporary halt in hostilities lasting around 36 hours
A group of Members of the European Parliament has raised concerns over the potential leakage of confidential EU information to Russia, urging stronger safeguards within the European Parliament
Moldovan President Maia Sandu has formally enacted legislation withdrawing the country from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), marking a decisive step in Chisinau’s gradual disengagement from Russian-led structures
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has carried out a series of coordinated investigative actions across several countries, including Bulgaria and Romania, as part of a probe into suspected large-scale fraud involving EU funds
A fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran has coincided with escalating tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran has moved to tighten control over one of the world’s most critical maritime routes
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