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Turkish ground op in Syria would jeopardize anti-ISIL gains: Pentagon
A Turkish ground operation in Syria would "severely jeopardize" gains made in the war against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)...
Turkish airstrikes in Syria threaten safety of US personnel, fight against ISIL: Pentagon
The US Department of Defense has voiced its concerns about Turkish airstrikes in northern Syria as part of a newly launched military operation, warning...
Biden maintains tough line on Turkey over Russia arms
US President Joe Biden's administration said Friday it wants Turkey to renounce a major Russian missile defense system it controversially bought in 2019, holding...
Pentagon to purchase eight F-35 jets produced for Turkey: report
The United States will purchase eight F-35 fighter jets originally produced for Turkey, the Defense Department announced Tuesday, in a glimpse of what the...
Pentagon says Turkey sent up to 3,800 Syrian militants in Libya fight: report
Turkey sent between 3,500 and 3,800 paid Syrian fighters to Libya over the first three months of the year, the US Defense Department’s inspector...
Bipartisan letter from US senators urges Pentagon to stop buying F-35 parts from Turkey: report
A bipartisan group of US lawmakers is urging the Pentagon to more quickly stop buying F-35 fighter jet components from Turkey, the DefenseNews website...
Washington believes Russia, Turkey ‘very close’ to more extensive conflict in Syria
The United States believes that Russia and Turkey are “very
close” to a more extensive conflict in Syria’s Idlib region and hopes they will
be able...
US to seek clarification of Erdoğan’s threat to close İncirlik Airbase: report
US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has said
he needs to speak with his Turkish counterpart to understand how serious
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was when...
ISIL capitalized on US Syria withdrawal, Turkish incursion to regroup: report
The
Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group took advantage of both the US
withdrawal from northeastern Syria and the Turkish incursion to regroup...
Pentagon says it expects to resolve row with Turkey over S-400s
Acting US Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan
said on Tuesday that he expected to resolve a dispute with Turkey over its
purchase of Russia's S-400 air...
Turkey to take delivery of 2 more F-35s in March 2019, Pentagon says
The US will deliver two more F-35 fighter jets to Turkey in 2019, the Hürriyet Daily News reported, citing the military head of the...
US complains to Turkey over publication of US troop locations in Syria
The publication of the locations of the US military posts in Syria by Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency has endangered American troops, and the...