Kurdish Militia

Turkey fears escalation in Kurdish conflict after Ankara bombing

Sunday's suicide car bombing in Ankara has raised fears of an escalation in Turkey's long-running Kurdish conflict, as the country grapples with the Islamic State threat while relying on a security system weakened by a political crackdown, analysts say.

Ankara blast: Kurdish militia denies involvement, says Turkey only wants to intervene in Syria

The head of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) on Thursday denied Turkish allegations that the group was involved in a bombing in Ankara that killed 28 people.

Ankara blast: Turkey's PM Davutoglu vows retaliation

Turkey's prime minister says his country will retaliate against a Kurdish rebel group he has held responsible for the attack in Ankara that killed 28 people and wounded dozens of others.

Turkey denies sending troops to Syria, says not keen on intervening in the war-torn nation

The Turkish government denied claims that it had sent troops into northern Syria, where the regime backed by the Russian air force has launched a major campaign, state-run Anatolia news agency said on Monday, quoting the defence minister.

How the brinkmanship of its rulers could make Turkey a hub of Islamic State

Being so much closer to IS than Russia, France or Britain, the road Erdogan has taken might even allow his country, in many ways the crossroads of the world, to be partially overtaken by the terrorist organisation.