army

Turkey and Egypt are “two of a kind,” President Abdullah Gül said, as he likened the current political environment in Egypt to post-coup eras in Turkey, indicating it was only a temporary situation.

Every disaster creates opportunities for somebody. If the Kurds of Iraq play their cards right, they could finally end up with the borders they want, fully recognised by a government in Baghdad that has been saved by Kurdish troops.

Mosul Governor Atheel al-Nujaifi, who fled from the city after it was seized by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants, has called for logistical help and suggested that air strikes could be conducted in “uninhabited areas” against the jihadist group’s bases, in an exclusive interview with daily Radikal.

Syrian government forces on June 15 recaptured the strategic town of Kassab, near the only border crossing with Turkey in northwestern province of Latakia, state television reported.

Shiite Iran offered Saturday to consider working with longtime foe the United States if it takes the lead in helping push back Sunni Arab militants who have seized a swathe of northern Iraq, as al-Maliki gov't readies offensive.

BELGRADE - The Serbian parliament adopted on Friday a number of laws related to trade and telecommunications, a law regulating how travel papers are issued and a plan for military and police participation in UN and EU operations.

The parliament adopted an annual plan for the use of the army and other defence forces in multinational operations in 2014.

Iraqi Kurds seized control of the northern oil city of Kirkuk on June 12, while surging Sunni Islamist rebels advanced towards Baghdad, as the central government's army abandoned its posts in a rapid collapse that has lost it control of the north.

Opposition parties remain persistent that the government is responsible for the recent attack on a Turkish flag in a military base.

TITEL - The River Flotilla of the Serbian Armed Forces staged a live fire exercise on the Tisa River near Titel on Wednesday, after which Serbian Defence Minister Bratislav Gasic stated that this exercise has refuted the allegations that the army lacks funds and technical equipment.

State of emergency remains in Obrenovac

OBRENOVAC -- Aleksandar Vučić was in Obrenovac on Monday where he said a state of emergency in this municipality would remain in force at least until next Monday.

Obrenovac was one of the worst-affected areas of Serbia during the May floods.