Kurdish Democratic Party Union

Turkish president points at Syria's Manbij as first target, eyes Raqqa afterwards

Manbij is Turkey's first priority as part of its Euphrates Shield Operation, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said, adding that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's (ISIL) capital, Raqqa, would be the second target if Turkey and the United States can agree. 

Suspected Syrian government air strike kills Turkey-backed rebels

A suspected Syrian army helicopter dropped barrel bombs on Turkish-backed rebels on Oct. 25, killing two rebels, the Turkish military has said. 

A helicopter "assessed to belong to regime forces" bombed the rebels in the Jabal Naif village near Akhtarin, a town 5 kilometers southeast of Dabiq, the Turkish military said in a statement on Oct. 26.