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NEW: Israeli jets have begun striking border guard positions along the Iraq-Iran frontier in what appears to be an effort to weaken Iranian control over the region and potentially clear a path for armed Iranian Kurdish opposition groups based in Iraq to move back into Iran.

SDF/YPG militants executed all prisoners in Tabqa prison before withdrawing. ISIS did the same.

Locations targeted by US-Israeli jets in Tehran.

The Syrian army deployed tanks, 2S1 Gvozdika howitzers and BMP-1 ZMA armoured personnel carriers to the city centre of Deir ez-Zor. It seems that the YPG continues to refuse to withdraw from a large part of the eastern region, where Arabs are the majority.

Internal Security Forces enter Al-Hasakah.

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Israeli-backed Druze militants launched massacres against Bedouin communities in Suwayda.

Ethiopia is hosting a secret camp to train thousands of fighters for the RSF paramilitary group in neighboring Sudan, Reuters reporting has found, in the latest sign that one of the world’s deadliest conflicts is sucking in regional powers from Africa and the Middle East.

An Iranian-origin, Russian-manufactured Geran-2 kamikaze UAV crashed off the Karaburun coast (Black Sea) in Istanbul.

NEW: HQ of the Asaib militia in the Diyala province, northeast of Baghdad, was hit. At the same time, 45th Brigade belonging to the Popular Mobilisation Forces in the Qaim region in western Iraq was also targeted.

Tehran targeted locations/areas.

Hi, dear Europeans, I think you should talk more with Turkish officials, as Turkey has been dealing with Russia for years without US support. Turkey's experience can be a handbook for you.

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US Sen Lindsey Graham said the following to Türkiye Today about the sale of F-35s to Turkey: I'm open to it. There might be some pushback in Congress, but a solution might be found.

Turkish intelligence chief İbrahim Kalın was seen in a deep conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack.

Turkish army convoys entered Syria from three directions. Afrin, Ras al-Ain and northern Aleppo. Some reports said that Turkish army convoys are heading to Manbij.

During his visit to Russia, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan was received by Russian President Vladimir Putin in Kazan.

NEW: Pakistan FM Ishaq Dar says Islamabad will host U.S.–Iran talks soon, after consultations with Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Egypt. Both Washington and Tehran have expressed confidence in Pakistan as mediator, as regional tensions drive urgency for dialogue.

BIG: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attended the Shaara-Trump meeting. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan: At one point during the Shaara-Trump meeting at the White House, they invited us to join the meeting. I also took part in the meeting. I conveyed our President's greetings to Trump.

Someone give Meloni a cigarette.

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Abdi, 2026 için “Kürdistan'ın dört bölgesinde Kürt işbirliği ve birliği için yeni bir ufuk açılacak” demiş. 4 bölgede.. Türkiye de hedefte. Türkiye ise hala eylemsiz bu duruma karşı. Savaşı biz kaybettik de haberimiz mi yok, anlamadım.

Further evidence that the SDF/YPG targeted civilians on the evacuation route in Aleppo.

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GRAPHIC CONTENT: Some YPG-affiliated accounts refuse to acknowledge their leaders’ crimes; however, the Syrian government has collected evidence related to this war crime.

Turkish President Erdoğan: There is no question of the rare earth element site in Beylikova, Eskişehir being handed over to any country.

Suriye'nin geleceği ve Türkiye kısmında CNN TÜRK'te 5N1K programında gelişmeleri cüneyt özdemir'in konuğu olarak yorumladım.

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UAE-backed RSF militias executed patients and medical staff at the Saudi hospital in El Fasher. The RSF militias recorded and released video of the executions.

Journalist Ali Çabuk from Tehran: You can hear the sounds right now. People are chanting 'Takbir.' And right as of this moment, there has been an attack on the street where Iranians have gathered for Quds Day. Smoke is rising from behind; it continues to rise on one side.