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US holds fire on reports of Turkey’s second S-400 shipment
The U.S. warned against further engagement with Russia’s defense sector amid reports Turkey will move forward with a second S-400 batch.
Trump administration slams NATO ally Turkey for test-firing S-400 air defense system
The Defense Department condemned Turkey's test of the Russian-made air defense system, saying it was not consistent with Turkey's commitments with a U.S. and NATO ally.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Stop buying Turkey’s F-35 parts, lawmakers tell DoD
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging the Pentagon to more quickly stop buying F-35 fighter jet components from Turkey.
By Joe Gould
Erdogan says Turkey, US reached agreements on Libya
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that he has reached agreements with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump that could herald a “new era” concerning Libya.
Russia, Turkey announce cease-fire in northwestern Syria
The presidents of Russia and Turkey said they reached agreements on a cease-fire to take effect at midnight Thursday in northwestern Syria, where escalating fighting had threatened to put forces from the two countries into a direct military conflict.
Turkish officials speak with NATO and US leaders, hold emergency meeting after 29 soldiers killed in Syria airstrike
An airstrike by Syrian government forces killed 29 Turkish soldiers in northeast Syria, a Turkish official said Friday, marking the largest death toll for Turkey in a single day since it first intervened in Syria in 2016.
Turkey demands Syrian army exit rebel areas, threatens force
Turkey’s president threatened Wednesday to use force against Syrian government forces if they don’t pull back to an earlier cease-fire line in northern Syria by the end of the month.
Senate Foreign Relations chairman talks Turkey’s Erdogan, and ‘the hole he’s dug himself into’
Idaho Republican Sen. Jim Risch shares his thoughts on Turkey's S-400 purchase, a Russian pipeline project and nuclear weapons.
By Joe Gould
Strained US-Turkey ties as Trump and Erdogan hold meeting
President Donald Trump and Turkey’s leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, met Wednesday as relations between the NATO allies have fallen to their lowest point in decades, with Turkey drifting closer to Russia and facing a Washington backlash over its military offensive against Kurds in Syria.
F-35 program on track to replace Turkey, say Pentagon officials
The U.S. has found alternate suppliers for all but a dozen components Turkey is producing for the F-35.
By Joe Gould
There have been no coalition anti-ISIS strikes in Syria since Turkey launched military operations
“Our eyes are always on ISIS remnants. The volume of strikes in Syria now reflects a more precise campaign to find and contain ISIS remnants.”
By Shawn Snow