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Istanbul explosions: Turkish police nab 235 over militant links; death toll reaches 44

Turkey's Interior Ministry says the operation covered a total of 11 provinces across the country.

Dec 12, 2016

Istanbul: Double-bombing attack kills at least 38 people

A double-bombing attack at a football stadium in Istanbul has killed 38 people and left 166 injured.Thirty police officers accounted for the dead. Thirteen suspects have been arrested.Although investigations are still underway. Turkish officials have suspected Kurdistan Workers Party (PPK) as being behind the attacks.Neither the PPK nor Islamic State have yet claimed any responsibility. Turkey has declared a day of mourning following the blasts.

Dec 11, 2016

Adana fire kills 11 teenagers and their tutor

A blaze has ripped through a school dorm in Turkey killing 12 people, 11 of whom were teenage girls, local officials have confirmed.The fire in the southern province of Adana is believed to have started due to an electrical fault, causing the wooden structure of the building to go up in flames.Footage of the bright red blaze was circulated on social media as fire fighters tried desperately to extinguish the inferno.

Nov 30, 2016

Police raid Turkeys pro-Kurdish HDP HQ detaining leaders and MPs

Turkish police have raided the Pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party headquarters (HDP) on 3 November, detaining its leaders and 11 MPs. They were arrested over reluctance to give testimony for crimes linked to terrorist propaganda, are part of the government’s crackdown on its opponents in the wake of the failed coup on 15 July.

Nov 4, 2016

Kurdish Peshmerga dodge bullets and fire back during Mosul offensive

Kurdish Pershmerga fighters sprinted through heavy gunfire during the offensive to reclaim Mosul, Islamic States last major stronghold in Iraq. Armed Forces said on 18 October that they had liberated some 20 villages on the outskirts of Mosul in just 24 hours.

Oct 18, 2016

Iraqi forces advance against Islamic State in Mosul offensive

As part of the Iraqi governments offensive on Mosul, Iraqi Kurdish military forces have started to clear several villages held by Islamic State. Some 30,000 Iraqi government forces, Kurdish Peshmerga militia and Sunni tribal fighters are expected to take part in the offence to drive up to 8,000 Islamic State militants out of Mosul. If Mosul falls, Raqqa in Syria will be Islamic States last city stronghold.

Oct 17, 2016