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Map to accompany Smith article of Jan. 23, 2019.

Deciphering confusion about the Kurds

By Lee Smith

Rescue services rush to the scene of explosions near the Besiktas football club stadium, following at attack in Istanbul, late Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016. Two loud explosions have been heard near the newly built soccer stadium and witnesses at the scene said gunfire could be heard in what appeared to have been an armed attack on police. Turkish authorities have banned distribution of images relating to the Istanbul explosions within Turkey. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel) TURKEY OUT

The Latest: US defense secretary condemns Istanbul attack

Associated Press

The legacy of Recep Tayyip Erdogan's dozen years in power is up for grabs as spillover from the Syrian civil war and a restive Kurdish minority make Turkey's June 7 parliamentary elections a crucial test for the president's political machine and his own personal staying power. (Associated Press)

Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s grip on Turkey threatened by pro-Kurdish party

By Jacob Resneck - The Washington Times

To the rescue: Iraqi peshmerga fighters have entered the northern Syrian town of Kobani to join the Kurdish resistance. The forces have coordinated attacks against Islamic State militants, who have been besieging the strategic city for weeks. (Associated Press)

Turkey allows Iraqi reinforcements for Kurds battling Islamic State in Kobani

By Jacob Resneck — Special to The Washington Times

War Loot: Islamic State militants rummage through a cache of weapons airdropped by U.S.-led coalition forces. The weapons were meant to supply Kurdish forces battling the extremist group in Kobani, Syria, but "now they are spoils for the mujahedeen," one militant said. (Associated Press)

Islamic State seizes airdropped U.S. weapons as Kurds await troop reinforcements

By Jacob Resneck — Special to The Washington Times

claim: Militants with the Islamic State plant a hilltop flag near the town of Kobani along the Syrian-Turkish border. (associated press)

Islamic State siege of Syrian border city tests Turkey’s allegiances

By Jacob Resneck — Special to The Washington Times

Firefighters battle the blaze as vehicles burn after a blast near a police station in Gaziantep, Turkey, on Monday. Nine people were killed and dozens were wounded amid an escalation in fighting between Kurdish rebels and Turkish security forces. (Associated Press)

Explosion kills nine in Turkey; Kurdish militants deny responsibility

By Christopher Torchia - Associated Press

Turkey's president, Abdullah Gul, says he was told at the NATO summit that President Obama's administration is trying to persuade Congress to allow Predator drone sales to Turkey. (Associated Press)

Obama administration inclined to sell armed drones to Turkey, leader says

By Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Condemn PKK terror

The Washington Times

‘Material support’ ban in terrorism law upheld

By Ben Conery - The Washington Times