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US troops arrive in Turkey for Manbij patrol training

ANKARA, 03 Oct 2018 [Fik/News Sources]: Turkey's National Defense Ministry on Tuesday evening said the first batch of U.S. army personnel have arrived in Turkey to join training for a joint patrol activity in Manbij, Syria. A statement on the ministry's official website said efforts to start the training are ongoing. "Within this scope, the first group of personnel from the U.S. Armed Forces have arrived in Turkey," the ministry said. "Following the completion of training, joint patrols will start," it added. Turkey's Operation Euphrates Shield, which began in August 2016 and ended in March 2017, was aimed at eliminating the terrorist threat along the Turkish border with the use of the Free Syrian Army, backed by Turkish artillery and air cover. On Jan. 20, Turkey launched Operation Olive Branch to

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Turkey marks 95th anniversary of Republic Day

ANKARA, 29 Oct 2018 [Fik/News Sources]: Historic opening of new airport in Istanbul is a symbol of power, determination and 95 years' achievements of Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday, as the country marked 95th anniversary of the Republic Day. Erdogan, senior government and high-ranking military officials and opposition leaders laid a wreath at Anitkabir, the mausoleum of Turkish Republic's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in the capital Ankara. “Today, we are celebrating the 95th anniversary of our republic by opening the new airport in Istanbul, one of the most prestigious projects in the world,” Erdogan wrote in the Anitkabir memorial book. The opening ceremony of the first phase of one of the largest airports in the world will kick off at 4.30 p.m. local time (1330GMT) with the

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Indonesia: Search for Lion Air crash victims extended

JAKARTA, 05 Nov 2018 [Fik/News Sources]: Indonesian rescue agency on Sunday extended by three days the search of victims of the crashed Lion Air JT-610 aircraft. "After evaluation and getting input from the field, we have decided to extend the rescue for another three days," Lt. Gen. Muhammad Syaugi, head of the National Search and Rescue Agency, said at a news conference in the capital Jakarta. As of Sunday, a total of 105 body bags had been found, Syaugi said, and added: “I’m sure this number will increase.” Meanwhile, Haryo Satmiko, deputy chairman of National Transportation Safety Committee, told media that 69 hours of flight data have been retrieved from one of the black boxes recovered on Thursday. On Oct. 29, Lion Air flight JT 610 was traveling from Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang when it crashed

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