Turkey

President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with more than 20 foreign defense ministers on the ongoing operations against the Islamic State group, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Obama and military chiefs in a show of strength against Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Syria. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

National Security

Turkish strikes on Kurds complicate anti-IS fight

JULIE PACESUZAN FRASER · October 14, 2014 10:40 pm

Mourners chant slogans during the funeral of four female Kurdish fighters, killed in the fighting with the militants of the Islamic State group in Kobani, Syria, at a cemetery in Suruc, on the Turkey-Syria border, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014. Kobani, also known as Ayn Arab, and its surrounding areas, has been under assault by extremists of the Islamic State group since mid-September and is being defended by Kurdish fighters. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

National Security

Report: Turkish jets hit Kurdish rebel targets

SUZAN FRASERDESMOND BUTLER · October 14, 2014 5:01 pm

Sen. Marco Rubio called on Turkey to play a greater role in the U.S.-led effort against the Islamic State, saying it has a responsibility "as a member of NATO" to give safe haven to refugees fleeing battle-torn northern Syria. (AP/Molly Riley)

National Security

Rubio: Turkey must give Kurds safe haven

Sean Lengell · October 13, 2014 7:21 pm

Who Lost Turkey?

Daniel Pipes · October 13, 2014 4:00 am

Turkey agrees to allow Syrian opposition to be trained in Turkey

National Security

Turkey agrees to allow Syrian opposition to be trained in Turkey

Justin Green · October 11, 2014 3:59 pm

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

No one trusts us

Linda Chavez · October 10, 2014 6:02 pm

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Friday rejected an appeal to intervene to save the Syrian border town of Kobani. (AP Photo)

National Security

Turkey again rejects bid to intervene against Islamic State

Charles Hoskinson · October 10, 2014 2:01 pm

Turkish tank and armored vehicle soldiers hold their position at the Turkey-Syria border, overlooking Kobani, Syria on Thursday. (AP/Lefteris Pitarakis)

National Security

U.S. frustrated with Turkey as airstrikes sputter

Charles Hoskinson · October 9, 2014 11:14 pm

VIDEO: White House says airstrikes are working to degrade Islamic State

VIDEO: White House says airstrikes are working to degrade Islamic State

Lisa Ruhl · October 8, 2014 7:33 pm

Pentagon: U.S. can’t do much to protect Syrian towns from Islamic State

Pentagon: U.S. can’t do much to protect Syrian towns from Islamic State

Charles Hoskinson · October 8, 2014 5:50 pm

Airstrikes give Kurdish fighters breathing room in Syria

Airstrikes give Kurdish fighters breathing room in Syria

Charles Hoskinson · October 8, 2014 2:58 pm

Turkish Kurds sit on the outskirts of Suruc, on the Turkey-Syria border, and watch smoke rise following an airstrike in Kobani, Syria, on Tuesday. (AP/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Obama needs a Plan B on the Islamic State

Washington Examiner · October 8, 2014 9:00 am