News: 9 October 2014 Turkey action against IS in Syria ‘unrealistic' (Source: BBC) Turkey's foreign minister says it cannot be expected to lead a ground operation against Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria on its own. Mevlut Cavusoglu also called for the creation of a no-fly zone over its border with Syria after talks in Ankara with new NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg. Turkey is under intense pressure to do more…

News: On October 2nd 2014, the Turkish parliament authorized the government to carry out cross-border military operations in Iraq and Syria to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and other armed groups. The motion, put forward by the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party, passed with 298 votes in favors and 98 against. The vote also allows foreign soldiers to be stationed in Turkey and to…

News: On Friday 3rd Oct, British Prime Minister David Cameron made visit to Kabul, becoming the first world leader to meet with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, who was sworn in on Monday. Holding a joint press conference with Ghani outside of the Presidential Palace, Cameron promised that Britain will always be "a strong partner and a good friend" to Afghanistan, and said that it is committed to helping Afghans build…

Fighting America's Occupation of Muslim Land is a Duty, not a Crime Pakistan Army Chief General Raheel Sharif performed on 30 September the ground-breaking of the National Counter-Terrorism Centre being set up near Kharian. "The centre will be a state-of-the-art facility with a large capacity to impart quality training to troops for combating terrorism, in all types of terrains," a military spokesman said about the planned complex. This news comes…