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A rocket attack on the Turkish border town of Karkamış, kills three people, including a child. Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu blames Kurdish militants in Syria and vows a "strong response". Kurdish groups have denied being behind the attack.
2022-11-21

In a session boycotted by most Sunni Arab and Kurdish representatives, the Council of Representatives of Iraq accepts a resolution to expel U.S. troops from Iraq.
2020-01-5

ISIL claims responsibility for an attack in Tajikistan that occurred two days prior and left four cycling tourists dead.
2018-07-31

Turkish air strikes kill 18 Kurdish YPG fighters and media officials in northeastern Syria. Also five Peshmerga fighters are killed during a Turkish attack on Sinjar in Iraq. Turkey also claims to have destroyed "terror hubs". Iraq denounces the strike as a violation of its sovereignty.
2017-04-25

Suspected Kurdish militants fire rockets at Diyarbakır Airport in Diyarbakır, Turkey.
2016-08-27

Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu says Turkey will continue to target Kurdish YPG fighters in Syria near its border, despite mounting pressure to stop the attacks.
2016-02-14

United States Defense Secretary Ashton Carter says the U.S. will begin "direct action on the ground" against the ISIL forces in Iraq and Syria, aiming to intensify pressure on the militants as progress against the militants remains elusive. The U.S. has done some special operations raids in Syria, e.g., last week's rescue operation with Kurdish forces in northern Iraq to free hostages held by ISIL. Carter also said the U.S. would intensify the air campaign against ISIL with heavier airstrikes and will focus on Raqqa, the group's declared capital in Syria.
2015-10-27

Fourteen people are arrested in Spain and Morocco for allegedly trying to recruit people to ISIL.
2015-08-25

ISIL claims responsibility for kidnapping three African Christians in Libya.
2015-07-18

Tens of thousands of Kurds flee into Turkey ahead of an ISIL offensive.
2014-09-21