World View: Istanbul Turkey New Year’s Terror Attack Compared to Paris and Orlando Attacks
Contents: Istanbul Turkey New Year’s terror attack compared to Paris and Orlando attacks; Terror attacks expose deep divisions in Turkey’s society
Kurdistan Freedom Falcons
World View: Terror Bombing of Coptic Christian Church in Cairo, Egypt Kills 25
Contents: Furious Turkey vows revenge, as PKK/TAK takes credit for Istanbul bombing; Terror bombing of Coptic Christian church in Cairo Egypt kills 25; Europeans call Cairo bombing ‘terror’, but not the Istanbul bombing
Turkey Puts 36 Jihadist Suspects on Trial Over 2015 Ankara Bombing
Turkey on Monday put 36 suspects on trial over a double suicide bombing last year blamed on Islamic State jihadists that killed over 100 people in the country’s deadliest attack.
World View: Three Terror Attacks in Turkey and Israel Mark Start of Ramadan
Contents: Israel’s Netanyahu responds cautiously to Tel Aviv terror attack; West Bank Palestinians reject call to end security cooperation with Israel; Turkey endures two days of terror bombing attacks; Terror attacks in Turkey complicate EU-Turkey migrant deal
World View: Istanbul Terrorist Attack Is the Latest in a String of Attacks on Turkey
Contents: Istanbul terrorist attack is the latest in a string of attacks on Turkey; Israel participating in investigation of Istanbul attack
Turkey: PKK-Linked Kurdistan Freedom Falcons Behind Ankara Suicide Bombing
A militant group linked to the communist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which the United States considers a terrorist group, has claimed responsibility for carrying out the suicide car-bomb attack that killed 37 people in the Turkish capital.
World View: Latest Syria Peace Plan Officially Fails
Contents: Latest Syria peace plan officially fails; Shifting alliances across the Mideast
Kurdish PKK Splinter Group Claims Responsibility for Ankara Bombing
The Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (TAK), a separatist terrorist group that primarily operates in northern Iraq and southeastern Turkey, said it carried out the successful car bomb attack on the Turkish capital, Ankara, that killed 28 people Wednesday.
