Author: Anadolu Agency
Pakistan on Thursday confirmed it carried out airstrikes inside Afghanistan, killing “terrorists.” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mumtaz Zahra Baloch told reporters in the capital Islamabad Pakistani security forces carried out a security “operation” on the “basis of solid evidence.” “The intelligence-based operation was conducted by Pakistan in Afghanistan’s border areas,” Baloch said. She said the operation was carried out “based on threats to the security of Pakistani citizens.” The interim Taliban administration in Kabul on Tuesday night claimed that the Pakistani military carried out airstrikes, the second such cross-border action by Islamabad since March, in the Barmal district of eastern Paktika…
The World Health Organization (WHO) transported 50 tons of EU-funded medical supplies to Istanbul on Thursday for distribution to health facilities in northern Syria. A cargo plane carrying trauma surgery kits and essential medicines arrived at Istanbul Airport at 04.30 a.m. (0130GMT). The supplies will be sent by truck to Mersin, then transported to Syria through Hatay, after customs clearance. WHO Türkiye Representative, Dr. Pierre Nabeth, expressed satisfaction with the delivery, stating that the supplies, coordinated from WHO’s emergency depot in Dubai, will support hospitals in Idlib and northern Aleppo. “These kits are crucial for treating conflict-related injuries and other…
Bosnian Foreign Minister Elmedin Konakovic praised Türkiye’s political role in the Balkan region and the entire world. “Türkiye is an important and major political factor in the entire world. It can be serious, and sometimes it is a mediator in the Balkans, because it has ties with other countries, and I respect that,” Konakovic told Anadolu. Konakovic, who has a model of the Bayraktar TB2 drone made by Türkiye on his desk, said relations between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Türkiye are more brotherly than friendly. “In the future, the focus should be on economic opportunities. I think there is a…
The UN said on Thursday that the number of refugees returning to Syria from neighboring countries in the three weeks following the fall of the Assad regime has exceeded 50,000. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi shared on X that the number of Syrian refugees returning to their homes is “slowly increasing.” “Material conditions inside Syria remain dire – more humanitarian and recovery assistance must be delivered to returnees and all those in need,” Grandi said. Bashar Assad, Syria’s leader for nearly 25 years, fled to Russia after anti-regime groups took control of the capital Damascus on Dec.…
Israeli warplanes launched a new wave of airstrikes in Yemen on Thursday evening amid rising regional tensions over Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, Israeli media said. The strikes targeted several strategic sites in Yemen, including Sanaa airport and the port of Al-Hudaydah in western Yemen, the Israeli public broadcaster KAN said. Israel’s Channel 12 said power stations were targeted in the attacks, without providing further details. According to Israeli Channel 13, dozens of Israeli fighter jets took part in the attacks, which coincided with a televised speech by Houthi leader Abdel-Malik al-Houthi. KAN said the US was notified before the…
Senior Azerbaijani officials on Thursday confirmed to Anadolu the validity of earlier media reports suggesting that an Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash near the Kazakh city of Aktau on Wednesday was caused by a Russian missile system. This came after Azerbaijani media, citing government sources, reported that the preliminary results of the investigation into the incident determined that the plane was attacked by a Pantsir missile system as it approached the city of Grozny. According to the report, the aircraft’s communication system was completely paralyzed due to the use of Russian electronic warfare systems, which resulted in the plane disappearing from…
Residents of Suwayseh, a village in Syria’s Quneitra province illegally occupied by the Israeli army, have called for an end to Israeli aggression and demanded the withdrawal of Israeli forces. Following the fall of the Baath regime in Syria, Israel increased its airstrikes on the country and expanded its illegal ground occupation. Residents of Suwayseh, located in southwestern Quneitra, shared their grievances with Anadolu. Shadi Abu Zayd described how Israeli forces entered 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) from the occupied Golan Heights the border strip, damaging Suwayseh and neighboring villages. He also mentioned direct attacks on civilians, including a child. Abu…
Sudan’s Foreign Minister Ali Youssef praised Türkiye for its generous support toward Sudan amid the ongoing conflict in the North African country. Since April 2023, Sudan has faced violent clashes between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) over military reform and integration issues. The conflict has claimed more than 20,000 lives, displaced millions, and left more than 25 million in dire need of humanitarian aid, according to the UN. In an interview with Anadolu, Youssef evaluated the “trustworthy and historical” relations between Sudan and Türkiye, saying that these ties have strengthened communication between the two peoples over…
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday said he was at Yemen’s Sanaa airport when it was hit by Israeli air strikes. “As we were about to board our flight from Sana’a, about two hours ago, the airport came under aerial bombardment. One of our plane’s crew members was injured,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X. “At least two people were reported killed at the airport.” “The air traffic control tower, the departure lounge — just a few meters from where we were — and the runway were damaged,” he said, adding that the mission needs to wait for the…
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) urged the US media on Thursday to condemn Israel’s latest killings and attacks on journalists in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. “By remaining silent as their Palestinian colleagues are killed, kidnapped and attacked, American media professionals give tacit approval to the far-right Israeli government to continue its campaign of censorship targeting all those who expose its ongoing genocide,” CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper said in a statement. His remarks came after five journalists from the Al-Quds Today channel were killed Thursday when an Israeli airstrike struck their broadcasting van near the…