Iraqi Vice President, Nouri Al-Maliki said the victory over ISIL in Mosul was an achievement of the Iraqi army and people’s militias, not of the United States. “They [the United States] say, and I regret this and reject this, that the victory is their achievement because they led this war, ...
Germany on Tuesday stepped up its travel advisory for Turkey after the arrests of human rights activists there, warning it could not guarantee its citizens’ safety amid mass arrests and a worsening bilateral row. Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel also announced a general “overhaul” of Berlin’s bilateral relations with NATO ally ...