Author Archives: Drew Mesa

European Parliament votes to call 1915 Armenian killings genocide

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Drew Mesa

The European Parliament backed a motion on Wednesday that calls the massacre a century ago of up to 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman Turkish forces a “genocide”, days after Pope Francis triggered fury in Turkey by using the same term. … Continue reading →

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Turkish prosecutor, 2 captors killed in hostage standoff

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Drew Mesa

A Turkish prosecutor and his two captors were killed Tuesday after a shootout with police at an Istanbul courthouse, bringing a six-hour hostage standoff to a bloody end. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/03/31/report-turkey-hostage/70711160/    

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Turkey enters Syria to remove precious Suleyman Shah tomb

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Drew Mesa

Hundreds of Turkish forces in armoured vehicles have entered war-torn northern Syria to evacuate troops guarding a historic tomb, demolishing it and moving the remains to a different site. The remains of Suleyman Shah, who died in the 13th Century, … Continue reading →

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Saudi King dies

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Drew Mesa

Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud has died at the age of 90. After coming to power in 2005, he began to invest Saudi Arabia’s vast oil money into education and infrastructure projects. King Abdullah is also well … Continue reading →

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