BAGHDAD - A double suicide attack and two other bombings kill at least 41 people across Iraq in the deadliest day since US forces pulled out of towns and cities nationwide just over a week ago. The home of a senior security official and his brother is targeted in an attack in northern town of Tal Afar, which is populated mainly by Turkmen minority
Turkey will send a new humanitarian aid package to Iraq worth $1 million. The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) released a statement on Tuesday that said, Turkey would meet urgent needs of the Turkmen people who are living under extremely difficult conditions in Tal Afar. The aid will be transported by a convoy of 32 trucks.
As Turkey prepares for EU accession talks to begin, Ankara is getting ready stated Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul while speaking to the press at an exhibition in Ankara on Wednesday. "Ankara is intensively getting prepared for October 3rd," he said, adding that, "The important thing for both Turkey and EU is to carefully run the last 100 meters of the marathon."