Tanks of the Turkish army shoot in the direction of Syria, near the Syrian border some kilometres from the Oncupinar crossing gate in Kilis, south central Turkey, on February 15, 2016. ©AFP
These are some of the headlines we are tracking for you in this edition of Press TV's Top 5:
- The Turkish army continues shelling Kurdish fighters in northern Syria for a third day in a row but has failed to stop their advance against the Daesh Takfiri militants.
- Iran says any military intervention in Syria without approval from Damascus will only further complicate the crisis in the Arab country.
- Ukraine bans the transit of Russian trucks across its territory amid an escalating trade war between the two countries.
- The president of the European Council says he hopes that the EU can reach a deal with Britain over the terms of London’s continued membership in the bloc.
- The UN is warning that as many as 49 million people in southern Africa could be affected by a drought in the region.
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