Dominique Soguel, Author at Greenfield Recorder

Syrian chief negotiator Bashar al-Jaafari, Ambassador of the Permanent Representative Mission of Syria to UN New York, informs to the media after the round of negotiation between the Syrian government and the UN Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria Staffan de Mistura (not pictured), at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Thursday, March 2, 2017. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)

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Syria retakes town of Palmyra as IS defenses crumble

by Zeina Karam Associated Press, and Dominique Soguel Associated PressMarch 2, 2017

BEIRUT — Syria’s military announced on Thursday it has fully recaptured the historic town of Palmyra from the Islamic State group as the militants’ defenses crumbled and IS fighters fled in the face of artillery fire and intense Russia-backed…

People mourn victims outside the Besiktas football club stadium Vodafone Arena in Istanbul on Monday.

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Turkish police detain 235 after deadly attack

by Dominique Soguel Associated PressDecember 12, 2016

People walk by a Turkish flag in central Istanbul, Monday, July 18, 2016. Turkey's Interior Ministry has fired nearly 9,000 police officers, bureaucrats and others and detained thousands of suspected plotters following a foiled coup against the government, Turkey's state-run news agency reported Monday. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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Tensions with West rise as Turkey continues purge

by Suzan Fraser Associated Press, and Dominique Soguel Associated PressJuly 18, 2016

A tank moves into position as Turkish people attempt to stop them, in Ankara, Turkey, late Friday. Members of Turkey’s armed forces said they had taken control of the country, but Turkish officials said the coup attempt had been repelled early this morning in a night of violence, according to state-run media.

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Turkish officials say coup plotters being arrested

by Suzan Fraser Associated Press, and Dominique Soguel Associated PressJuly 15, 2016

In this photo taken on Saturday June 25, 2016, Laye Donzo from Liberia poses for a photograph on the Aquarius vessel after being rescued on the Mediterranean Sea. The ordeal of Laye Donzo is a cautionary story for the tens of thousands of Africans each year who take the migrant road to Libya, seeing it as the gateway to life and prosperity in Europe. Instead, for many the war-torn country has meant only prolonged abuse. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)

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Migrants face torture, rape between Libya, Europe

by Bram Janssen Associated Press, and Dominique Soguel Associated PressJuly 10, 2016