The struggle for control of Syria’s eastern oil fields has little to do with fighting terrorism but forms a crucial template of the geopolitical struggle. No one would have thought that out of U.S. President ...
Turkish and Russian troops will begin patrolling a 5-mile zone along the Turkish border. Both Turkish and Russian military officials agreed on Wednesday to begin jointly patrolling areas in northwest Syria by this Friday. According ...
US troops may be on the move, but instead of returning to the U.S. they are being redeployed to other regions in the Middle East. U.S. President Donald Trump signaled on Monday his country’s plan ...
If the U.S. policy in Syria in recent years promoted the Kurdish identity, it has now swung to the other extreme of stoking the fires of Turkish revanchism. The extraordinary U.S. overture to Turkey regarding ...
If one believes in the restoration of international law and the tenets of the UN Charter, then the withdrawal of U.S. military forces from northern Syria is a good thing. Here are some facts and ...
The US Senator’s legislation is the latest manifestation of Western opposition to the Turkish operation on Kurdish forces in Syria. (By MEMO) A US Senator introduced legislation on Thursday in the Senate to provide US ...
The Marxist-Leninist PKK, founded in 1978, may be an enemy of the Turkish state, but it is also one of the most feminist movements in the Middle East. (By Haidar Khezri, The Conversation) Kurdish fighters ...
“The protection of ISIS prisons will not remain our priority. The defense of our soil will be prioritized if [the] Turkish military continues its attacks.” Local authorities report that at least 750 people suspected of ...
“Pray for our Kurdish allies who have been shamelessly abandoned by the Trump Administration. This move ensures the reemergence of ISIS.” News that the Turkish army, using aircraft and artillery, launched a massive military operation ...
After US President Trump suggested he would not come to the aid of Kurdish allies in Syria, Turkey has launched a military offensive against Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria. The Turkish army, using aircraft and ...
The big picture is that the regional Middle Eastern states are coming under pressure to sort out their differences and disputes through their own initiatives. U.S. President Donald Trump is not known to practice judo. ...
Turkey looks to be preparing to enter Syria for a major military operation against the SDF, while the U.S. has announced it will not defend the SDF despite their alliance in the U.S. war on ...
“Evidence, proof and witnesses against them are in this region, and we can prosecute them.” Officials in the Kurdish-led region of north-eastern Syria are calling for an international war crimes tribunal to be held for ...
Turkey is insisting on plowing ahead with a planned safe zone in northeastern Syria, despite accusing the U.S. of dragging its heels. On Thursday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan insisted on going ahead and rapidly ...
“The agreement constitutes a partnership between US and Turkey over aggression against Syria that would serve the interest of the Israeli occupation entity. It also reflects how evasive and misleading the policies of the Turkish ...