US Strikes do not Deliver a Syria Policy
military leaders have reaffirmed their long-standing focus on Daesh, thereby clarifying under what specific circumstances the regime would face punitive measures.
Pentagon dismisses Trump’s “rumours” of an exit from Syria
exit from Syria as being “rumours,” conveying instead that the fight against Daesh in Syria was not over.
Assad Knows Chemical Attacks Will Not End His Regime
The administration has continued to focus exclusively on Daesh at the expense of changing the equation in the broader civil war.
Does Pentagon’s 2019 Budget Deny Trump’s Latest Syria Statement?
Department of Defense, Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Request, Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) COUNTER-ISIS
From fighting Daesh to becoming strategic partners
The Obama administration decided to work with the Syrian branch of the PKK in order to fight Daesh.
FETO’s Russian Roulette?
Although his profile did not give any clue about his affiliation to a terror group like Al-Nusra or Daesh, his possible links to these terror groups were investigated.
Re-Radicalization of the Gulenist Terror Cult
Even though most members of this terrorist organization were passivized, the ongoing debates show that there is fear they could turn into the lone-wolf terrorist as in the case of Daesh sympathizers in Europe.
What does US Withdrawal from Syria Mean for Turkey?
involvement in Syria in the fight against Daesh is problematic if the Trump administration really wants to restrain Iranian influence over Syria.
Astana Round 2 – Erdogan, Putin, Rouhani commit to Syrian territorial integrity
’s diminishing role in the region as a power with the capacity to direct the future makeup of the Syrian territories, the ‘Daesh argument appears to have recently become somewhat thin.
What “America First” May Mean for the Middle East
t was only in January when former Secretary of State Tillerson announced a Syria policy with several goals (ensuring no return of Daesh, countering Iran, and the return of refugees) but with no clear strategy to achieve them.
The PKK and its Complicated Future
All the aforementioned developments that took place in the last two weeks underline that while Turkish troops are making sweeping territorial gains in northern Syria and recalibrating Turkish military deterrence against the PKK in northern Iraq, the PKK is gradually losing its strategic positions that it gained since the rise of Daesh in Syria and Iraq.
Can Manbij serve as a Model for US-Turkey Cooperation in Syria?
support for the YPG while the Trump administration has seen the group as its “local partner” in the coalition’s anti-Daesh efforts.
From top of the CIA to US Secretary of State: Mike Pompeo
The main topics of the meetings were on Syria, the struggle against Daesh and FETO.
Not Financial Speculations, but Financial Attacks against Turkey?
Second, starting from 2013, different terrorist organizations, namely FETO (Gulenist Terror Organization), PKK, Daesh and DHKP-C, one after another, so to speak, have waged war against Turkey.
Is Pompeo the Right Man for a Trumpian Foreign Policy?
In the anti-Daesh coalition efforts, the administration allowed CENTCOM to take the lead and continued the policy of allying with “local partners” (YPG) to defeat Daesh, resulting in tensions with NATO ally Turkey.
The Future of CHP and Turkey’s Democracy
It’s unable to react in the same way as it reacted to Daesh.
The PYD’s Forced Migration Policy in Syria
, the terror group PKK and its Syrian offshoot Democratic Union Party (PYD) were advancing towards Daesh deployments in Tell Abyad thanks to the generous help of the American jets.
Who will land on both feet after the Afrin Operation?
The other options include reinforcing the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which consists mostly of PKK/YPG militants with Arabs and Kurds that aren’t affiliated with the terrorist organization, thus diluting the existence of terrorist elements, and recalling all the heavy weaponry provided to the YPG after the military phase against Daesh is over.
Iraqi parliament speaker backs Turkey’s anti-PKK fight
Al-Jabouri urged Turkish construction companies to play an active role in Iraqi areas destroyed by Daesh terror group.
Turkish FM postpones US trip in wake of Tillerson exit
has worked with, calling it a "reliable ally" in the fight against Daesh.
What does Qatari support for Turkey’s Afrin Operation mean?
In one of his previous statements, McGurk had alleged that the operation would rejuvenate Daesh in Syria.
