Turkey intervenes in Idlib
The three guarantors, as well as representatives of the Assad regime and some opposition factions, met in Astana in September 2017 for a sixth round of talks, aimed at ending the six-year conflict in Syria.
EU to appreciate Turkey’s efforts
ince the Syrian crisis, Turkey has pursued a policy of open-borders, creating a safe space for refugees fleeing the violence of the Assad regime.
Time to Reform the United Nations
Concerns for international law and justice, alas, play only a negligible role for these actors as we have seen, for instance, in the entire episode of the Palestinian tragedy and the deafening silence in the face of the killing fields of Assad’s Syria since 2011.
Could the US Save the Raqqa Operation Through Intense Airstrikes?
Claims of a US-Russian agreement of handing over the city to the Assad regime after the defeat of DAESH, seem for the time being unlikely, but not impossible either.
US failed to stick up for Democracy in the Night of July 15 Coup Attempt
Ambassador to Turkey Fletcher Warren and the 1960 coup leader Cemal Gürsel, Washington provided financial aid to the junta, which pointed to the hasty demeanor of the U.
What is behind the Crisis in the Gulf?
Thereafter Bahrain, the UAE, Yemen, the Maldives, Egypt, and the interim government of Libya suspended diplomatic relations and withdrew ambassadors.
Ex-Soviet State Fighters in DAESH
So, when the declaration of the caliphate by DAESH and Russia’s involvement in Syria alongside the Assad regime coincided, armed groups in the North Caucasus found it important and expedient to be involved in the internal conflict of Syria.
Why DAESH is So Pleasant to Israel
In the near past, while the terrorist organization was called ISIS, Israel had expressed that they preferred Daesh to the Assad regime.
Breaking Myths: Arab-Turkish Interaction and the Syrian War
They produced dictators that would last right into the twentieth first century (Bashar al Assad as its latest product).
Will the Trump Administration’s Syria Policy Change after the Chemical Attack?
According to US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, the top leadership of the Assad regime ordered the Khan Sheikhoun attack and decided to employ deadly chemicals including sarin gas to hit innocent people.
Hezbollah gains Ground in Syria While Humanitarian Tragedy Floats in Damascus
Iranian troops have been deployed in rebel-held territory in Aleppo since 2015; Assad was ensured to win back Aleppo along with Syrian soldiers and Hezbollah militants.
Shockwaves of the Syrian Conflict in Europe: The Price of Standing Aside
”European capitals might have considered that appealing for sanctions via the UN would have no impact on the attitude of the Assad regime.
Melian Dialogue and Six Years of Civil War in Syria
Its aerial support for the Assad regime caused the downfall of the opposition.
Turkey is Consolidating its Power While Facing Newly Shaped Multidimensional Threats in Syria
From the very beginning of the war; the reason of Russia and the US’s entry into the war respectively is primarily about saving Assad and destabilizing the region in the favor of PYD, Syrian branch of the PKK, where they are dominating a vast majority of Syria’s northern border; currently advancing towards Deir-Ez Zor Euphrates Axis and pushing towards DAESH de facto capital Raqqa with the full support of the US-led coalition.
Cooperating with Assad Could Cost the YPG
he recent decision by the Manbij Military Council to hand over territories in western Manbij to the Assad regime to prevent attacks from Turkish-backed Syrian rebel brigades will have its long-term effects on the YPG dominated Syrian Democratic Forces.
National Reconciliation in Iraq: Opportunities and Challenges
Iraq needs to upgrade the role of Jan Kubis, the head of UNAMI, from that of good will ambassador to that of an arbiter.
The Karlov Assassination: Questions and Answers
What was the purpose of the assassination of Russian Federation Ambassador Andrey Karlov?
Two main frameworks can be used to evaluate the purpose of the assassination.
What’s Next after the Fall of Aleppo?
Despite all efforts by the Syrian opposition to prevent or break the siege on East Aleppo, Assad’s forces advanced rapidly with the help of their allies and finally captured almost all of East Aleppo’s opposition-ruled neighborhoods.
Aleppo’s fall and the Role of Russian, Iranian, and YPG forces
n the biggest battle of the ongoing Syrian war for Aleppo since July 2012, the Assad regime and its Russian and Iranian allies benefited from the international community’s discord to corner the rebels into a small area of the city.
Why Europe is increasingly irrelevant to the Middle East
If the EU cannot agree on its strategic goals beyond the most basic issue of securing its borders, why should Middle Eastern governments pay attention to its policy towards them?
Compared to Russia and the US, Europe is effected more by the civil war in Syria in terms of a spill-over of terrorism, and major waves of refugees fleeing from Assad and DAESH brutality.
