Turkey and Iran’s Approach to the YPG: A New Overlap of Interests?
These terrorist groups have been depicted in the Western media as "freedom fighters" with the claim that they were fighting against Daesh.
How Conflicts between CENTCOM and EUCOM threaten the Turkey-US Safe Zone Deal
Since the start of the counter-Daesh campaign, CENTCOM has been in charge but despite Daesh’s territorial defeat, CENTCOM isn’t willing to handover the power it shouldn’t have obtained in the first place.
‘Give me my son or I will burn this place down!’: A Kurdish Mother’s Fight against the PKK
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What are the difference between these teenagers and the teenagers joining Daesh? The PKK does not abstain from organizing horrendous terror attacks, using suicide bombers, smuggling arms and drugs, engaging in intra-organizational killing, and all kinds of torture.
Turkey-Saudi Rivalry: Conflicting Visions for a Future Middle East
” (Daily Sabah, 2017) Turkey opened İncirlik airbase in southern Turkey with Saudi Arabia’s warplanes participating in the battle against DAESH forces, led by the United States.
Why the YPG Can’t Fight Against Turkey
Briefly, when the most effective non-state armed actor Daesh lost the same terrain against the YPG who enjoyed US air support, the YPG has no chance against a joint operation by Syrian National Army and the Turkish Armed Forces.
The US Needs to Re-engage with the Syrian Opposition
in Syria are to ensure the defeat of Daesh, force Iran out of Syria and change the behavior of the Assad regime.
Can the US Confront Iran in Syria?
sidelined itself in Syria by abandoning the Syrian opposition and solely focusing on the fight against Daesh.
Turkey’s Counter-Terrorism Strategy and Operation Claw
The main driving factor behind the mobilization capacity of the PKK is the ongoing fight against DAESH in Syria and Iraq.
Is New Media Becoming a Threat to Democracy?
Blocking access to Wikipedia as of 2017 is related to the publication of some baseless contents arguing that Turkey supports the Syrian civil war and is on the same front with DAESH.
EU-Turkey Accession Negotiations Backsliding?
Yet, this is a crucial point for Turkey, which is engaged on several fronts in the fight against terrorism, from PKK, Daesh and FETO.
US-Turkey Relations in the Trump Era: A Turkish Perspective
The strong belief in Turkey that Washington covertly supported the PKK especially after the invasion of Iraq in 2003, peaked with the Trump administration’s supply of weapons to the YPG and consideration of the YPG as a legitimate and efficient fighter against the DAESH.
The Syrian Regime’s Strategy of Forced Migration
However, the rise of Daesh at the expense of the opposition, and its loss of territorial control to the U.
Trump’s Designation of the Muslim Brotherhood as a Terrorist Organization is a Grave Mistake
The decision to place the Muslim Brotherhood in the same category as Daesh, Al-Qaeda, Boko Haram and the PKK – groups that have been responsible for the killing of thousands of civilians – will be refused by the international community and will bring new criticism towards Washington.
The Occupation of Deir Ezzor
The overall situation in Deir is miserable and being exploited by Daesh, which waged an insurgency in the region.
Changes in Indonesian Foreign Policy After the Elections
The initiation of the idea of this process undoubtedly occurred in the years after the bombings in 2001 and was put into practice after the expansion of Daesh.
The Increasingly Biased Journalism Against Turkey
More to the point, despite suffering several blows in the last few years such as the Gezi Park events, the 17-25 December “judiciary” coup attempt, PKK and DAESH terror attacks, and most importantly the July 15 military coup attempt, the Turkish economy managed to keep on track, grew well and averted an economic meltdown.
Öcalan’s Birthday and the PKK’s Day of the Dead
Some people distort the subject by claiming that we valorize death and organize suicide attacks like Daesh.
Will Turkey Launch a New Operation in the East of the Euphrates?
is not the only country that has to manage a relationship with local partners, as Turkey also fought together with different factions of the Free Syrian Army in two military operations against Daesh and the Marxist-Kurdish YPG.
The Fate of Syria’s Constitutional Committee
Military operations are ongoing in eastern Syria, chasing down the remnants of Daesh fighters that were not in Baghouz when the U.
To Counter Turkey, Saudi Arabia Backs the YPG in Syria
-led coalition fighting Daesh, a general perception across Turkey was that this move on the part of both Gulf states was meant to counter Turkish influence in Syria via the YPG.
