People Power? Fall of Al-Bashir and the Future of Sudan
He became the first leader to meet with Bashar Assad since the start of the civil war in Syria in 2011.
Will Turkey Launch a New Operation in the East of the Euphrates?
Turkey’s partners want to increase their balance of power against the Assad regime and other actors involved in the crisis by increasing their areal control.
The Fate of Syria’s Constitutional Committee
The regime is still hopeful to retake the entire country by force, further legitimizing Assad’s rule.
To Counter Turkey, Saudi Arabia Backs the YPG in Syria
Following the intensification of Russia’s direct military intervention in Syria, it became clear that Bashar al-Assad’s government was no longer on the verge of potentially falling to Sunni Islamist rebels.
Turkey’s Reliable Diplomacy in the Somalia-Somaliland Talks
ormer Turkish Ambassador to Somalia, Dr.
Ending the Confusion over U.S. Withdrawal from Syria
military leadership is not all that excited about a quick exit from Syria, they also made strategic arguments including the possibility that Russia would be the kingmaker as the YPG would be forced to negotiate with the Assad regime.
The Unspoken Syrian Tribes in the Syrian Civil War
Bushaban – the biggest tribe in Manbij - was historically moved by the Assad regime to Manbij as part of the Arabization policy.
Anti-Refugee Sentiment Ahead of Turkey’s Local Elections
Aside from the suggestions that “Syrians should leave” and that there should be a reconciliation with the Assad regime “immediately,” the CHP and Iyi Party do not have any healthy suggestions in such a wide field.
A Safe Zone in Northern Syria is a Must for Turkey
The course of the conflict, in other words, has shifted from a rebellion by the opposition against the Assad regime to a de facto failed state in which international powers conducted operations against terror organizations.
Between Rock and a Hard Place: The Armed Syrian Opposition In Idlib
One the one hand, the Syrian opposition does not want to cooperate with extremists, but on the other, they want to protect their hometowns from the Assad regime, manning the front lines and providing HTS with the needed manpower, which the later cannot gather on its own.
Protecting the YPG Should not be a Goal of the US Withdrawal
Since the beginning of the conflict, they refused to fight the Assad regime, maintained connections with Russia, and prolonged the anti-Daesh fight as much as possible to ensure the U.
Assad’s Comeback? A Lebanese Perspective
Many of them fear the return of the Assad regime to the regional and international arena, and thus its old influence on the Lebanese politics, economy, security and society.
Turkey Charts an Independent Foreign Policy
Helping the Syrian opposition overthrow the Assad government would have been a clear fulfillment of the U.
Why Arab Countries are Changing their Strategies Towards Syria
rab states have seemingly changed their political approach towards the Bashar Assad regime in Syria.
Taking Stock of the Syria Withdrawal Decision
one day leaving the region is not a new one and the YPG has sought to hedge against that possibility from day one, as they sought an understanding with the Assad regime as well as with Russia.
Sputnik Türkiye: The Voice of Moscow?
The report defends the arguments of Russia, Iran, and the Assad regime as opposed to Turkey’s arguments by quoting the opinions of journalist Fehim Tastekin.
America’s MESA Delusion
) are normalizing relations with Assad regime, the oldest standing ally of Iran in the region; they seem more interested in countering Turkey then Iran.
Pompeo’s Long Tour: How Incoherence Creates Challenges for the US in the Middle East
Five of the nine countries to which Pompeo will visit have no US ambassadors.
Four Scenarios for Idlib and the Future of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
As a second step, the strategic M4 and M5 highways which link Latakia and Damascus with Aleppo should have been opened to free trade, but with the newest HTS campaign against the Syrian opposition, four different scenarios of the fate of Idlib may occur:
Starting a Turkish military operation into Idlib to clear the area from HTS
Approving a Russian-led military operation by the Assad regime while establishing a humanitarian safe-zone along the Turkish-Syrian border
Rebranding HTS into an acceptable structure
Freezing the dispute over Idlib and gaining time
The first scenario seems to be the most unlikely among the listed.
How has Turkey Championed Humanitarian Aid? An Interview with Kızılay President Kerem Kinik
Kerem Kinik holds Syrian baby Kerim, who lost his mother along with his eye during an assault of Assad Regime, after he was brought from besieged Eastern Ghouta to Turkey's Hatay in April 01, 2018.
