The Future of the People’s Alliance
Turkey still faces terrorist threats and is maintaining its fight against terrorist organizations such as FETO, the PKK, and Daesh.
Khashoggi Murder Should Make Trump Probe Yemen and End War Once and for All
Wahhibism – a uniquely crafted interpretation of Islam not entirely unlike what Daesh practices against its non-believers – was also seen as a strong point, much later, after the second world war, where it was seen as a shining counterweight to the rapid expansion of communism.
Turkey-US Relations: How to Save a Bent Relationship From Being Broken?
Turkey cleaned this area from Daesh forces with the operation but did not enter Manbij.
Turkey’s Culture of Surveillance
Turkish security and intelligence units have been benefiting from security camera networks in their struggle with terrorist organizations such as the PKK, PYD and DAESH.
The Crisis in the AK Party-MHP Alliance
The two political parties vowed to fight against internal and external threats (including the PKK and DAESH) and to maintain the country’s survival.
Turkey-US Relations Post-Brunson
The Trump administration had inherited the Obama policy of supporting “local forces” (read YPG) against Daesh with no U.
Nobel Peace Prize Should Have Gone to…
This year’s Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to an Iraqi Yazidi woman, Nadia Murad, who was abducted by Daesh in 2014, and who was subject to sexual violence, and to Dr.
What are the Implications of America’s New Syria Policy for Turkey?
continued to support the PKK-affiliated YPG forces in a stated mission to deny a return to Daesh in northern Syria.
The US-Iran Scramble for post-Abadi Iraq: How Will Turkey be Affected?
Special Envoy on War against Daesh, and Qasim Soleimani, the commander of the Quds revolutionary guard and the person in charge of Iraq’s file, made numerous visits to Baghdad and Erbil to rally support for the groups that they have influence on in order to form the “biggest election bloc” – the largest political alliance in parliament.
The French Islam
Would have DAESH been called a “humanist terror group” had the group defined itself as a humanist organization fighting for human rights? Asking Muslims to be less visible in the public by departing from this shows the absurdity of the situation.
The False Promise of the United Nations
The continuation of ethnic, religious, and sectarian conflicts across the world, the changing dynamics of international terrorism and the emergence of various global terrorist groups such as DAESH proved that the history did not end, and the west is not the only direction that the non-western societies have to look up to.
Can the Turkish-Russian Deal Save Idlib?
Both the Euphrates Shield and Afrin operations accomplished this goal to a large extent by pushing the YPG, Daesh, and regime control away from the border.
Idlib and the Implications of a Shifting US Policy on Syria
Having justified its military operations in the north of Syria on the Daesh threat, the U.
Idlib: Russia Should Compromise and the US Should Help
Now Trump has agreed to a new strategy that indefinitely extends the military effort to ensure the departure of Iran and its proxy forces, the “enduring defeat” of Daesh (IS), the establishment of a stable, nonthreatening government acceptable to all Syrians and the international community.
Turkey’s strategic interests in Idlib
Russia and Iran have been the critical players on the ground with an indecisive American presence focused on Daesh.
Turkey’s quest for a new geopolitical portfolio
administration has imposed sanctions against Turkish ministers and Turkey, has (and continues to) arm the PYD/YPG, which is known as the Syrian offshoot of the PKK - an armed terrorist organization that has been responsible for the deaths of thousands of Turkish citizens since 1984 and which is recognized as a terrorist organization by the United States in the fight against Daesh in Syria and Iraq - and more, the U.
Can workers of Western media outlets tell their children how and why they appreciate a terrorist organization?
Reasons why the international media reports from terrorist’s fronts
The PKK and its affiliated organizations – YPG/PYD/SDF – were considered as a major weapon in the fight against Daesh.
Evangelicals and the messianic character of US foreign policy
They are unlike a terror group like Daesh, which emerged in 2014 as a self-proclaimed state and suddenly terrorized everywhere.
Mixed Signals in US-Turkey Relations
has not articulated a clear policy on the PYD or about what it seeks to accomplish in northern Syria in the post-Daesh period.
How Broken Deals in South Syria May Affect Northern Syria
Especially as the war against Daesh is coming to a near end, the YPG’s trust in the U.
