Aim of Afrin operation: Justice
The operation conducted by the Turkish Armed Forces and the Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army in Afrin aims to clear the region of the estimated 7,000 terrorist militants.
Operation Olive Branch: Direct Intervention, Indirect Message
In this scope, the most feasible alternative to carry the counter-terrorism fight across the border and prevent the PKK from becoming a regional actor in post-Daesh Syria seems to create a strategic state in Afrin.
What does Afrin mean for Turkey’s War on Terror?
ollowing Operation Euphrates Shield (OES), Turkey brought a new dimension to its military activity in Syria in order to minimize the PKK’s strength in northern Syria and to “de-territorialize” the terrorist group in the middle term.
Everything about Operation Olive Branch
urkey has been in a long on-going preparation process for an extensive military operation against the PYD/YPG, which the country deems as a threat to both its own national security and to the territorial integrity of Syria.
Operation Olive Branch to create 30-kilometer-deep safe zone
19 miles) safe zone in northwestern Afrin region of Syria, Turkish prime minister said Sunday.
Erickson: US made a terrible mistake by supporting PKK/PYD
army officer has said the United States made a “terrible mistake” by supporting Syrian Kurds (PYD/PKK).
Mattis: Turkey has legitimate security concerns
Noting that the overall success against Daesh "does not remove many of Turkey's concerns," Mattis said it is "easy to understand" why Ankara is worried that the conflict will extend beyond the Syrian border.
Turkey’s Afrin Operation dominates headlines of Arab media
rab media have shed the spotlight on Turkey’s ongoing Operation Olive Branch to dislodge the PYD/PKK terrorist group from northern Syria’s Afrin city.
Erdogan: Operation Olive Branch to complete in a very short time
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday afternoon said the ongoing Operation Olive Branch in Syria's Afrin will be completed "in very short time".
Turkish main opposition backs the Operation Olive Branch
ain opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Deputy Chair Bulent Tezcan on Sunday said his party completely backs the ongoing operation in Syria’s Afrin.
The US insists on sponsoring terror in Afrin
urged Turkey to refrain from taking any action in Afrin, Syria, calling on the Ankara administration to remain focused on the fight against Daesh.
US State Dept withholds $65M aid to Palestine
funding will depend on “some revisions” being made at the agency, which provides healthcare and social services to Palestinian refugees in the West Bank, Gaza, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan.
US ought to reverse border force plan
will form a border force in Syria led by the SDF, head of Turkey’s delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly has called for the U.
Turkey will clear PKK/PYD terror in Afrin
peaking in Elazig on Saturday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated that Turkey’s military operation in Syria’s northern Idlib province will crush the PKK/PYD terror group in Afrin.
PKK/PYD torture in Manbij
com/watch?time_continue=32&v=KX5sE3jewG0 Reports emerged on Friday, 12 January, which confirmed that two citizens of Syria’s northern Manbij city were tortured and killed by the PKK/PYD terrorist organization.
Cavusoglu: The U.S. will understand
relations and the Syrian crisis.
A Charm Offensive: Turkey and France Reset Relations
Shortly before his departure the president told reporters in Turkey that today’s face-to-face was a vital step in the furthering of bi-lateral relations, as well as for peace and the wider region in general, too; French commentators pre-event focused besides others on defense (industry) issues and the relevance to maintain contact plus Syria and the fight against terror.
Towards a more Realistic German Foreign Policy?
Within this framework, the German Foreign Minister claimed that the Syria summit between the presidents of Russia, Turkey and Iran in Sochi must be read as the “old empires rising,” adding that “the major powers gathered in Sochi are not friends, but they have plenty in common.
The End of US Hegemony in World Politics? Trump’s Security Doctrine
support given to the PKK/YPG terrorist group in Syria.
A Pending Threat for the West: Foreign Fighters in the YPG
The same may happen in the case of radical leftists and the successful PKK/YPG model in Syria as some may consider that for radical leftists, the US is the “real enemy” too.
