A Turkish-American Confrontation in Northeast Syria is Avoidable
n response to Turkey’s assembling of troops along the Syria-Tukey border to areas held by the YPG terror group, the U.
Three Ways to Increase Security in Afrin
Based on a dataset of two months of YPG attacks, I wrote earlier how the YPG is trying to sabotage security and how the YPG propaganda machine defends these terrorist attacks.
The US Needs to Re-engage with the Syrian Opposition
Focusing on Syria; there is a huge correlation between YPG-held areas and Daesh attacks.
Turkey’s Counter-Terrorism Strategy and Operation Claw
More importantly, the PKK’s freedom of maneuver in the YPG-controlled areas in northeastern Syria, which is sustained by the political and military support of the U.
Will the US Congress Sway the Trump Administration Against Turkey?
The biggest factor in the creation of this perception has been the propaganda from think tanks known for their support for FETO and other terror groups such as the PKK/YPG and names that are well-respected in the U.
Why Turkey is Complying with the Iran Sanctions
Trump’s own demands such as withdrawing from Syria and minimizing relations with the YPG were stuck in the security bureaucracy around him.
US-Turkey Relations in the Trump Era: A Turkish Perspective
siding with the PKK affiliated PYD and its military wing, the People's Protection Units (YPG) throughout the Syrian crisis.
Turkey’s S-400 Deal and Adjusting the Ex Parte Alliance
buffer zone, YPG/PKK), batteries were removed from Turkey in 2016.
The Occupation of Deir Ezzor
he local people of Deir Ezzor, driven by tribal dynamics, organized wide-scaled demonstrations against the YPG-dominated governance in their areas.
A Tale of Two Erdogans: How The West Went Rogue on Turkey
military which, beginning under Barack Obama allied with the Syria branch of the PKK, the YPG in the Syrian conflict.
The S-400 Deadlock Between Turkey and the US
engagement with the YPG in Syria.
Resolving the S-400 Standoff
support for the YPG in northern Syria has soured bilateral ties as well.
Jordan: Silent Brother in Gulf Politics
Unquestionably, the Jamal Khashoggi saga as well as stepped up support for the People’s Protection Units (YPG) from Riyadh and Abu Dhabi have intensified friction between Turkey and these two Gulf capitals.
Turkish Foreign and Security Policy at the Crossroad
administration since 2013 has been repeatedly undermining Turkey’s national security interests by supporting the PYD-YPG in Syria and currently is threatening in retaliation for Ankara’s decision to move ahead with the purchase of a Russian air missile system.
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
Furthermore, in the north east, the so called Syrian Democratic Forces - of which the PKK’s Syrian wing, the YPG, make up the bulk of the force, are on a crash course with the locals, Arab tribes, and Daesh sleeper cells.
Ending the Confusion over U.S. Withdrawal from Syria
Turkey is opposed to this proposal as it sees an attempt to protect the YPG forces once the U.
Why are Local Elections Perceived as a Matter of National Survival in Turkey?
More, the PKK’s branch in Northern Syria, the YPG, became a serious threat for Turkey’s national security.
The Unspoken Syrian Tribes in the Syrian Civil War
The tribes of Syria, and especially those in YPG-held areas, could play a significant role in enabling Turkey to push against the terror threat posed by the YPG on the bases of mutual interest.
Is the US Going to Withdraw from Syria or Not?
supported YPG-led SDF forces seems to have slowed down although President Trump had announced that it was a matter of a week before the last patch of territory in Daesh hands could be retrieved.
