Mazloum Kobani Is Becoming another Thorn in US-Turkey Relations
Mazloum Kobani is among Turkey’s most wanted terrorists and is placed on the Turkish Interior Ministry’s Interpol red notice list.
YPG
The YPG Myth Downplays a Danger For the West
A false narrative is established in which YPG members, sympathizers and even its leading figures are only discussed within a…
Making Sense of Turkey’s Military Operations in Northern Syria
There is the likelihood that Operation Peace Spring might be resumed in the projected safe zone area if the PKK/PYD…
Wilfully Ignorant? Western Objections to Turkey Are Not Based On Facts But Prejudice
Western countries, think-tanks, and media representatives do not hesitate to challenge Turkey in favor of the YPG. This however appears…
The Propaganda War over Northern Syria: Who Wins? Who Loses?
Why do European countries harshly criticize Turkey’s Operation Peace Spring in Northern Syria? One of the answers lies in the…
Why Turkey Is Dismantling the YPG from Northern Syria
No doubt, Operation Peace Spring will take its place in the history books as a military operation through which Turkey’s…
The YPG Has a Bloody History in Syria, But the West Turns a Blind Eye
How can a terrorist organization such as the PKK, which is regarded as a prohibited terrorist organization both in Europe…
What Will Be Turkey’s Possible Operation Plan in Syria?
The joint Syrian-Turkish operation aims initially to liberate Arab areas from the YPG. This clearly contradicts with the critics who…
Al Hol Camp in Hasakah might breed the Next Generation of Daesh
The situation in Al Hol camp has a huge potential to create the next generation of Daesh, similar to Camp…
Turkey and Iran’s Approach to the YPG: A New Overlap of Interests?
Turkey should not expect other parties to understand and support responses to its own security threats. If Turkey enters into…
YPG’s Retaliation Against the Press: Kurdistan 24 Case
Since the launch of the Operation Claw by Turkey, the PKK has lost strategic hills in the Hakurk region, and…
Why the YPG Can’t Fight Against Turkey
The YPG doesn’t have the experience of the rebels in Idlib who have fought for years against an enemy with…
Three Ways to Increase Security in Afrin
There are three ways to improve security in Afrin: The cleansing of Tel Rifaat, a strong Turkish footprint model and…
Masquerading the YPG Will Not Improve Turkey-US Relations
If the U.S. wants to have any real change on the ground in order to step forward for the discussed…
The Occupation of Deir Ezzor
The frustration of the local Arab population in Deir Ezzor is grounded in the unequal share of oil incomes, arbitrary…
Will Turkey Launch a New Operation in the East of the Euphrates?
If the U.S. isn’t going to address Turkey’s security concerns and since Turkey is being pushed from inside by the…
To Counter Turkey, Saudi Arabia Backs the YPG in Syria
Of all the Arabian Peninsula monarchies, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has received the most blame in Turkey for its…
Ending the Confusion over U.S. Withdrawal from Syria
Without admitting a policy failure, the U.S. will not be able to achieve meaningful cooperation with Turkey. That will neither…
The Unspoken Syrian Tribes in the Syrian Civil War
While Turkey and the U.S. discuss a potential safe-zone in northern Syria, especially in the areas below the 20-mile line,…
Is the US Going to Withdraw from Syria or Not?
The U.S. administration has been persuaded to leave a residual U.S. force (400 soldiers), which would certainly make SDF happier…
A Safe Zone in Northern Syria is a Must for Turkey
If the U.S. and Turkey can work together on establishing a safe zone in northern Syria with the goal of…
Protecting the YPG Should not be a Goal of the US Withdrawal
Some argue that the U.S. should not abandon their allies on the ground and leave them to their fate, which…
