Turkey’s Likely New Syria Operation: Why Now?
According to the Turkish media, the new operation aims to clear Tal Rifaat, Manbij, Ayn al-Arab, and Ain Issa from…
According to the Turkish media, the new operation aims to clear Tal Rifaat, Manbij, Ayn al-Arab, and Ain Issa from…
Moscow regards the legitimate Syrian opposition as a bigger threat than the YPG.
What is the future for Syria today?
Gulf states took the least risky path and have turned a total blind eye to the most recent atrocity committed…
Women in the YPG are represented in the Western media with happy and pretty faces who fight for freedom, equality…
Just as Russia and Turkey began setting up the ceasefire oversight arrangements in Nagorno Karbakh, Turkey’s sights were set on…
If the U.S. isn’t going to address Turkey’s security concerns and since Turkey is being pushed from inside by the…
Of all the Arabian Peninsula monarchies, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has received the most blame in Turkey for its…
Without admitting a policy failure, the U.S. will not be able to achieve meaningful cooperation with Turkey. That will neither…
While Turkey and the U.S. discuss a potential safe-zone in northern Syria, especially in the areas below the 20-mile line,…
The U.S. administration has been persuaded to leave a residual U.S. force (400 soldiers), which would certainly make SDF happier…
If the U.S. and Turkey can work together on establishing a safe zone in northern Syria with the goal of…
Some argue that the U.S. should not abandon their allies on the ground and leave them to their fate, which…
Trump’s decision brought many opportunities to repair especially the U.S.’s wrong strategy of working with a terrorist organization to fight…
The trial against Bajan Rafakan and Ekim Alptekin is set to begin in the U.S. on 11 February, 2019, which…
The U.S.-Turkey relationship is going through interesting times, as both allies are willing to work through their differences despite serious…
Turkey’s policy of keeping and enlarging its military presence in Syria has two aims: Sustaining Turkey’s national security against YPG…
The YPG-dominated SDF may become frightened of how reliable their patron really is. It can be stated that the fear…
Turkey’s low-profile operation in northern Iraq against the terrorist organization, the PKK, illustrates that Ankara has patiently been weaving its…
Although listed as a terror group by many Western states and Western-based institutions such as NATO and the European Union,…
The Pentagon’s agenda for Syria lacks strategic guidance and it is short-sighted and single-minded as it prioritizes the U.S. partnership…
While combat begins to ease, the military makeup of the Astana Process may begin to resemble one of political dialogue…
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