Operation Olive Branch: Direct Intervention, Indirect Message
Operation Olive Branch must be assessed in two aspects: the role of the operation in Turkey’s counter-terrorism policy and Ankara’s…
The Syrian Civil War is an ongoing multi-sided war in Syria fought between the Assad Regime and various domestic and foreign forces opposing both the regime and each other in varying combinations. It started as part of the Arab Spring protests in 2011 and escalated to an armed conflict due to the excessive use of force by the regime. The war is currently known to be the second deadliest of the 21st century.
Operation Olive Branch must be assessed in two aspects: the role of the operation in Turkey’s counter-terrorism policy and Ankara’s…
Cavusoglu criticized the Trump administration in their stance towards FETO, urging the U.S. to see the “true color” of the…
During the Presidential Summit held in Sochi on November 22, 2017, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan underlined two conditions for…
While the Syrian opposition enjoyed important support within Syrian society, HTS is logically viewed as Al-Qaeda – a group that…
While Putin’s announcement of withdrawal from Syria was to convey the message that Russia had won the war and is…
So, who are the winners and losers of the civil war, which is in its seventh year, and which parties…
On Monday Russia proposed imposing a ceasefire in Eastern Ghouta on the outskirts of Damascus – one of the de-escalation…
The intent is to regain large vehicles and heavy or crew-served weapons from YPG once specific threats have been defeated,…
President Erdogan warned that Turkey cannot share a platform with any terrorist organization which poses a threat to its national…
Opposition groups fighting against Bashar al Assad and allies in Syria agreed on Friday to send a united delegation to…
For the Syrian Kurds, the YPG is not just an organization that fights Daesh in Syria as claimed by the…
Iran may face two major risks in the current phase: an extensive Israeli attack and second, the incrimination of Trump’s…
Conducting a military operation in a different geography, operating in an environment in which the dominant language is different and…
It seems that the US foreign policy priorities happen to line up with PYD which causes ramping up of divergence…
For the European and North American volunteers, both the reasons to join and desert the YPG vary. And it seems…
In brief, the civil war will not end in Syria after the fall of Aleppo, but the relationship between local…
Turkey needs to prepare a road map for the education of refugee children. This is necessary to prevent the emergence…
People living in the cities bordering Syria and Iraq are experiencing this tension more intensely. If not skillfully managed, serious…
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