Kurds
Graham more upbeat on troop withdrawal from Syria after Trump meeting
By Jonathan Landay
December 30, 2018
A senior Republican U.S. senator said he emerged from a White House meeting with President Donald Trump on Sunday reassured...
Land Swap between Turkey and Syria?
‘Land swap’ between Turkey & Syria – an option to avoid standoff over Manbij?
29 Dec, 2018
The Kurdish-held city of Manbij is a huge conundrum...
The Game around Syria
Syrian Army ‘raises flag’ in country’s Kurdish province for 1st time since start of civil war
28 Dec, 2018
Damascus says it has deployed troops to...
Trump stages visit to Iraq amid mounting crisis over Syria troop...
By Bill Van Auken
27 December 2018
US President Donald Trump staged a surprise visit to an American airbase in western Iraq Wednesday in what...
“Who Lost Turkey?” – The U.S.-Kurdish Project In Syria Endangers NATO
January 25, 2018
Back in the 1950s the U.S. political sphere was poisoned by a groundless smear campaign against country-experts in the State Department who...
Trump’s Decision to Leave Syria Was No ‘Surprise’
To say it was impulsive, or that the entire military opposes it, would be grossly misreading the situation.
By Mark Perry
December 20, 2018
In 1966, in...
Trump’s Syrian withdrawal order sparks political firestorm in Washington
By Bill Van Auken
20 December 2018
An apparent order by US President Donald Trump for the withdrawal of all 2,000 US troops deployed in...
U.S. Starts Withdrawing Troops From Syria but Campaign Not Over, White...
Decision on pullout follows Trump's talk with Erdogan - All State Department personnel to evacuate in next 24 hours - Netanyahu informed by Trump...
Turkey and Russia Push Towards a Resolution in Syria
By Tom Luongo
19.12.2018
Turkish-US relations are terrible and deteriorating by the day despite bromides to the contrary. Actions speak louder than words. And that has...
Trump says he ordered withdrawal of US troops from Syria. Does...
US to withdraw forces out of Syria as Trump declares victory over ISIL
19/12/2018
The United States has begun withdrawing its forces from Syria, according...