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Erdogan’s chief advisor on US presence in Syria
U.S. presence in Syria is not legal - Erdoğan’s chief advisor
Sep 20 2018
The United States is in Syria as an occupation force, and its...
Putin & Erdogan agree Idlib buffer zone to avert new Syria...
17 Sep, 2018
Russia and Turkey have agreed a “demilitarized zone” between militants and government troops in Syria’s Idlib, President Vladimir Putin said after hours-long...
Turkey’s Erdogan gets no love from Russia on Idlib
By Amberin Zaman
September 7, 2018
A critical summit between the presidents of Russia, Iran and Turkey to find common ground on Syria’s rebel-held...
Reports: Syrian Army Preparing Offensive Against Rebel-Held Idlib
Reports: Syrian Army Preparing Offensive Against Rebel-Held Idlib
By Jason Ditz
Posted on August 29, 2018
Reports out of Syria suggest that the Syrian Army is...
Berlin Softens Tone on Turkey
Germany has gone soft on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan since he became the subject of attacks by U.S. President Donald Trump. Leaders in...
A US trade war with Turkey over a little known pastor?...
Erdogan’s real crimes are buying the Russian S-400 missile system for Turkey, refusing to accept US support for America’s Kurdish YPG allies and allowing Islamist fighters to pour over Turkey’s...
Turkey fears Kurds’ reconciliation with Assad
By Steve Sweeney
August 2, 2018
TURKEY’S intelligence agency and a major Iraqi Kurdish party are believed to have held joint talks with Syrian officials on...
What Erdogan’s Big Victory in Turkish Elections Means
By Melkulangara BHADRAKUMAR
25.06.2018
Democratic elections often produce strange outcomes. India’s present government won just 31% of the votes polled in the 2019 parliamentary poll, which...
Kurds left in the cold as US & Turkey agree on...
4 Jun, 2018
Ankara and Washington say they have agreed on details of a withdrawal of US-backed Kurdish militia from northern Syria, as visiting Turkish...
Threat to Turkey comes from ‘strategic partners’ – Erdogan
22 Apr, 2018
Turkish President Recep Erdogan has sharply criticized the US and other NATO allies for their support of and reliance on Kurdish militias...