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What to do about Turkey?
Source:European Council on Foreign Relations Date:19Oct2017
Turkey will be on the menu as European leaders meet for dinner in Brussels on 19 October, but it won’t be a happy meal. Relations between the EU and Turkey have deteriorated sharply over the past
SDF captures Syria’s Raqqa city from ISIL
Source:al Jazeera Date:17Oct2017
Destroyed and depopulated, Raqqa also faces an uncertain political future. The US and SDF have pledged to hand over the city to civilian rule, but the shape and political make-up of this civilian
Kirkuk: Iraqi forces capture key sites from Kurds
Source:BBC news Date:16Oct2017
The military also said troops had taken control of a military airport, police station, power plant and several industrial areas, as well as key bridges, roads, junctions. The Kurdistan Region
EU leaders prepare for Turkey showdown
Source:Financial Times Date:16Oct2017
Turkey risks losing more than €1bn in aid linked to its bid to join the EU, as member states prepare for a showdown over their deteriorating relationship with Ankara. A summit of the union’s
Kurdish and Iraqi troops in Kirkuk standoff amid fears of new violence
Source:The Guardian Date:14Oct2017
This is the opening salvos of a new nightmare in Iraq which is certain to drag in Turkey. Kirkuk becomes the new battlefield between Kurds and Shia. PM Abadi does not wish to attack, but
The man at the crux of the U.S.-Turkey dispute is about to go on trial
Source:Washington Post Date:13Oct2017
At the center of the increasingly bitter dispute between the United States and Turkey is a demand by an irate President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that American prosecutors free a Turkish-Iranian gold
The American Alliance With Turkey Was Built On a Myth
Source:Foreign Policy Date:13Oct2017
It’s time to realize that Washington and Ankara share neither values nor interests, and that their partnership cannot return to its Cold War heyday.
First Turkish military convoy enters Syria’s Idlib
Source:Reuter's Date:13Oct2017
Thus, Turkey’s second adventure in Syria takes start. This one will take longer and cost more lives than Operation Euphrates Shield. Pro-AKP press is quite open that the ultimate
Fight to drive IS from Syria bastion Raqa nears end
Source:Yahoo! Date:10Oct2017
US-backed fighters say they are nearing the “final week” of their assault to drive the Islamic State group from its one-time Syrian bastion Raqa, as the jihadists’
Turkey, US keep finding ways to vex each other
Source:al Monitor Date:10Oct2017
This article explains why it will not be easy to resolve the visa rift between Washington and Ankara. Essentially, the ongoing detentions of US Embassy personnel could be part of a broader