REVEALED: How Gulf states hatched plan with Israel to rehabilitate Assad
Source:Middle East Eye Date:13Jan2019
I consider MEE a reliable source, but this analysis is highly controversial. On the other hand, perusing through the commentary in Turkey’s pro-AKP press, I do see several references to
Turkey-US Tensions Threaten to Resurface Over Syria
Source:Voice of America Date:04Jan2019
HEADS UP: Analysts suggest Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan may be tempted to thwart any buffer zone by launching a pre-emptive military operation in Syria, east of the Euphrates River,
Trump’s Syria withdrawal flies in the face of statements from top military and national security leaders
Date:20Dec2018
This is the definition of a quandary: The move counters public statements by national security adviser John Bolton to the United Nations in September that seemed to remove withdrawal from the
Pentagon warns Turkey against operation targeting Syrian Kurds
Source:al Monitor Date:14Dec2018
This is an excellent article detailing the ambiguities of Turkey’s pre-announced campaign in North East Syria. Ankara and Washington may have a classic “lost in translation”
As US turns on Astana, Turkey looks east of the Euphrates
Source:Middle East Eye Date:09Dec2018
The Turkish government is holding separate talks on Syria with both the US and Russian governments amid concerns that it is losing diplomatic leverage as the security situation deteriorates in
Kurdish Ambitions Test Turkey’s Uneasy Peace With U.S.
Source:Bloomberg Date:29Nov2018
Will Ankara dare to disrupt the fragile equilibrium in Syria before March 2019 local elections? Turkey says its military is confronting another attempt to redraw the region’s maps. It
Can observation posts calm Turkish-Kurdish tensions on Syria border?
Source:al Monitor Date:27Nov2018
Speaking to Al-Monitor on the condition they not be identified, the sources recalled that Turkey had justified its military buildup along the Syrian border facing territory controlled by Syrian
Amid shelling of Kurdish positions, Turkey plans new incursion into Syria
Source:The Arab Weekly Date:04Nov2018
The Turkish government seems in no mood to call off its new push into Syria. “We have finalised our preparations, our plans, our programmes in that respect,” Erdogan said. Pro-government Turkish
Two useful primars on the Syrian War
Source:Yahoo! Date:04Mar2018
With too many global and local actors involved, ever-shifting alliances and the fortunes of war changing daily, the Syrian war remains an enigma to the world investment community. Two recent
Turkey and Iran face off in a new battle in Syria
Source:Washington Post Date:21Feb2018
Dress rehersal of the calamity scenario. One hopes sane minds will intervene, otherwise Ankara is committed to capture Afrin at any cost. Syria’s messy war is becoming even