Damascus pounds militant bastion, ignoring Trump warning
Source:Channel News Asia Date:04Jun2019
More on Turkey’s Idlib conundrum: Bombardments by the Syrian regime killed six civilians in northwest Syria on Monday (Jun 3), hours after US President Donald Trump urged Damascus and its
US Official: Russia Unlikely to Support Full-Scale Offensive on Syria’s Idlib
Date:01Jun2019
“Our conversations with the Russians have not indicated that the Russians are ready to support a full-scale offensive into Idlib,” U.S. Special Representative for Syria James Jeffrey
Idlib government chief urges defense against Assad attack
Source:Reuters Date:29May2019
Idlib is Turkey’s new headache. Turkey can’t abandon Idlib in which case millions would flock to its borders, and Assad will become a neighbor again. The crisis in Idlib could
Arab League says Turkey and Iran are worsening regional crises
Date:01Apr2019
Iran and Turkey have worsened regional crises and created new problems in Arab countries, the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States said on Sunday, urging Arab leaders to unite against
Turkey relying on events to turn tide against Kurdish YPG
Source:al Monitor Date:28Mar2019
A intriguing study by master diplomatic affairs correspondent Mr Semih Idiz viewing the North East Syria conundrum from the Kurdish viewpoint. The disappointment was evident in Kobane’s
No YPG forces’ in Syria safe zone with Turkey: US
Source:Rudaw Date:26Mar2019
Commenting on the latest developments in the US-led coalition strategy in Syria following the defeat of the Islamic State group (ISIS) in Baghouz, northeast Syria on Saturday, the US special
Trump’s Trade Step Shows U.S. Can Hit Turkey Where It Hurts
Source:Bloomberg Date:06Mar2019
President Donald Trump’s decision to strip some Turkish exporters of their preferential trade status is taken from a playbook that’s been effective in the past. American officials are pressing
Erdogan denied Syrian opportunity to shore up electoral fortunes
Date:22Feb2019
Critical article to understand how the Syria issue is shelved until after Turkey’s election, with the side effect that it robs AKP-MHP off a potent propaganda tool. There is
Gen. Votel recommends arming, aiding Syrian fighters after pullout
Source:Task and Purpose Date:16Feb2019
U.S. arming of the SDF has infuriated Turkey, which sees the Syrian Kurdish YPG fighters that spearhead the group as indistinguishable from the Kurdish PKK movement that has waged an insurgency
Is Trump Really Pulling U.S. Troops Out of Syria?
Source:Haaretz Date:10Feb2019
Trump’s foreign policy has had one consistent theme in the last two years – unpredictability. Whether it has been closed-door meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a unilateral