Why US plan to have Europeans run Syria safe zone is no sure bet
Source:al Monitor Date:03Feb2019
Very important, because WSJ implies Trump adminstration doesn’t intend Turkey to occupy and run the safe zone: Looks can be deceiving: But the US plan doesn’t have any hard
Buffer zone in North-East Syria: What does it exactly mean?
Source:Ahval News Date:22Jan2019
An Erdogan-Trump phone exchange heralded the agreement on the establishment of a buffer zone at the Turkish border. This has helped markets and raised hopes in Turkey that economic relations,
US erodes Turkey-Russia Axis in Syria
Source:Newsclick Date:19Jan2019
While the tone of the article somewhat controversial, the authors observations are to the point and cover veyr well the interconnection between Syria and the major decision Ankara has to reach
Syria war: ‘IS suicide bomber’ kills US troops in Manbij
Source:BBC News Date:17Jan2019
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who has previously criticised Mr Trump’s decision to withdraw troops from Syria, said on Wednesday that the move could encourage IS attacks and “set
Exchange of non-papers between Turkey and US aims to set political framework for post-US pullout
Source:Hurriyet Daily News Date:16Jan2019
The non-paper “demonstrates our vision on how we see the framework of the coordination and cooperation that we are trying to establish with the United States after their decision to withdraw from
Hundreds of Turkey-backed rebels to leave areas to al-Qaida-linked militants in northern Syria
Source:Xinhua News Agency Date:11Jan2019
The HTS succeeded to capture the entire western countryside of Aleppo and expanded its operation to the countryside of Idlib and Hama last week. The developments cast doubts on the future of the
Turkish army brass at odds over military operation in Syria
Source:al Monitor Date:05Jan2019
Deniz Zeyrek, a columnist for Sozcu and a seasoned defense and diplomacy writer, summarized their objections in three points: The threat Turkey now faces is different from what we encountered in
A Trump Call That Went Rogue Hands Erdogan a Surprise Win on Syria
Source:Bloomberg Date:22Dec2018
One version of events of course, but worth reading. Trump was supposed to tell his Turkish counterpart to stop testing his patience with military threats in Syria. That is, if the
Turkey’s eyes on Tel Abyad
Source:Ahval News Date:18Dec2018
Best analysis of what Turkey can and intends to do “East of Euphrates”: As much sense as a Turkish intervention in eastern Syria makes sense theoretically, Erdoğan is fully aware
Turkey seeks to cut PKK’s Syria-Iraq link before hitting east of Syria
Source:Hurriyet Daily News Date:16Dec2018
Turkey in Syria: Has it already started Turkish sources informed (me) that the objective of this attack was to cut the logistic lines of the PKK/YPG from northern Iraq to northern Syria