Washington (TM) – The United States has halted a secretive military intelligence cooperation program with Turkey that for years helped Ankara target Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants, four US officials told Reuters. The US decision to indefinitely suspend the program, which has not been previously reported, was made in response to Turkey’sContinue Reading
Moscow (TM) – A Russian-Turkish deal to clear Kurdish militia from a planned safe zone in Syria is being fully implemented, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday, according to the Hürriyet Daily News. Speaking at a news conference in Moscow, Lavrov said there was no reason to lookContinue Reading
Ankara (GPA) – There has been a lot of fanfare for the Russia-Turkey negotiations in Syria, but it won’t be enough to unreliable actors such as the Turkish-backed rebels. Unprecedented optimism has hit the anti-imperialist media sphere lately when it comes to actions made by the notoriously unreliable actor, Turkey. Most ofContinue Reading
Washington DC (SCF) – Washington’s official announcement of the withdrawal of US troops from the northeast of Syria has provoked alarm and condemnation at home as well as from Washington’s allies. However, it is easier to understand the actions and aims of the Trump administration when one analyzes events in theContinue Reading
Damascus (GPA) – While Erdogan seeks to hold meetings with Putin and Rouhani in relation to Syria every two months, the Turkish occupants are actively pursuing a policy of assimilation of the Syrian cities captured during two interventions. This program of “Turkification” has already been underway for some time, such as onContinue Reading
Damascus (TSN) – The Syrian government said Thursday that an agreement between Turkey and the United States over northeastern Syria represented a “blatant attack” on the country’s sovereignty and territorial unity and a “dangerous escalation.” The agreement setting up a joint operation center to manage a strip of territory at the Turkish border showedContinue Reading
Ankara (GPA) – With Turkey threatening a new operation in Syria, it seems the US has caved to Ankara again, conceding to establishing a new safe zone. After almost a year of threats now, the United States has seemingly finally found some way to appease Turkey’s concerns over the activityContinue Reading
Washington (TM) – US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday any Turkish operation into northern Syria would be “unacceptable” and that the United States would prevent unilateral incursions, as tensions between Washington and Ankara simmer, according to Reuters. On Sunday President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Turkey, which already has aContinue Reading
Damascus (MEMO) – Shocking video footage has emerged showing militants from the Kurdish Peoples’ Protection Units (YPG) beating, torturing and urinating on an Arab family in the city of Manbij which it occupies in northern Syria. The group, which controls large swathes of territory in the north and east of theContinue Reading
Ankara (GPA) – Following a short trip to Turkey, US Senator Lindsey Graham has become a de facto spokesman for Turkish President Erdogan and the AKP. US Senator from South Carolina, Lindsey Graham has been working harder than ever since President Donald Trump announced his decision to pull American troops out ofContinue Reading