President Trump’s critics see his decision to withdraw U.S. forces from northern Syria as the product of a dangerous impulsiveness that ignores strategic realities. They argue that it betrays the People’s Protection Units, or YPG, the Kurdish force that helped the U.S. defeat Islamic State, while rewarding a dangerous autocrat, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. […]
Turkey Has Legitimate Grievances Against the U.S…
Tens of Thousands Flee as Air Strikes Pound Northwest Syria…
Turkish Military Hit by Raft of Resignations Amid Idlib Predicament…
Five Turkish generals are reportedly seeking to retire from the military after being tasked with operations along the southern border and in Syria’s Idlib, handing the army another headache as it grapples with a tense situation in the Syrian province. Two Turkish officials confirmed to Middle East Eye that some generals have asked for retirement […]
Russia Acknowledges Its Ground Troops Are Fighting in Idlib…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has acknowledged for the first time the presence of Russian military fighting alongside Syrian regime forces in the Idlib assault, confirming numerous earlier reports. During a press conference he held following a meeting with Ghana’s Foreign Minister Shirley Botchway yesterday, Lavrov confirmed that “There are Russian soldiers on the ground […]
Russian Military Finds Chemical Weapons Storehouse in…Douma…
Syria – Who Is Stalling the OPCW Alleged Chemical Attack Investigation in Douma?
Why has the fact finding mission (FFM)of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) not visited Douma? The OPCW inspectors are held up by the United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) which has a say about any movement of UN aligned organizations in areas that might be dangerous. The UNDSS is […]
