Brussels (Reuters) France and Germany are resisting a plan by U.S. officials for NATO to take a bigger role in the fight against Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, in line with calls from President Donald Trump for the alliance to do more to combat terrorism. Many alliance members hope the plan will be announced […]
Erdogan’s Government Blames D.C. Protesters for Violent Attack by Turkish Personnel…
France, Germany Resist U.S. Plan for Bigger NATO Role Against Islamic State…
The U.S.-Russia Race in Syria: Towards a Military Confrontation?…
Newly Formed Militant Group in Syria Receives Training and Equipment from Turkey…
The militant groups known as the Sultan Mohammed Al-Fateh Brigade, the Samarkand Brigade, Jaish al-Ahfad, the Al-Muntaser Bellah Brigade, the 101st Division, the Al-Fatah Brigade, the Tala’a al-Nasr Brigade joined the First Corps. The group now includes 10,000 fighters, according to Capt. Abu Kanan al-Homsi. Its militants had received training and equipment from Turkey…
Trump Agrees to Arm Kurds in Hugely Significant Move for Syria by Patrick Cockburn…
President Trump’s decision to provide weapons to the Syrian Kurds, who are fighting Isis, potentially marks a crucial change in the political geography of the Middle East. In effect, the US is choosing to support its Kurdish ally in Syria, in defiance of Turkey, whose aim is to prevent the establishment of a quasi-independent Kurdish […]
Erdogan in Crisis Mode Before Meeting with Trump…
Syria’s Conflict: Russia Scores Big Foreign Policy Win…
What seemed to be unbelievable has finally happened! A pipe dream has come true! For the first time in six years since the Syrian conflict sparked, light is seen at the end of the tunnel. In a major foreign policy breakthrough, Moscow has received major international support of its conflict management initiative. On May 4, […]
Russia, Iran, Turkey Sign Agreement on Creation of Syria Safe Zones…
Ceasefire guarantor states Russia, Iran and Turkey have adopted a memorandum on the creation of four security zones in Syria, during peace talks in the Kazakh capital of Astana. The de-escalation zones were earlier proposed by Russia. They are aimed at separating extremist groups, including Islamic State terrorists (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) and Jabhat al-Nusra (Al-Nusra […]
U.S. DOJ, Turkish Banker, Turkish Billionaire, Sanctions and Iran…
A federal prosecutor said Monday that politically connected lawyers are using inaccuracies to whitewash charges against a prominent Turkish businessman as they try to get Turkey’s president and U.S. officials to resolve the case diplomatically. Assistant U.S. Attorney Dennis Lockard said Reza Zarrab is charged with a “serious national security offense” despite efforts by former […]
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