No representatives of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) visited Syria’s Khan Shaykhun where an alleged chemical attack took place, so the origin of samples the OPCW claims to have is unclear, said Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov. OPCW Director General Ahmet Uzumcu said earlier that sarin gas or […]
Erdoğan’s Referendum Victory Spells the End of Turkey As We Know It…
With the result of Sunday’s referendum on its constitution, Turkey as we know it is over; it is history. The architecture of its governance designed by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk – Turkey’s founder – has, after a wobbly series of experiments with the military and a secular elite in charge, been dismantled by the leader of […]
Goodbye Turkey…
Erdogan Wins Narrow Referendum Victory, Laying Bare Turkey’s Divisions…
Supporters of Tayyip Erdogan waved flags in the streets while opponents banged pots and pans in protest in their homes, after a narrow referendum victory gave the Turkish president sweeping powers and laid the nation’s divisions bare. The referendum will bring the biggest overhaul in Turkish politics since the founding of the modern republic, abolishing […]
Major U-Turn in U.S. Foreign Policy: Tillerson — Assad Doesn’t Have to Go…
If there was a Nobel Prize for hypocrisy, Turkey Foreign Minister Mevut Cavusoglu just won it. Speaking along side American Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Ankara, Cavusoglu said, “It is not good or realistic to work with a terrorist group while fighting another terrorist group”. The irony is that Turkey claims to be fighting […]
Says U.S. Seeks ‘Local’ Autonomy for Raqqa…
Michael Flynn Discussed Covert Extradition Plan With Turkish Government…
Michael Flynn, the Trump administration’s first national security adviser, met with Turkish government officials in September to discuss a covert and potentially illegal plan to excise a political enemy of Turkey’s president from the U.S., according to former CIA director James Woolsey. Woolsey confirmed to The Wall Street Journal that he attended a Sept. 19 […]
Syria Summary – The Move On Tabqa May Complicate The Political Situation…
Turkey is at a dead end in Syria. Erdogan’s dream of going on to Raqqa and Deir Ezzor or even Aleppo city has been blocked by an agreement between the U.S. and Russia. His proxy forces are stuck north-east of Aleppo city and have no way to go further south, east or west. They conquered […]
Russia Denies Setting Up New Military Base in Syria…
U.S.-Allied Kurd Militia Says Struck Base Deal with Russia…
The Syrian Kurdish YPG militia said Russia was setting up a military base in northwestern Syria under a bilateral agreement and will help train its fighters – a step that would anger Turkey as it tries to block Kurdish gains near its borders. The Russian defense ministry, however, said it had no plans to open […]
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