The Secretary of Defense is carrying out orders from President Donald Trump to move US forces in Syria to move south of Turkey’s attacks against Kurds, but not leave that conflict-wracked country. “I spoke with the president last night after discussions with the rest national security team and he directed that we begin a deliberate […]
Lindsey Graham Dishes on Trump in Hoax Calls with Russians…
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham has in the last year become something of a congressional point man for President Donald Trump’s negotiations with Turkey, leading discussions on everything from Ankara’s purchase of a Russian missile system over the summer to their more recent incursion into northern Syria. So when he received a call from a man […]
Turkey and the Kurds: It’s More Complicated Than You Think by Andrew C. McCarthy…
How Obama’s Team Set Up Trump’s Syrian Dilemma by Michael Doran…
WAT?!!?: Syria Fuss Over Moving Fewer Than 25 U.S. Troops…
The change in U.S. policy in Syria that triggered a media storm on Monday involves the redeployment of fewer than 25 troops from the Turkish border to elsewhere in Syria, a State Department official was quoted as saying. The Times of Israel reported: “The United States has pulled back a “very small number” of troops […]
Syria – Trump Gives a Green Light for Another Turkish Invasion…
FLASHBACK: Obama and Clinton Were Aware of American Arms Through Benghazi and Warned About Rise of Islamic State…
US Doesn’t Endorse Turkish Operation in Syria, Won’t Help in Any Way…
President Trump Announces Turkish Unilateral Invasion of Northern Syria…
Turkish Forces Capture Afrin City, Syria…
On March 18, the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) and the Free Syrian Army (FSA) established a full control of the city of Afrin, which had been the main stronghold of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) in northwestern Syria. Units of the TAF and the FSA started entering the city last night amid minor clashes […]