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Emmanuel Macron launches campaign against political Islam
Source:Financial Times Date:19Feb2020
This is not going to make Mr Erdogan happy, I can tell you right away! Mr Macron announced measures to tighten controls on foreign financing of mosques, to end the nomination by Algeria,
Turkish Gezi park activists acquitted of terror charges in surprise ruling
Source:The Guardian Date:18Feb2020
A tremendous victory for judicial independence and civil righst in Turkey. But, wait before uncorking the champaigne. The defendants might be re-arrested. POST NOTE: Kavala was
EU States to Deploy Ships Off Libya in Sign of Military Muscle
Source:Bloomberg Date:18Feb2020
Ohh boy, Libyan Civil War goes naval! Egypt and the United Arab Emirates have been backing Haftar, who is also supported by Russian mercenaries, while Turkey has been sending troops and
MHP leader urges revising relations with Moscow
Source:Hurriyet Daily News Date:12Feb2020
AKP-MHP coalition in trouble or Bahceli just appeasing his electorate? Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli on Feb. 11 condemned an attack by the Syrian regime on Turkish
Europe could soon feel the fallout from Idlib
Source:Financial Times Date:12Feb2020
Russia cannot deliver on its claim to repatriate Syrian refugees. The Assads will not allow the recreation of a demographic balance — a prewar population with a roughly 70 per cent Sunni majority
Turkey Strikes Scores of Pro-Assad Targets After Troops Killed
Source:Yahoo News Date:11Feb2020
Three Syrian tanks, two artillery units and a military helicopter were attacked, the Turkish Defense Ministry said in a statement. The response came after artillery fire from forces loyal to
Turkey: Looking for Quagmires
Source:International Policy Digest Date:09Feb2020
On the surface, Turkish intervention in the Libyan civil war appears to be a savvy move on the Eastern Mediterranean energy chessboard, a check on plans by a consortium of the European Union
Assad forces enter strategic Idlib town despite Turkey’s warnings
Source:Daily Sabah Date:06Feb2020
Regime forces penetrated Saraqib, a town in the province that they had been seeking to encircle for days, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The monitoring group said regime
Turkey hits back after Syrian shells kill Turkish troops
Source:Yahoo News Date:04Feb2020
Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said Turkish forces had hit 54 targets in Idlib in retaliation and “neutralised” 76 Syrian government soldiers, the state-owned Anadolu agency reported.
Erdogan Keen to Spare Russia Ties as Turkey Hits Syrian Forces
Source:Bloomberg Date:03Feb2020
True, but how? The fighting in Idlib is testing the marriage of convenience between Turkey and Russia in Syria, where the two powers have carved up spheres of influence. Still, both sides