Syrian troops begin deploying along border with Turkey

Source:AFP-Yahoo Date:15Nov2019

Syrian government forces started deploying Thursday in areas close to the Turkish border in the country’s northeast as part of an agreement reached between Russia and Turkey, state media

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Erdogan: Turkey to launch military operation in northeastern Syria

Source:Deutsche Welle Date:05Oct2019

Turkey will launch an air and ground military operation in Syria in the next two days in a region east of the Euphrates mainly held by US-backed Kurdish militia that Ankara considers terrorists,

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Turkey relying on events to turn tide against Kurdish YPG

Source:al Monitor Date:28Mar2019

A intriguing study by master diplomatic affairs correspondent Mr Semih Idiz viewing the North East  Syria conundrum from the Kurdish viewpoint.   The disappointment was evident in Kobane’s

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Buffer zone in North-East Syria: What does it exactly mean?

Source:Ahval News Date:22Jan2019

An Erdogan-Trump phone exchange heralded the agreement on the establishment of a buffer zone at the Turkish border. This has helped markets and raised hopes in Turkey that economic relations,

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Turkish army brass at odds over military operation in Syria

Source:al Monitor Date:05Jan2019

Deniz Zeyrek, a columnist for Sozcu and a seasoned defense and diplomacy writer, summarized their objections in three points: The threat Turkey now faces is different from what we encountered in

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Turkey says the US just agreed to more of its demands as Ankara sees expanded power in Syria

Source:CNBC.com Date:25Dec2018

When it rains it pours:  President Donald Trump’s administration may have just handed Turkey’s President Recep Erdogan another win. Less than a week after Trump’s abrupt

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