Turkey wants Syrian forces to leave border areas, aide says

Source:Yahoo News Date:22Oct2019

By far the best and simplest article on what Turkey watns in North East Syria, what Kurds are willing to give and where Assad stands   Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants Syrian

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What is the Assad regime’s message to Turkey?

Source:TRT World Date:19Apr2019

Osman Bostan, a Turkish political analyst, believes that with the recent visit, Tehran wants to develop regional cooperation between Turkey, Iran and Syria to defend its interests across the

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Rumors about the “death” of Russian-Turkish alliance in Syria greatly exaggerated

Source:Modern Diplomacy Date:06Apr2019

A well-balanced and thoughtfull article on Tukey’s options in Syria.  Neither Russia nor US is willing to grant  Ankara it main priorities of safe return of Syrian refugees and eradication

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New security challenges lie ahead for Turkey in Syria

Source:Hurriyet Daily News Date:24Dec2018

Best analysis of post-Trump Syria I read so far   The total and immediate pullout of U.S. troops from Syria surely corresponds to the beginning of a new era in the seven-year-old civil war

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The War in Syria: Idlib in the Crosshairs

Source:Atlantic Council Date:01Sep2018

Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad’s regime, backed by Russia, appears to be preparing for a major offensive on Idlib, the last major rebel stronghold located along Syria’s northwestern border with

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Turkey’s Transactional Engagement With Russia

Source:Atlantic Council Date:14Apr2018

An excellent analysis  of the Turko-Russian cooperation in Syria. Note the concluding remarks:  The question, then, is what happens after the US-led strikes in Syria end? The roots of the

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Syria regime capture key Idlib airbase

Source:The New Arab Date:22Jan2018

As Turkey reinserts itself into the Syrian game with the bold Operation Olive Branch in Afrin, next door Assad won a major victory by: The Syrian regime announced Sunday it had captured the vital

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