[ad_1] Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan left no doubt about his government’s commitment to Libya last month, doing everything to welcome Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah and 14 of his ministers to Ankara. Following the March change of government in Tripoli, the two countries embarked on joint projects in the …
Read More »Kalın and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State discuss regional issues
[ad_1] Turkey’s presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalın discussed bilateral relations and regional issues with US Assistant Secretary of State Wendy Sherman during a meeting on Saturday at Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul. The topics of a meeting between President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan and his American counterpart Joe Biden at the next NATO …
Read More »Diplomacy Dominates Turkey’s Growing Role in Global Politics
[ad_1] With the end of the Cold War, a sense of uncertainty and insecurity began to prevail on the international stage. The disintegration of the Soviet Union allowed the United States to acquire an unprecedented supremacy in the international system. Declaring a New World Order, the United States began to …
Read More »Lessons learned from the 1991 no-fly zone in Iraq
[ad_1] Thirty years ago, the totalitarian regime of Saddam Hussein was on the verge of committing genocide against the Kurds in Iraq. Forced to withdraw its invading forces from Kuwait by the international community in 1990, the Baath regime sought to strengthen its severely weakened hold over the country’s population. …
Read More »AP Source: Biden ending Trump OK for US oil company in Syria | Economic news
[ad_1] By AAMER MADHANI, Associated Press The Biden administration has decided not to renew a waiver that allowed a politically connected U.S. oil company to operate in northeastern Syria under President Donald Trump’s pledge to “keep the oil” produced in it. the region, according to a US official familiar with …
Read More »ACLED Regional Snapshot – Middle East (May 8-21, 2021) – Occupied Palestinian Territory
[ad_1] Over the past two weeks in the Middle East, an 11-day military conflict has erupted between Israel and Palestinian armed groups in the Gaza Strip, as Arabs and Jews engaged in political violence inside the Gaza Strip. ‘Israel and throughout the occupied West Bank. Across the Middle East, hundreds …
Read More »Turkey bombs Christian villages in the Kurdish region of Iraq – Analysis
[ad_1] Turkey this week continued its campaign to bomb villages in Iraq’s northern Kurdistan Autonomous Region, apparently damaging local Christian minority homes and a church. Ankara claims to be fighting “terror” although there have been no major terrorist attacks in Turkey for many years. The real terror, according to locals, …
Read More »NGOs in northeastern Syria warn of low water levels in hydroelectric dams
[ad_1] Aid organizations in northeastern Syria are warning that low water levels in the Euphrates could force the closure of the Tishrin dam. This would reduce electricity and drinking water in the war-torn region. The Tishrin Dam is currently experiencing extremely low water levels, resulting in power cuts. If the …
Read More »Can Turkey break the US monopoly on drones within NATO?
[ad_1] Poland becomes the first NATO country to purchase Turkish drones, which have proven successful in various high-intensity conflicts. As Poland is set to become the first NATO member to purchase Turkish armed drones, regional experts see the deal as a major step in challenging the US monopoly on the …
Read More »Turkey intentionally shot down Russian warplane in 2015, court documents show
[ad_1] Russia and Turkey were speculatively on the brink of war after a Russian fighter jet was shot down over Syrian airspace on November 24, 2015 by a Turkish fighter jet. Shortly after the crash, Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan denied knowing the downed fighter plane was Russian, but recently …
Read More »Critical centenary elections in Turkey
[ad_1] The Turkish elections of 2023, which will be held on the occasion of the centenary of the republic, will be the most important elections in the history of Turkish democracy. You may disagree with this statement, remembering that past elections have been described in the same way. You can …
Read More »Turkish security forces strike PKK at home and abroad
[ad_1] At least two terrorists killed in national counterterrorism operation in southeast Turkey, while six terrorists belonging to the Syrian wing of the PKK, the YPG, were killed in northern Syria . In a statement, the Interior Ministry said on Monday that the terrorists were killed by gendarmerie forces and …
Read More »“ Assad takes from the Syrians, gives resources to Iran, to Russia ”
[ad_1] Syria’s economic problems are not caused by sanctions but by the fact that Bashar Assad’s regime uses the country’s resources to attack its own people and gives resources to its allies, namely Iran and Russia, said Abdurrahman Mustafa, head of the Syrian interim government. Mustafa told the Daily Sabah …
Read More »Three Syrians, including a child, shot dead by Turkish forces in Idlib
[ad_1] The child was taken to hospital in critical condition after being shot by Turkish forces near Atmeh in Idlib. Three Syrian civilians, including a child, were shot dead by Turkish soldiers on Friday evening in the northwestern province of Idlib. A Turkish soldier at a guard post near the …
Read More »SDF recruitment of children has dropped significantly since 2019, UN says
[ad_1] ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – A recent United Nations report on Children and Armed Conflict says that the recruitment of children by the Syrian Democratic Forces in northeastern Syria has declined significantly after the force signed a plan with the UN two years ago. The third report on the situation …
Read More »Migrant drama in Spain highlights flaws in EU outsourcing policy
[ad_1] By LORNE COOK Associated press BRUSSELS (AP) – The sight of hundreds of migrants swimming or climbing fences separating the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from the rest of Africa this week is a reminder of how dependent the European Union can be on the whims of the countries it …
Read More »Turkey accused of cutting off water supply in northeastern Syria
[ad_1] Turkey is accused of having closed access to water to 1 million people in northern Syria. Local families now depend on trucks to provide water, but shortages have increased prices by 200% in a year. Most Syrian families live on less than $ 2 a day, and many are …
Read More »Turkish businessman freed after 10 years in Syrian prison
[ad_1] ANKARA A Turkish businessman was arrested in 2011 after traveling to Syria for business purposes, and was released after 10 years after being found not guilty. Vakkas Orhan, released from Syrian prison after a decade, met his family in Ankara with an explosion of emotions. Orhan, who owns a …
Read More »Korea continues to help WFP provide emergency food aid to Syrians in need
[ad_1] PAM CAIRO – The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has received a package of contributions totaling US $ 1.5 million from the Government of the Republic of Korea to help provide food aid to conflict-affected Syrians in Jordan and in Turkey. WFP also received $ 1 million from …
Read More »Five Syrian National Army soldiers killed in YPG / PKK terrorist attack
[ad_1] At least five Syrian National Army (ANS) soldiers were killed on Wednesday in an attack by the YPG / PKK terrorist group in Aleppo province, in northern Syria. YPG / PKK terrorists coordinated an attempt to infiltrate SNA positions in Afrin from the Tal Rifat region, which was supposed …
Read More »Turkish security forces arrest ISIS suspects in latest raids
[ad_1] Turkish security forces raided at least 20 addresses in Istanbul and arrested 18 foreign nationals suspected of having ties to Daesh, a A security source told Anadolu Agency (AA) on Thursday, a day after police operations in Adana province in southeast Turkey. Counterterrorism teams carried out operations to arrest …
Read More »Little-known groups target Turkish military presence in Syria
[ad_1] IDLIB, Syria – A group named after Ansar Abu Bakr al-Siddiq Brigade claimed responsibility for an attack on Turkish forces as they crossed the Bab al-Hawa / Idlib road near the village of Kafraya, east of the town of Idlib in northwestern Syria. The Turkish Defense Ministry said on …
Read More »ISIS facilitators in Syria and Turkey sanctioned by the United States
[ad_1] What happened: The US Treasury Department sanctioned On Monday, three people and a company for connecting the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) to a network of international donors and allowing the group access to the Middle East’s financial system. Why this is important: ISIS continues to exploit …
Read More »5 Syrian National Army soldiers killed in YPG / PKK terrorist attack
[ad_1] AFRIN from Syria At least five Syrian National Army (ANS) soldiers were killed on Wednesday in an attack by the YPG / PKK terrorist group in Aleppo province, in northern Syria. YPG / PKK terrorists coordinated an attempt to infiltrate SNA positions in Afrin from the Tal Rifat region, …
Read More »Kurdish-led Syrian forces shoot and kill 5 civilians, one child – General news
[ad_1] BEIRUT – The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) opened fire on civilians in northeastern Syria on Wednesday, killing five people, including a child. Seven other people were injured in the shooting, which occurred during protests against the Kurdish authorities’ decision to increase fuel prices amid a widespread lack of …
Read More »Saudi-Turkish reconciliation expected, what implications for Syria?
[ad_1] Enab Baladi – Jana Alisa The Syrian question has often been a point of disagreement or reconciliation on the negotiating table between influential actors. Recently, several questions have been raised about the expected Turkish-Saudi reconciliation and its implications for Syria at different levels, including militarization as the two countries …
Read More »Turkey will not remain silent in the face of Israeli oppression in Palestine: Erdoğan
[ad_1] If we remain silent about the oppression in Palestine, Syria, Libya, Turkestan and Karabakh today, we know that these oppressors could one day be at our doorstep, President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan said on Wednesday at the meeting. ‘a ceremony on the occasion of Youth and Sports Day on May …
Read More »Turkey, Russia press SDF to restore power to northeastern Syria
[ad_1] Since April 17, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) To cut the electricity to areas under Turkish-backed opposition control in northeastern Syria, mainly Ras al-Ain in the northern countryside of Hasakah and Tell Abyad in the northern countryside of Raqqa, under the pretext of declining levels of water in the …
Read More »Armenia files interstate complaints against Turkey with European Court of Human Rights
[ad_1] YREVAN, May 18 / TASS /. Armenia has filed an interstate complaint with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) against Turkey, accusing it of recruiting Syrian militants and sending them to Azerbaijan to participate in combat operations in the area of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in autumn 2020, Armenia’s mission …
Read More »YPG terrorists kill 2 civilians during protests in northeastern Syria
[ad_1] The Syrian wing of the PKK terror group, the YPG, opened fire on Tuesday on civilians protesting against rising fuel prices in parts of northeastern Syria under their control, killing at least two. Local residents angered by the new prices imposed by the terrorist group in areas under its …
Read More »Reunited: Syrian family reunites in Greece after years of separation
[ad_1] A Syrian family of seven has been reunited in Greece after several war-torn years. The Associated Press news agency met them in Thessaloniki and published their story. The five children are looking seriously at the camera, their parents have slight smiles on their faces but behind these smiles, the …
Read More »‘Turkish forces and the Wagner group in Libya cannot be considered equal’
[ad_1] Turkish elements who are rightfully in Libya at the official invitation of the government and the Russian mercenary group Wagner, which supports a warlord, cannot be considered equal, security sources have said. “Regardless of the platform, given that the two sides (the mercenaries Wagner and the Turkish forces) are …
Read More »US targets ISIS’s money men in Turkey, Syria
[ad_1] The United States government is working to make it more difficult for the Islamic State (IS) to transfer money internationally through new sanctions imposed by the Treasury Department on Monday. Washington sanctions three people and one company for their key roles in the fundamentalist terrorist group’s illicit financial network, …
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