Syria
Ankara furious at Turkish-Cypriot leader Akinci criticizing Syria Operation
October 13, 2019
Turkey’s vice president condemned Turkish-Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci for having criticized the operation in Syria. In a post on his Facebook account...
Betrayal on the border: Kurds fear future as Turkish assault intensifies
Betrayal on the border: Kurds fear future as Turkish assault intensifies
In the Kurdish heartlands in Syria, the sense of abandonment at the withdrawal of...
Military leader of Syrian Kurds tells US ‘you are leaving us...
By Barbara Starr and Ryan Browne
October 12, 2019
The commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces told a senior US diplomat, "You are leaving us...
Iran offers to mediate between Syrian Kurds, Turkey
October 12, 2019
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran offered on Saturday to engage Syrian Kurds, Syria’s government and Turkey in talks to establish security along the...
Turkey’s attack on Syria stokes fears of mass Isis prison break
Syrian Kurds warn they may not have the resources to breakouts from Isis prisons
By Richard Hall
Oct. 11, 2019
In the days and weeks leading up...
Generalized Chaos in the Middle East (result of the Neocon plan...
The Unwanted Wars
Why the Middle East Is More Combustible Than Ever
By Robert Malley
October 2, 2019
The war that now looms largest is a war...
Turkey’s Endgame in Syria
What Erdogan Wants
By Gonul Tol
October 9, 2019
In a stunning announcement on Sunday, the Trump administration gave the nod to a Turkish military incursion...
US Forces Will Not Likely Withdraw from Syria this Year. The...
By Elijah J. Magnier
9 October 2019
Notwithstanding President Donald Trump’s announcement of the deal with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to tactically withdraw US...
‘Gift of nature from Damascus’: Cypriot village smells the roses
As Damask rose production falls in Syria, Cypriots harvest flower with passion in solidarity, employing Syrian refugees.
by Stefania D'Ignoti
8 Oct 2019
Agros village, Cyprus -...
More blood and more chaos in the Middle East: Turkey invades...
Turkey opens ground assault on Syria's Kurds; U.S. Republicans turn on Trump
October 9, 2019
Turkish troops and their Syrian rebel allies attacked Kurdish militia in...