What does Turkey want in Northern Syria and Why?
18.03.2019
Since 1924, Turkey has faced several uprisings in the southeast regions. The first stage continued until 1937.
Kurds
Kurds from YPG shifting to guerilla tactics in Afrin
19. March 2018 - 14:03
The administration of Syria's Kurdish-populated northwestern Afrin region has indicated that members of the US-backed People's Protection Units (YPG) militants will shift from direct confrontation
Iraqi Kurds accused of carrying out mass executions
10. February 2018 - 10:05
Human Rights Watch on Friday accused Iraqi Kurdish security forces of carrying out mass executions of detainees alleged to be members of ISIS.
Operation “Olive Branch”: A Stress Test for the Players in Syria
25.01.2018
On the 20th of January, the Turkish military in Syria began operation “Olive Branch”. It involved the participation of 72 aircraft, and the very next day infantry units joined the operation. As the Turkish High Command said, 108 out of 113 marked targets in seven points in the city of Afrin have been hit.
Uncomfortable Idlib: Will Russia and Turkey Be Able to Deal with the Syrian Conflicts?
12.01.2018
Ankara has declared two days ago that Russia and Iran must stop the entry of Syrian troops into Idlib. According to the Turkish minister for foreign affairs, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, president Bashar Al-Assad’s troops are continuing to enter the border territory.
What is more, Çavuşoğlu said that Turkish troops have begun the deployment of a fourth observation post in the largest region of Idlib, which is now under the control of the Syrian opposition.
The Iraqi Puzzle
09.12.2017
It has become clear after Baghdad’s active attempts to suppress Iraqi Kurdistan that the region cannot hope for independence. Instead, it will remain autonomous.
No U.S. arms for Syrian kurds anymore
27.11.2017
President Trump's military has stopped arming its Kurdish partners in Syria — the ones who routed ISIS from its former HQs in Raqqa. The president called the aid "nonsense [that] should have ended a long time ago," the Associated Press reported this weekend, quoting Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. The decision was announced after a Friday phone chat between Trump and Turkish President Recep Erdogan.
Iraq parliament demands troops go to areas disputed with Kurds
26. September 2017 - 12:09
Iraq's parliament demanded Monday that troops be sent to disputed areas in the north controlled by the Kurds since 2003 as the autonomous Kurdish area staged a referendum on independence.
US decision to strengthen Kurds caused sharp opposition from Turkey
10. May 2017 - 14:04
The United States will provide heavy weapons to Kurdish militants, despite Ankara's opposition. The corresponding document was signed by the President of the United States Donald Trump.
Syrian Kurds get US advanced weapon, Pentagon denies supplies
8. May 2017 - 14:00
The gear includes U.S.-manufactured night-vision goggles, rifles and advanced optics among other items, the same as that used by American special operations forces and the foreign commando units th
