Turkey – Page 35 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Erdogan Banks on Astana Talks to Break Idlib Impasse

Posted on February 29, 2020February 29, 2020By Editor

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said, in a phone call with his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani, on Saturday, that Astana talks featuring their countries and Russia should be continued to achieve peace in Syria’s Idlib. … Read More >Erdogan Banks on Astana Talks to Break Idlib Impasse

Middle East

US Demands Russia ‘Immediately Ground Warplanes’ Over Syria

Posted on February 29, 2020February 29, 2020By Editor

The US “fully supports” Turkey’s right “to respond in self-defence” to the “unjustified” attacks on Turkish forces in Idlib, Syria which killed nearly three dozen troops Thursday, US Permanent Representative to the UN Kelly Craft has said. … Read More >US Demands Russia ‘Immediately Ground Warplanes’ Over Syria

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‘Get out of the way, let us deal with Assad regime’, Erdogan says he told Putin regarding Idlib, Syria

Posted on February 29, 2020February 29, 2020By Editor

As tensions in Idlib province reach the boiling point, Turkey has asked Russia to let it fight the Syrian government face-to-face, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan revealed. … Read More >‘Get out of the way, let us deal with Assad regime’, Erdogan says he told Putin regarding Idlib, Syria

Middle East

Turkey & Syria on brink of WAR in Idlib: How did it come to this?

Posted on February 29, 2020February 29, 2020By Editor

Alarming developments in Syria’s Idlib saw dozens of Turkish soldiers killed in a Syrian airstrike and Ankara responding with own fire and fury. But anyone following the conflict would know the escalation didn’t start overnight. … Read More >Turkey & Syria on brink of WAR in Idlib: How did it come to this?

Middle East

One more Turkish soldier killed in Idlib shelling, Turkish forces ‘retaliate’ – Ankara

Posted on February 29, 2020February 29, 2020By Editor

Shelling by Syrian government forces has killed one Turkish soldier and injured two more in Syria’s Idlib province, the Defense Ministry in Ankara said. Turkey is retaliating, as two countries remain on the brink of open war. … Read More >One more Turkish soldier killed in Idlib shelling, Turkish forces ‘retaliate’ – Ankara

USA

Article 5 or ‘Oh my gosh’? What will US do after Turkish troops die in Syrian strike

Posted on February 28, 2020February 28, 2020By Editor

Turkey has reached out to NATO and the US following the deaths of its troops in Syria’s Idlib province, fueling speculation that it might invoke Article 5 and get the alliance involved in a shooting war with Damascus – and Russia. … Read More >Article 5 or ‘Oh my gosh’? What will US do after Turkish troops die in Syrian strike

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Syria has every right to fight terrorists in Idlib and Russia can’t interfere – Moscow

Posted on February 28, 2020February 28, 2020By Editor

Damascus has the right to fight back when attacked by terrorists and Moscow is in no position to stop Syrians from doing what the UN Security Council endorsed, Russia’s foreign minister has said after the latest Idlib flare-up. … Read More >Syria has every right to fight terrorists in Idlib and Russia can’t interfere – Moscow

‘We fought Russia 16 times and will fight it again,’ warns Erdogan’s adviser amid Idlib escalation

Posted on February 28, 2020February 28, 2020By Editor

A member of an expert body advising Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hinted that Ankara is prepared to go to war with Russia after tensions over Syria’s Idlib province escalated over the past 24 hours. … Read More >‘We fought Russia 16 times and will fight it again,’ warns Erdogan’s adviser amid Idlib escalation

WATCH asylum-seekers march towards Europe after Turkey declares it will no longer hold them back

Posted on February 28, 2020February 28, 2020By Editor

Turkey has announced it will no longer hold back people who wish to go to Europe and seek asylum there amid an escalation in Syria. Some have been quick to rush towards coasts and borders before Ankara changes its mind. … Read More >WATCH asylum-seekers march towards Europe after Turkey declares it will no longer hold them back

World

Russian missile frigates passing through Turkish straits amid Idlib escalation

Posted on February 28, 2020February 28, 2020By Editor

A pair of advanced Russian missiles frigates is passing through the Turkey-controlled straits while en-route to the Mediterranean. It comes as dilomatic tensions between Moscow and Ankara over Syria’s Idlib are not letting down. … Read More >Russian missile frigates passing through Turkish straits amid Idlib escalation

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