Categories Middle East Turkey Slams US Claims About Syrian Oil Fields as Contradiction of International Law Posted on Posted onNovember 9, 2019November 9, 2019By Editor US claims to Syria’s oil fields are absolutely illegitimate and have no basis in international law, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said. … Read More >Turkey Slams US Claims About Syrian Oil Fields as Contradiction of International Law
Categories Middle East WATCH Russia and Turkey head out to patrol Kurdish areas in northern Syria Posted on Posted onNovember 8, 2019November 8, 2019By Editor Moscow and Ankara have been conducting joint patrols in the Kurdish-populated towns of Syria as part of the deal struck between presidents Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan last month. … Read More >WATCH Russia and Turkey head out to patrol Kurdish areas in northern Syria
Categories Middle East Turkish President Erdogan Claims Militants Refused to Leave Safe Zone in Northern Syria Posted on Posted onNovember 7, 2019November 7, 2019By Editor “The 150 hours set by the agreement with Russia have come to an end, but the terrorists have not withdrawn from the area. They still conduct attacks, and the [opposition] Free Syrian Army responds. … Read More >Turkish President Erdogan Claims Militants Refused to Leave Safe Zone in Northern Syria
Categories Middle East Turkey captured al-Baghdadi’s wife and didn’t make fuss like US – Erdogan Posted on Posted onNovember 6, 2019November 6, 2019By Editor Turkish forces have captured the wife of former Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced. He also confirmed that Turkey had detained Baghdadi’s sister and brother-in-law in Syria. … Read More >Turkey captured al-Baghdadi’s wife and didn’t make fuss like US – Erdogan
Categories Business Russia, China & Turkey push global gold purchases to new highs Posted on Posted onNovember 5, 2019November 5, 2019By Editor Global bullion holdings continued to rise in the third quarter of this year, with net purchases up 12 percent compared to last year, according to World Gold Council (WGC) data. … Read More >Russia, China & Turkey push global gold purchases to new highs
Categories Middle East US military convoy comes under fire from Turkish-backed militants in Syria, no casualties – Russian MoD Posted on Posted onNovember 4, 2019November 4, 2019By Editor A US military unit withdrawing from northern Syria and heading toward the Iraqi border has come under fire from the territory held by Turkish-backed militants, Russia’s Ministry of Defense said, citing the American side. … Read More >US military convoy comes under fire from Turkish-backed militants in Syria, no casualties – Russian MoD
Categories Middle East Bomb kills 13 civilians, injures 20 in Syrian town on Turkish border – Ankara Posted on Posted onNovember 2, 2019November 2, 2019By Editor A car bomb detonated at a busy marketplace in the Syrian border town of Tal Abyad, the Turkish Defense Ministry said. There are dozens of casualties and injuries, Ankara claims. … Read More >Bomb kills 13 civilians, injures 20 in Syrian town on Turkish border – Ankara
Categories Middle East Damascus Urges Kurdish Fighters to Join Syrian Army, Security Forces – Reports Posted on Posted onOctober 31, 2019October 31, 2019By Editor The Syrian government on Wednesday called on Kurdish fighters in the northeast to join the Syrian army and security forces to stave off “common enemy” Turkey, the SANA news agency said. … Read More >Damascus Urges Kurdish Fighters to Join Syrian Army, Security Forces – Reports
Categories Middle East Free Syrian Army Hands Over 11 Village to Russian Military Police Per Turkey’s Request Posted on Posted onOctober 31, 2019October 31, 2019By Editor The Free Syrian Army has abandoned 11 Syrian villages, situated along the M4 highway, ceding control to the Russian military police following Turkey’s request, a source close to the FSA said on Wednesday. … Read More >Free Syrian Army Hands Over 11 Village to Russian Military Police Per Turkey’s Request
Categories Middle East US forces conduct border patrol in NE Syria – report Posted on Posted onOctober 31, 2019October 31, 2019By Editor US forces in armored vehicles conducted a patrol on the Syria-Turkey border on Thursday, Reuters reported, citing a Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) military source and witnesses. … Read More >US forces conduct border patrol in NE Syria – report