Turkey – Page 49 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Syrian Army deployed to country’s northeast to counter ‘Turkish aggression’ – state media

Posted on October 14, 2019October 14, 2019By Editor

Syrian government troops have reportedly entered Tell Tamer, a town in the middle of the Kurdish-controlled part of the country, amid a continuing Turkish offensive against Kurdish militias. … Read More >Syrian Army deployed to country’s northeast to counter ‘Turkish aggression’ – state media

Middle East

US troops ‘leave’ Kobani as Turkish incursion advances and Kurds make deal with Damascus

Posted on October 14, 2019October 14, 2019By Editor

American troops have reportedly withdrawn from their observation post in the town of Kobani in northern Syria as Turkish army advances deeper south and Damascus says it sent the Army to the area. … Read More >US troops ‘leave’ Kobani as Turkish incursion advances and Kurds make deal with Damascus

Middle East

Turkey Vows Retaliation For Possible US Economic Sanctions

Posted on October 12, 2019October 12, 2019By Editor

US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin told reporters earlier on Friday that the Trump administration is considering enacting an order that would vastly expand Washington’s’ ability to impose economic sanctions against Ankara over the ongoing military offensive in northern Syria. … Read More >Turkey Vows Retaliation For Possible US Economic Sanctions

Middle East

Explosion reported near US outpost in Syria, amid speculation Turkey accidentally shells US special forces

Posted on October 11, 2019October 11, 2019By Editor

A blast occurred near a US military base near Kobane, Syria, according to Reuters. The explosion comes alongside reports that Turkish forces shelled their US counterparts in their anti-Kurdish offensive. … Read More >Explosion reported near US outpost in Syria, amid speculation Turkey accidentally shells US special forces

Middle East

Erdogan says Turkey ‘won’t stop’ operation in northern Syria despite ‘threats’ as US warns it can ‘shut down’ Ankara’s economy

Posted on October 11, 2019October 11, 2019By Editor

Turkey’s military will continue its campaign against Kurdish militants in northern Syria despite “threats” from the US and allies, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said, insisting the operation targets not Kurds but terrorists. … Read More >Erdogan says Turkey ‘won’t stop’ operation in northern Syria despite ‘threats’ as US warns it can ‘shut down’ Ankara’s economy

World

‘They got him’: Lindsey Graham says ‘sympathetic’ to Turkey’s ‘YPG problem’ in call with Russian prankster team

Posted on October 11, 2019October 11, 2019By Editor

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham was the latest to fall victim to Russian prankster duo “Lexus and Vovan,” who, posing as a Turkish minister, tricked the lawmaker into admitting his ‘sympathy’ for Turkey’s ‘problem’ with Kurds. … Read More >‘They got him’: Lindsey Graham says ‘sympathetic’ to Turkey’s ‘YPG problem’ in call with Russian prankster team

USA

War, sanctions or deal: Trump says US has ‘three choices’ with Turkey in Syria

Posted on October 11, 2019October 11, 2019By Editor

US President Donald Trump has laid out three choices for Washington in dealing with Turkey’s incursion into Syria, including a “deal” between Ankara and the US-allied Kurdish militias. … Read More >War, sanctions or deal: Trump says US has ‘three choices’ with Turkey in Syria

Middle East

46 injured after Turkish border towns shelled by Kurdish militias from Syria — media

Posted on October 11, 2019October 11, 2019By Editor

At least 46 people were injured and three killed, including an nine-month-old baby, in a series of attacks on Turkish border towns carried out by YPG militias based in Syria, media reports say. … Read More >46 injured after Turkish border towns shelled by Kurdish militias from Syria — media

Shows

Turkish offensive against Kurdish militia in Syria begins & the balloon boy hoax 10 years later

Posted on October 10, 2019By Editor

The US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court says the FBI misused collected data. The latest updates in Turkey-Syria relations. And we look at the history of viral news and fake news through the infamous balloon boy hoax. … Read More >Turkish offensive against Kurdish militia in Syria begins & the balloon boy hoax 10 years later

Middle East

IMAGES from northeastern Syria show civilians fleeing Turkish ‘Operation Peace Spring’

Posted on October 10, 2019October 10, 2019By Editor

Turkey’s military operation against Kurdish-led militias in northeastern Syria has triggered a mass exodus of civilians from the combat zone amid heavy air and artillery strikes. … Read More >IMAGES from northeastern Syria show civilians fleeing Turkish ‘Operation Peace Spring’

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