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No ‘peace’ spring: Turkish invasion of northeastern Syria met with worldwide condemnation

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

Ankara’s operation against Kurdish-led militias in northeastern Syria has been criticized across Europe and the Middle East, as one country after another sounded the alarm over the impact to the Syrian peace process. … Read More >No ‘peace’ spring: Turkish invasion of northeastern Syria met with worldwide condemnation

Between Damascus and Kurdish Militia to Solve Issues on Syria-Turkey Border

Posted on October 9, 2019October 9, 2019By Editor

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Moscow has called for a Kurds-Damascus dialogue in order to solve problems on the Syria-Turkey border. … Read More >Between Damascus and Kurdish Militia to Solve Issues on Syria-Turkey Border

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‘They have been good to deal with’: Trump lauds US-Turkey relations & trade hours after vowing to obliterate its economy

Posted on October 9, 2019October 9, 2019By Editor

Less than a day after threatening to “obliterate” Turkey’s economy if it does anything “off limits” in northern Syria against the Kurds, Donald Trump said that Ankara is actually a great trading partner and a trusted NATO ally. … Read More >‘They have been good to deal with’: Trump lauds US-Turkey relations & trade hours after vowing to obliterate its economy

Not another dollar! Russia & Turkey agree on settlements in national currencies

Posted on October 9, 2019October 9, 2019By Editor

Moscow and Ankara inked an agreement on using Russian rubles and Turkish lira in mutual payments and settlements, the Russian Finance Ministry announced on Tuesday. … Read More >Not another dollar! Russia & Turkey agree on settlements in national currencies

Kurdish leaders mull cooperation with Damascus & Moscow as US pulls troops from northern Syria

Posted on October 8, 2019October 8, 2019By Editor

Fears that the US will do nothing to stop a Turkish military incursion into northern Syria could prompt Kurdish militias to negotiate with Damascus and Moscow, Kurdish leaders have signaled. … Read More >Kurdish leaders mull cooperation with Damascus & Moscow as US pulls troops from northern Syria

Russia and Turkey Agree on Using National Currencies in Mutual Settlements

Posted on October 8, 2019October 8, 2019By Editor

The Russian Finance Ministry and the Turkish Ministry of Treasury and Finance have signed an agreement on settlements and payments in national currencies, the Russian Ministry of Finance said. … Read More >Russia and Turkey Agree on Using National Currencies in Mutual Settlements

Turkey ‘launches airstrike’ against Kurds on Syria-Iraq border – reports

Posted on October 8, 2019October 14, 2019By Editor

Videos circulating on social media appear to show Turkish forces targeting Kurdish troops near Syria’s border with Iraq with airstrikes, just hours after the US announced it would be pulling out of the region. … Read More >Turkey ‘launches airstrike’ against Kurds on Syria-Iraq border – reports

WATCH American troops & vehicles withdraw from Kurdish-controlled N. Syria ahead of imminent Turkish op (VIDEO)

Posted on October 7, 2019October 7, 2019By Editor

A convoy of US military vehicles was filmed moving through the northern Syria’s countryside a day after Washington announced its troops would pull out ahead of Turkey’s “long planned” operation in the Kurdish-controlled area. … Read More >WATCH American troops & vehicles withdraw from Kurdish-controlled N. Syria ahead of imminent Turkish op (VIDEO)

It’s time for the US to “get out of ridiculous endless wars,” President Donald Trump said ahead of a withdrawal of US troops from border areas in northeastern Syrian as the Turkish military prepares for an anti-Kurdish incursion.

Posted on October 7, 2019October 7, 2019By Editor

It’s time for the US to “get out of ridiculous endless wars,” President Donald Trump said ahead of a withdrawal of US troops from border areas in northeastern Syrian as the Turkish military prepares for an anti-Kurdish incursion. … Read More >It’s time for the US to “get out of ridiculous endless wars,” President Donald Trump said ahead of a withdrawal of US troops from border areas in northeastern Syrian as the Turkish military prepares for an anti-Kurdish incursion.

‘No longer in the area’: US troops will neither help nor hamper Turkey’s cross-border operation in Syria

Posted on October 7, 2019By Editor

The US will neither support nor otherwise be involved in the looming Turkish military operation in northern Syria, nor will it interfere, as American troops will no longer be in the “immediate area,” the White House has announced. … Read More >‘No longer in the area’: US troops will neither help nor hamper Turkey’s cross-border operation in Syria