This myopic strategy left U.S military hamstrung, misled Washington's mostly Kurdish partners on the ground, and enabled Russia, Iran, and Turkey to make gains at the expense of U.S interests. . ... Understanding this rubric makes it clear that while United States was focused on..…
Turkey’s offensive aims to neutralise the Kurdish YPG militia, the main component of the SDF and seen by Ankara as a terrorist group aligned with Kurdish insurgents in Turkey. But the SDF has also been Washington’s key ally in fighting that has dismantled Islamic State’s jihadist..…
“Let them have their borders, but I don’t think our soldiers should be there for the next 50 years guarding a border between Turkey and Syria when we can’t guard our own borders at home,” Trump said in a speech in Washington. . The SDF accused Turkey-backed rebels of killing..…
“Let them have their borders, but I don’t think our soldiers should be there for the next 50 years guarding a border between Turkey and Syria when we can’t guard our own borders at home,” Trump said in a speech in Washington. . Turkey’s stated objective is to set up a..…
Ben Hubbard reported from Dohuk Iraq, Charlie Savage and Eric Schmitt from Washington and Patrick Kingsley from Istanbul. Carlotta Gall contributed reporting from Akcakale, Turkey, Peter Baker from Washington, Hwaida Saad from Beirut, Lebanon, and Iliana Magra from London. . . . . ...…
On Friday, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that American President Donald Trump had ordered US officials to draft “very significant” new sanctions against Turkey and its leaders over the military operation, adding that banks were already being notified. . He added that..…
Ben Hubbard reported from Dohuk, Iraq; Karam Shoumali from Berlin; Carlotta Gall from Akcakale, Turkey; and Patrick Kingsley from Istanbul. Reporting was contributed by Eric Schmitt from Washington; Hwaida Saad from Beirut, Lebanon; and Karam Shoumali from Berlin. . . . . ..…
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