By adding to Syria, Erdogan threatens to reverse the gains that the US and its allies have made against Islamic State... ..…

In the month, the name and image of, the commander of Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces, or SDF, has become well known to Americans. ..…

The PKK, which was founded in 1978 with the ambition of carving out an independent Marxist state and has since scaled its goals back to seeking some form of autonomy and Kurdish rights, has waged a thirty-five-year insurgency against the Turkish state. Turkey, the European Union, and the US..…

Yet, the need to seek a geopolitical “balance” between a neighboring friendly state (Turkey) and a strategic partner (US) is subject to a “supra-party consensus” in Georgia. ..…

Mainstream media are taking occasional breaks from 24 impeachment coverage this month to lambaste Trump Administration for abandoning our Syrian Kurdish allies at the insistence of Turkey's despotic rulers. ..…

U.S. special forces, including the secretive , have worked closely with SDF troops to rollback the Islamic State. . . Turkey is not so much of a fan of the U.S.-SDF alliance. In Turkey’s view, anything that increases the relative power of Kurds is at Ankara’s expense. ..…

The invasion ordered by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, which came after a green light from President Trump, is aimed at uprooting the Syrian Democratic Forces, a Kurdish-led militia that has been a key partner in the fight against the Islamic State. Turkey sees the group as a..…

ISTANBUL ANKARA Turkey pounded Kurdish northeast Syria for day on Thursday, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee and killing at least dozens of people in cross-border assault on US allies that has turned Washington against President Donald Trump.. ..…

ISTANBUL ANKARA - Turkey pounded Kurdish northeast Syria for day on Thursday, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee and killing at least dozens of people in cross-border assault on U.S allies that has turned Washington against President Donald Trump.. ..…

European taxpayers will not subsidize Turkey's plan to attack Kurdish fighters that helped destroy Islamic State and resettle the territory they hold with Syrian refugees... ..…

At Versailles Conference, in which the victorious allies of World War I were carving up the remnants of Ottoman Empire, President Woodrow Wilson pushed for the establishment of Kurdistan. ..…

Rather than putting American boots on the ground, the United States wanted to partner with local fighters to defeat the Islamic State. Turkey objected to continued U.S. cooperation with the YPG and proposed an alternative Sunni force, but the United States did not believe those fighters were..…

It is a stark reminder of the conflicting -- and, at times, contradictory -- nature of America’s commitments to foreign actors, both state and non-state. . Turkey is a formal NATO ally, a matter that should have elicited scrutiny long ago, but especially since the ascendancy of President..…

The phone call was scheduled and hours after Erdogan reinforced his army units at Syrian- Turkish border and issued his strongest threat to launch incursion, according to National Security Council official to. ..…

Trump became American president ever to convene meeting at United Nations headquarters New York City focusing on freedom. ..…

State Department Ron Przysucha Public Domain President Donald Trump announced Monday that United States will dedicate $25 million to protect religious sites and houses of worship across the world and also announced the creation of coalition of top business leaders to help protect in the workplace. . ..…

Turkey’s strained relationship with the EU and the US leaves it in a fragile state. Turkey’s economy already suffered from the US sanctions in 2018. So new sanctions from the EU and/or US will hurt Turkey’s economy further. ..…

Last month, United States and Turkey reached agreement on safe zone Northeastern Syria, marking the in pattern of threats and negotiations that has characterized the past several years of the two countries relations. ..…

State Department Denounces 'Provocative Turkish Drilling Off Cyprus.. ..…

Far eastwards of Italy, NATO state Turkey stores fifty US B61 bombs, despite current shambolic relations between the two countries. ..…

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades on Monday likened Turkey's actions inside the island's exclusive economic zone to a second invasion and violation of international law... ..…

Iranian American community leaders at Renaissance Dallas Hotel, Dallas, Texas.. ..…

PKK, and now autonomy, since 1984,  is on US State Department's list of terrorist organizations. ..…

Pompeo warns Turkey against striking Syria. ..…

ERBIL   The State Department's 2018 Human Rights Report, published on Thursday, documents several violations carried out by Turkish-backed Syrian rebels Afrin and by Turkish army, including the killing of civilians. ..…

In joint statement, NGOs including Amnesty International called for end to what they termed In joint statement, NGOs including Amnesty International called for end to what they termed. ..…

Trump received criticism from Republicans, Democrats, and some foreign officials for what they have called hastily planned withdrawal of the troops, with many saying it leaves Kurdish allies at the mercy of Turks and hands victory to Russia and Iran.. ..…

MOSCOW BEIJING — Russia on Thursday slammed what it called Venezuela and denounced the usurpation of power., calling President Nicolas Maduro the country's legitimate leader.. ..…

In Syria, ISIS killing of four American soldiers Manjib on January shows the ability to remain active even outside the territory it still controls. ..…

The ruination of the Baathist Iraqi state has by this point produced Sadrist-led regime that must maintain degree of friendship with U.S that ushered in its ascent to power and is closer to Iran and will, defying U.S., maintain that relationship based in part on commonality. ..…

In reality the SDF calls for a decentralized federal state with autonomy for Rojava within a Syrian state. . Turkey has its own political agenda in Syria. It cobbled together an armed militia called the Free Syrian Army that consists of some 2,000 castoffs from various right-wing political..…

In reality, the SDF calls for a decentralized federal state with autonomy for Rojava within a Syrian state. . Turkey hopes to defeat the Kurds and use its control of northern Syria as a bargaining chip in negotiations with the government of President Bashar al Assad. ..…

Defender of Israel award, and also Pompeo, ing Iranian people that they should either surrender or starve to death. ..…

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Tuesday gave US officials list of 84 members of Fethullah Gulen's movement. ..…

Defender of Israel award, and also Pompeo, ing Iranian people that they should either surrender or starve to death. ..…

The widely published Phillips is foreign affairs adviser for State Department and United Nations.. ..…

It's honor to join @POTUS, @EmmanuelMacron and leaders from around the world to commemorate the anniversary of the Armistice that ended World War I and to pay tribute to the service members. ..…

Syrian government forces advance on the eastern outskirts of Aleppo on March 8, 2017 near the town of Khafsah, Russian Defense Ministry says.. ..…

Özgür Paksoy, er for pro-Kurdish Dicle News Agency, was detained at police checkpoint outside the town of İdil, DİHA reported.. ..…

By the president has provoked criticism among conservative, While certain supporters of President Trump will be glad to bring American troops home, the seemingly snap decision Middle East commentators. ..…

Amanda Sloat is Robert Bosch fellow in Center on United States and Europe at Brookings. She is also fellow with Project on Europe and Transatlantic Relationship at Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. ..…

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi issued Friday rejecting the call by Kurdistan Regional Government President Masoud Barzani for referendum, declaring that Kurdish people cannot decide its fate unilaterally... ..…

‘Our first and last goal is the unity of Syria, and we want to cleanse Syria from these separatist groups, the [Bashar al] Assad regime and ISIS [Islamic State].” . . Turkey has long considered YPG fighters to be affiliated with the Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK), a group that has been..…

new article out on August 26 revealed that United States and UK are running Syria out of in Istanbul. ..…

Egypt Islamic lawyers charge Christian convert with apostacy.  He is in hiding and has been beaten in the 2 26. ..…

group linked to al-Qaeda, Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades, said in e-mail to the daily Quds Arabi newspaper that it conducted Istanbul on Saturday and that al-Qaeda plans attacks in other countries, including United States... ..…