Critics allege that the operation is designed to drive out the region's Kurds so that Turkey can resettle Arab Syrians in their place. . Ankara says the incursion is necessary to eliminate armed groups that the Turkish government considers terrorists, including the Kurdish YPG and PKK. ..…
Syria's official news agency SANA, citing newly-released document by Turkish think SETA, on Sunday that White House gave the green light to Ankara to launch its so-called Operation Peace Spring against Arab country, and placed its mercenaries and terrorist at the disposal of Turkey... ..…
The Arab League has denounced the operation. . Ankara launched the assault against the Kurdish YPG militia after U.S. ..…
Two of its NATO allies, Germany and France, have said they are halting weapons exports to Turkey and the Arab League has denounced the operation. . Ankara launched the cross-border assault against the YPG militia after U.S President Donald Trump withdrew some U.S. troops from the border..…
The battle for Ras Ain raged cross-border against Syrian Kurdish despite outcry from United States and European Union and warnings of possible sanctions Ankara desisted.. Germany, also NATO ally, was banning arms exports to Turkey and the head of Arab League denounced the offensive.. ..…
All analysts who spoke to Xinhua said the international pressure should be expected to mount and that Turkey may face political and economic sanctions from the United States, the EU and some Arab countries as the operation progresses. . The EU and Iran have called on Ankara to halt the..…
(Some Syrian Arabs resented the YPG’s growing presence in areas that were not historically Kurdish and accused the group in summer 2015 of forcibly displacing Arab villagers.) . Although Washington sought to assuage Ankara, it made promises that proved hard to keep. ..…
Hundreds of Drones, Military Equipment Sent to Tahrir Al-Sham Northern Syria, 13,000 Terrorists Deployed Hama, Lattakia.. ..…
TEHRAN - The people of al-Bab Northern Aleppo held massive protest rallies against Turkish Army and called for their expulsion from Syrian territories Kurdish-language media outlets reported.. ..…
“Turkey has long been deeply concerned about Haftar’s rise,” said Mustafa Gurbuz, a non-resident fellow at the Arab Center in Washington. “Ankara supported the rival parliament in Tripoli, which was dominated by Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated parties – the Justice and Construction..…
The agreement would stipulate that Damascus would Ankara free hand to mount offensives in Kurdish-occupied Arab-majority towns Manbij and Kobani Syria in return for Ankara withdrawing its militant proxies from Maarat al-Numan, Khan Sheikhoun and Jisr al-Shughour, all of. ..…
The academic ruled out speculations that Ankara is trying to grab Syrian territories, arguing that the US and Russia both have military in Arab country. ..…
The operation was not coordinated with Syrian government, which has as violation of Arab country's sovereignty.. Ankara claims that recent terrorist attacks Turkey, including New Year's Day shooting in Istanbul nightclub that killed 39 people, had been masterminded in Daesh-held cities..…
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