headlines: october 25, 2019 – rising up with sonali
In a tweet, Trump said, “The Oil Fields discussed in my speech on Turkey/Kurds yesterday were held by ISIS until the United States took them over with the help of the Kurds.” ..…
In a tweet, Trump said, “The Oil Fields discussed in my speech on Turkey/Kurds yesterday were held by ISIS until the United States took them over with the help of the Kurds.” ..…
Most worrisome has been the prospect of collision between forces of Syrian government and those backed by Turkey. Turkey wanted to drive U.S.-allied Kurdish forces out of safe zone along the border after President Donald Trump pulled American troops from the area.. ..…
President Trump announced on October 22nd that Turkey's government, under the leadership of President Erdogan, had agreed to stop its offensive against Syrian Kurds and to make the ceasefire negotiated by Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo permanent.. ..…
Trump’s rash decision to let somebody else ‘figure the situation out’ was taken as a green light by Turkey’s autocratic president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to launch his long-anticipated invasion, occupation and ethnic cleansing campaign in Rojava. . ..…
In further sign of Trump disinterest in waging further defense of Kurds northeastern Syria, moreover, Trump canceled Wednesday sanctions he had imposed on Turkey for attacking Kurdish militias.. ..…
To date, the various attempts made in USA by Armenian associations to vote for parliamentary resolutions on the recognition of Armenian Genocide have fallen on deaf ears, due to the opposition of the various presidential administrations interested in not compromising the good relations between..…
Ankara regards the YPG as a terrorist group aligned with Kurdish militants who have waged an insurgency in southeast Turkey since 1984. . Turkey launched its offensive against the YPG on Oct. 9 after President Donald Trump ordered U.S. forces out of northeast Syria. ..…
US warplanes, attack helicopters and armed drones continue controlling portions of Syrian airspace, including areas bordering Turkey, Iraq and Jordan — facilitating Israeli strikes on Syrian targets.. Separately on Wednesday, Trump his military Syria ended while his forces continue..…
Accused both by Republicans and Democrats of abandoning Kurds, Trump imposed sanctions on Turkey on October 14 and sent delegation to persuade Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to order brief ceasefire.. ... With concerns that Kurds may no longer be able to Islamic State prisoners,..…