President Trump ordered the withdrawal of all American forces from northern Syria, abandoning America's long-time Kurdish allies. ... And Turkey, which was an American ally. That's the point. We had leverage. ..…
Halkbank will now have to answer for its conduct in an American court.” . “As we allege today, Halkbank, a Turkish financial institution whose majority shareholder is the government of Turkey, willfully engaged in deceptive activities designed to evade U.S. sanctions against Iran,”..…
We have heard rumors of American, Turkish, French and Jordanian special operations forces training FSA Turkey, and if these rumors are true, we should begin to see results of the in the near future.. ..…
Its good to see the Russian and American administrations working together for a change. It would be nice to hear what Debka thinks Turkey is after, extra territory for Turky or a permanent buffer? ..…
The scenario agreed on behind the curtains through months of confidential exchanges, often one-on-one, between Russian and Turkish leaders regarding north-eastern Syria is entering phase of implementation on the ground with the agreement between Kurds and Assad regime.. ..…
Because sovereign power belongs to the local units and not to a central government, Kurdish confederalism differs from an American-style federal system. . ... In Iran and Turkey they live under central government rule. . The Kurds are so serious about devolving power to the local level..…
President Donald Trump this month withdrew American troops from the Syrian border with Turkey, prompting bipartisan backlash. ... Trump’s decision to withdraw troops from northeast Syria, along the border with Turkey, drew condemnation from Republican and Democratic lawmakers who..…
Syrian government forces have taken control over Manbij, al-Tabqa in the Raqqa province, Ain Issa, Qamishli, Hasaka and several towns and villages in Northern part of the country, after the Kurds reached an agreement with Damascus for Syrian government troops to be deployed along the border with..…
After initially withdrawing 50 American troops from the Syrian border with Turkey, the Pentagon this week began pulling out all of its 1,000 soldiers from Syria, a process that was expected to take several weeks. . ... “U.S. forces say Turkey was deliberately ‘bracketing’..…