This would alter the ethnic balance of the border area by removing Syrian Arab refugees from Turkey while reducing the influence of historic Kurdish communities, a cynical ploy by Ankara.  . ..…

Kurds are non-Arab ethnic group of between 25 and 35 million people spread across Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey and without state of their own.. ... In Turkey, Kurdistan Workers Party, is outlawed as terrorist organisation.. ..…

Turkey's move has been condemned by the international community, including by Western allies and in the Arab world. ..…

Two of its NATO allies, Germany and France, have said they are halting weapons exports to 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. . ..…

On Sunday, Turkish troops and their Arab proxies made major progress on the ground, seizing the town of Tel Abyad and prompting celebrations across Turkey.. ..…

On Thursday, Erdogan vowed to flood Europe with 3.6 Syrian refugees, housed Turkey for the past several years, if European Union  kept condemning Turkey's operation and branding it as invasion.. , for their part, threatened to impose sanctions on Turkey over the in Arab..…

The ministry said that by accusing Turkey, rather League was betraying Arab world.. explosion is seen over Syrian of Ras al- Ain Sanliurfa, Turkey, October 12, 2019. ..…

Ankara is facing threats of possible sanctions from United States while Arab League has denounced the operation and NATO allies Germany and France announced they were halting weapons exports to Turkey.            .. ..…

To prepare for the incursion, Turkey supported groups of predominantly Arab fighters in Syria who also oppose the S.D.F. ... But that buffer collapsed with the Turkish incursion because Turkey began bringing Syrian Arab fighters across its border directly into the..…