The agreement came as a result of recent negotiations between Kurdish and Syrian government officials in both Damascus and Qamishli. DAMASCUS, SYRIA — For over a year, much of northeastern Syria has found itself under de facto occupation by the United States and its military proxy, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The occupied territory, accounting for nearly a third of Read More…
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Turkey Announces Military Incursion Into Iraq, Threatens US Over Manbij
Turkey announced the beginning of military operations in Iraq’s Sinjar province a week after the country and its Syrian FSA allies captured Afrin from Kurdish fighters. On Sunday President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the beginning of Turkish military operations in Iraq’s Sinjar region a week after Turkey and allied Syrian FSA groups captured Afrin from Kurdish fighters. During that prior victory Read More…
In Syria, Media Hypes Enemy Crimes And Ignores Ally’s Atrocities
While the media decries the Syrian government’s alleged actions in Eastern Ghouta, governments and media institutions across the globe continue to turn a blind eye to the mounting evidence that a NATO ally is committing mass murder on a scale equal to that of the Syrian regime – in Syrian territory. Approximately seven weeks ago, Turkey invaded Read More…
US Applies Useful Double Standard To Alleged Use Of Chemical Weapons In Syria
Both Turkey and the U.S.-allied Kurds have been accused of using chemical weapons in Syria, but the U.S. has had two very different responses. AFRIN, SYRIA — On Saturday, Syrian news agency SANA reported that six men had been hospitalized after an alleged Turkish chemical weapons attack on a small town near the city of Afrin in Northern Read More…
NATO Civil War?
You’d think the prospect of two NATO members coming into direct military conflict with each other would be a major news topic, but nobody seems to be taking it seriously. The U.S. has no intention of withdrawing its troops from the town of Manbij in northern Syria despite warnings from Turkey to do so immediately, Reuters reports. Read More…
Kurds Conducted A Closed Meeting In Sochi
During the first day of the Syrian National Dialogue Congress in Russia’s Sochi the representatives of the Kurdish National Council, Democratic Federation of Northern Syria, North Syria, and the Russian ministry of foreign affairs’ delegation led by Special Presidential Envoy on Syria Alexander Lavrentiev held a meeting behind closed doors. So far, the Russian MID Read More…