Will Israel act against Iran?
With all of Israel preoccupied by the flurry of investigations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, one of the most incredible strategic statements that has been…
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Iran says will respect UN ceasefire, but continue attacks on ‘terrorist’ areas
Iran said attacks would continue on rebel-held areas near Damascus, where clashes were reported on Sunday between insurgents and government forces despite a UN resolution…
Syrian Militias Enter Afrin, Dealing a Setback to Turkey
ISTANBUL — Militias loyal to the Syrian government swept into the northwestern enclave of Afrin on Thursday in support of Kurdish militias, reclaiming the territory…
Aid agencies call for urgent ceasefire in besieged Syrian enclave
Aid agencies, including the Red Cross and World Food Programme, are calling for an urgent ceasefire to allow them to reach the besieged Syrian enclave…
Russia and Turkey in “marriage of convenience”
Russia and Turkey have drawn closer in recent years, in part due to converging mutual interests in the ongoing Syrian conflict, but their relationship remains…
Turkey warns Assad not to intervene in Kurdish enclave
Turkey warned the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad that it risked a military confrontation with Ankara if it intervened in an ongoing war in the Kurdish…
Afrin: Kurdish fighters ‘strike deal’ with Syrian army
Kurdish fighters in north-western Syria say they have struck a deal with the Syrian government under which it will send troops to help repel a…
Monitor: 15 Russian private security workers dead in Syria
Fifteen Russians employed in Syria by a private security company were killed when an unexplained explosion rocked an arms depot at their base in the…
Animosity toward US uniting Turkey, Russia, Iran in Syria
The leaders of Turkey, Iran and Russia have agreed in principle to a summit on Syria to be held in Istanbul. The decision follows recent phone calls by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan…
Turkey’s Difficult Dance with Russia in Syria
Weaknesses and inconsistencies in Turkish strategy leave it exposed to Russian objectives in the Syrian civil conflict. In November 2015, a Turkish F16 fighter jet…