Pentagon likely to announce US has 2,000 troops in Syria, not 500 – officials
The Pentagon is likely to announce in the coming days that there are about 2,000 US troops in Syria, rather than the 500 the military has…
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Trump tells Turkish president U.S. will stop arming Kurds in Syria
The Trump administration is preparing to stop supplying weapons to ethnic Kurdish fighters in Syria, the White House acknowledged Friday, a move reflecting renewed focus…
Report: Iraq blocked German FM diplomatic visit to Erbil
BERLIN, Germany – Prime Minister of Iraq Haider al-Abadi blocked a visit by German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel to the Kurdistan Region in the beginning…
Turkey does not rule out possible contact with Assad
ANKARA, Turkey – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has not ruled out possible contact with President Bashar Assad in a sign that his stance may…
Sadat to Salman: Israel at the expense of Palestine
Israel and Saudi Arabia have been the hot subject of speculation and gossip in recent weeks. Not a day goes by without us hearing about their…
Why Turkey Feels Burned By Trump
Every year, the day before Thanksgiving, the fire department in the Washington, D.C., suburb where I live posts a “Keep Your Family Safe this Thanksgiving”…
Trump Revealed Israeli Commando and Mossad Operation in Syria to Russians
When U.S. President Donald Trump revealed Israeli intelligence to senior Russian officials in March, he disclosed details of a covert Israeli mission to penetrate an Islamic…
With Saudi Blockade Threatening Famine in Yemen, U.S. Points Finger at Iran
The White House is pressing to declassify intelligence allegedly linking Iran to short-range ballistic missile attacks by Yemeni insurgents against Saudi Arabia, part of a…
US-Turkey relations ‘like marriage’ – State Department spokeswoman Nauert
Relations between Turkey and the US are “like marriage,” State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert told journalists, adding that sometimes these relationships have “a good day”…
The (Last) King Og Syria: The Feudalization Of Assad’s Rule
Losing control of 78 percent of Syria and $226 billion of the country’s GDP – to say nothing of the untold human cost – has not meant defeat for…