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Putin and Erdogan agreed a "historic" to consolidate power in Syria and humble Kurdish forces. Here are the winners and losers.

Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images Russia and Turkey on Tuesday reached an agreement that would expand their control in Syria and minimize Kurdish territory.  The deal bet.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderOct 23rd, 2019

Trump has delivered what Russia wants in Syria — at zero cost — and "Putin likely can"t believe his luck"

Pavel Golovkin/Pool via REUTERS "Putin likely can't believe his luck" at Trump's withdrawal of US troops from the Kurdish region on the border of Syria and Turkey, a Western military official from the anti-ISIS coalition told Insider. Syrian t.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderOct 14th, 2019

What life is like on the Syria-Turkey border, one of the world"s most tense and dangerous fault lines

AP After threatening military incursions into northeast Syria to keep Kurdish forces at bay, Turkey has negotiated a "safe zone" in northern Syria. Turkey is deporting Syrian refugee.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderAug 21st, 2019

NATO is in denial about the risk of war between Turkey and Russia

Associated Press A bloody proxy fight for regional dominance in the Middle East between Russia and Turkey came closer to direct conflict this week with attacks on Turkish and Syrian government forces in Syria. The tr.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 8th, 2020

The US shouldn"t support Turkey"s reckless moves in Syria

Associated Press Fighting in Syria is heating up again between Syrian government forces, backed by Russia, and NATO member Turkey and the fighters i.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 3rd, 2020

Turkey Asks NATO To Join Its War Against Syria And Russia

Turkey Asks NATO To Join Its War Against Syria And Russia Authored by Eric Zuesse via The Strate.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeMar 1st, 2020

Turkey is threatening to push a new refugee crisis onto Europe after its vicious conflict in Syria hit a tipping point

Huseyin Aldemir/Reuters Turkey appears to be relaxing its efforts to prevent Syrian refugees from leaving for Europe via land and sea crossings with Bulgaria and Greece. "We have decided, effectively immediate.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderFeb 28th, 2020

Turkey doesn"t want to hold onto foreign ISIS fighters but neither does the rest of the world. So where will they go?

Screen grab President Donald Trump made the abrupt decision to pull the remaining US troops out of Kurdish-controlled areas in Syria last month, setting in motion a regional domino effect. One con.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderNov 15th, 2019

Turkey doesnt want to hold onto foreign ISIS fighters but neither does the rest of the world. So where will they go?

Screen grab President Donald Trump made the abrupt decision to pull the remaining US troops out of Kurdish-controlled areas in Syria last month, setting.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderNov 15th, 2019

How The Russian-Turkish Deal On Northern Syria Works

How The Russian-Turkish Deal On Northern Syria Works The agreement signed between Russia and Turkey for a new security plan in northeast Syria was certainly historic and a much welcome potential path towards stability a.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeNov 2nd, 2019

Russia"s has gotten big rewards from its bet in Syria, and bigger risks remain

Reuters Russia, which only sent a comparatively small force to Syria, will continue to reap significant diplomatic, commercial and military rewards from its operations there. Russia's continued presence in Sy.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderOct 25th, 2019

Trump"s plan to leave some US troops in Syria to guard its oil is now doomed, thanks to Putin

AP Russia and Turkey are now poised to further derail the US's limited presence through a.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderOct 23rd, 2019

Turkey may have used chemical weapons on the Kurdish civilians Trump left vulnerable

Associated Press The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is investigating the possible use of chemical weapons in northeastern Syria. The OPCW said that it was "aware of the si.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderOct 18th, 2019

Trump"s disastrous retreat from Syria raises new questions about his financial interests in Turkey

REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw US troops from northeast Syria has proven disastrous for the US's Kurdish allies a.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderOct 18th, 2019

Trump Today: Trump calls Turkey’s Syria cease-fire an ‘amazing outcome’

President Donald Trump hailed a five-day cease-fire in northern Syria announced by Vice President Mike Pence, even as Turkey disputed the term and said a pause in Ankara’s military operations depended on Kurdish forces leaving a safe zone......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchOct 17th, 2019

Vice President Mike Pence announces cease-fire agreement with Turkey in Syria

Pool Photo via AP Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday announced the US had brokered a five-day cease-fire agreement with Turkey, after it launched a military offensive against Kurdish forces in northeast Syria earlier this month Pre.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderOct 17th, 2019

US troops bombed their own anti-ISIS headquarters as Turkey-backed fighters closed in during Trump"s hasty retreat

Staff Sgt. Keifer Bowes/US Air Force US forces destroyed the headquarters of their anti-ISIS efforts in Syria on Wednesday, The Wall Street Journal reports.  Turkish-backed Syrian forces advanced on the position, despite a US show of force, .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderOct 16th, 2019

The US defense secretary gives US"s strongest condemnation yet of Turkey"s "unacceptable incursion" in Syria

Reuters Defense Secretary Mark Esper issued the US's strongest condemnation of Turkey's military assault on Kurdish forces in northeast Syria on Monday, calling it an "unacceptable incursion" and "impulsive." "Due to Turkey's irrespon.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderOct 14th, 2019

The US shared intelligence with Turkey that may have helped it target the Kurds in Syria

Pool Photo via AP The US provided Turkey with intelligence, including surveillance video and information from reconnaissance aircraft, that may have aided in its assault on the US-allied Kurdish forces in Syr.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderOct 10th, 2019

Trump"s latest tweets on Syria show he has absolutely no plan to help the Kurds as Turkey boasts about killing over 100 of them

Tweets from President Donald Trump on Thursday showed he has no plan to help Kurdish fighters facing a Turkish military incursion in Syria.  "I say hit Turkey very hard financially & with sanctions if they don't play by the rules! I.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderOct 10th, 2019