Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has voiced his country’s willingness to cooperate with Moscow and Damascus against Kurdish militant groups based in northern Syria. “We want to take steps with Syria and Russia, as a trio,” Erdogan was quoted as saying on Dec. 15 by Turkey’s Anadolu Agency. He also called for a trilateral summit…
Turkey-Russia-Syria Axis Taking Shape After Erdogan Calls for Meeting With Assad
US Helicopter Raid Kills 2 ISIS Terrorists in Syria
BEIRUT—American forces on Sunday killed two ISIS terrorists in eastern Syria in a helicopter raid, U.S. Central Command said in a statement. ISIS sleeper calls continue to carry out deadly attacks in Syria and Iraq. For a few years, the group ruled swathes of both countries but lost its last stronghold in 2019. U.S. Central…
Federal Court Set to Hear Case About Repatriating Canadians Detained in Syria
A Federal Court is slated to begin two days of hearings today into the Liberal government’s refusal to repatriate 19 Canadian women and children who are being held in northeastern Syria. Family members for the six women and 13 children are expected to argue that the government’s refusal to help them, as well as some…
Syria Kurds Halt Joint Ops With US-led Coalition After Turkish Raids
QAMISHLI, Syria—The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a U.S.-backed group that helped defeat ISIS terrorists in Syria, said on Friday it had stopped all joint counter-terrorism operations with the United States and other allies as a result of Turkish bombardment on its area of control. The move was confirmed by the U.S. military, which said in…
11 Years After the Arab Spring, Turkey Moves to Mend Diplomatic Ties with Cairo, Damascus
Turkey this week took fresh steps towards mending relations with Egypt and Syria. Ankara’s ties with both countries have been characterized by mutual hostility since the 2011 “Arab Spring” and its tumultuous aftermath. “We may reevaluate relations with the countries we have problems with,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters while attending a G20…
Turkey, Iran Strike Kurdish Groups Amid Fears of Widening Conflict
ISTANBUL—Turkey has ramped up its cross-border strikes on Kurdish YPG militants in Syria and Iraq, while Iran struck dissident groups in northern Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region this week. Russia and the United States, both of which maintain troops in Syria, have called on Turkey to show restraint amid fears of widening conflict in the region….
Turkey Inches Closer to Invasion as ISIS Terrorist Threat Increases
U.S. officials expressed concerns this week that a possible Turkish invasion of Syria could harm the United States’ ability to defeat ISIS and trigger the release of thousands of terrorists from jails. “The Department of Defense is deeply concerned by escalating actions in northern Syria, Iraq, and Turkey,” said Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen. Patrick…
Home Office Lawyer Tells Shamima Begum Hearing That ‘Brainwashed’ People Can Be National Security Threats
A Home Office lawyer has told an immigration tribunal hearing and appeal by Shamima Begum that just because people are “brainwashed” does not mean that they cannot be a threat to national security. Sir James Eadie, KC said Begum had been living as part of the ISIS regime for four years and he said, “If…
Turkey Vows More Retaliation After 2 Killed in Cross-Border Kurdish Strikes
ISTANBUL/AMMAN—Turkey said a Kurdish militia killed two people in mortar attacks from northern Syria on Monday, in an escalation of cross-border retaliation following Turkish air operations at the weekend and a deadly bomb attack in Istanbul a week ago. Turkey’s armed forces said it was responding, and a senior security official told Reuters that Turkish…
Turkey Hit by Cross-Border Shelling After Targeting YPG in Syria, Iraq
At least three people were killed on Nov. 21 in a series of mortar attacks in Turkey’s southern Gaziantep province, located adjacent to Syria, according to the Turkish Interior Ministry. The ministry has blamed the cross-border attacks on the Kurdish YPG, the Syrian offshoot of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). Speaking to reporters in Ankara,…
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