Tag: Turkey

«Don’t get into sham heroism by trusting those who might have your back. Don’t seek adventurism, It won’t end well for you! » Threatening words from Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavusoglu on Thursday, December 29th. But this isn’t the first time Turkey has threatened Greece, especially recently. Earlier in December...

Turkey is a nation with no shortage of controversy and ill-relations with other nations in the Middle-East. But call them sentimental, as recently they have been attempting to repair relations with not only Egypt, but Syria as well. One with more success than the other. Turkey’s efforts to repair relations...

In the Syrian Civil War there exists an international unit of the People's Protection Units (YPG International), which has operated in the war against ISIS and more recently against Turkish invasions of the region. A unit of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), YPG International is comprised of fighters from...

Al-Jazeera, citing official Turkish sources, reported that Turkey has “taken all the necessary military and logistical preparations to carry out the military operation north of Syria” with the goal of taking control of Tal Rifaat, Manbij and Kobane. This comes as Kurdish officials refused demands from Turkey to withdraw...

While speaking with reporters on Monday, United States National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said that Turkey has the right to defend itself in the face of terrorist attacks, but should refrain from carrying out operations in Syria that would jeopardize the security situation or safety of American forces...

Last Wednesday, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced that it would suspend anti-Islamic State operations due to Turkey’s renewed airstrike campaign against Kurdish forces in Northern Syria amid threats of another Turkish ground force incursion into the region. Head of the SDF Media Center, Ferhad Shami, quoted SDF Commander in...