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from the News Desk at The Cradle, April 25, 2023 The defense ministers of Syria, Turkiye, Russia, and Iran held a four-way meeting in Moscow on 25 April in order to continue negotiations regarding an eventual normalization of ties between the Syrian and Turkish governments. The meeting “was held in …

by Hassan Illiak, published on The Cradle, April 4, 2023 The mid-March Moscow summit between Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin was notable for being publicized in advance. Since the outbreak of the Syrian war, Assad’s foreign visits have not been publicly revealed until after they …

by Ted Galen Carpenter, published on Responsible Statecraft, March 31, 2023 It’s become increasingly apparent that official data on U.S. military personnel deployed in so-called war zones overseas may be understating the actual number. Likewise, active duty military casualties account for only a portion of the American deaths suffered in …

by M.K. Bhadrakumar, published on People’s Dispatch, March 27, 2023 The circumstances surrounding the flare-up in Syria between the US occupation forces and pro-Iranian militia groups remain murky. President Biden claims that the US is reacting, but there are signs that it is likely being proactive to create new facts …

by Viktor Mikhin, published on New Eastern Outlook, March 27, 2023 The talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, which took place in Moscow, were a great success.  The Russian leader emphasized that substantial progress in the Syrian Arab Republic’s battle against international terrorism has been made …

News from Al Manar, December 30, 2022 Turkey has agreed to a complete pull-out of its troops from Syria after a recent meeting between defense ministers of Russia, Turkiye and Syria in Moscow, according to a report published in Syrian media. The Arabic-language al-Watan newspaper said in a Friday report …

from the Newsdesk at The Cradle, December 30, 2022 Turkiye’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told media on 29 December that Ankara is willing to withdraw from the territory it occupies in northern Syria and hand it over to Damascus in the event that “political stability” is reached. Cavusoglu’s comments came …

by M. K. Bhadrakumar, published on The Cradle, November 28, 2022 The series of airstrikes against Kurdish militants in northern Syria by Turkish jets in the past week come amid heightened concerns over Ankara’s threat to launch a ground operation. Such actions are not without precedent, yet have thus far achieved little …

by Pepe Escobar, published on The Cradle, July 20, 2022 The Tehran summit uniting Iran-Russia-Turkey was a fascinating affair in more ways than one. Ostensibly about the Astana peace process in Syria, launched in 2017, the summit joint statement duly noted that Iran, Russia and (recently rebranded) Turkiye will continue, …

By Al Mayadeen English, Source: The Jerusalem Post, 5 Jul 15:57 Russia instructs the Jewish Agency to halt all operations amidst mounting anger towards “Israel”, its stance towards Ukraine and its aggressions in Syria. The Jewish Agency has been instructed by the Russian government to stop all operations inside the …