News from The Cradle, August 11, 2024 Syria, on 10 August, called on the United States to stop bombing Syrians, stop supporting Kurdish “separatist militias,” and immediately withdraw from Syrian territory. A statement issued by the Syrian Foreign Ministry said: “US warplanes, with the support of the SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces) militia, …
Read More »Syrian Kurds in an Increasingly Precarious Position
by Gregory Aftandilian, published on The Arab Center, Washington D.C., October 17, 2023 The source of this article appears to be a U.S. lobbying organization. Some of what they say is U.S, propaganda. However, they reflect the true vulnerability of the Kurdish SDF leadership in North Eastern Syria. [editor] Syrian …
Read More »No More Astana Peace Talks for Syria
by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, June 25, 2023 The Astana peace talks for Syria began in 2017 and recently met in Kazakhstan on June 20-21. It surprised many when the Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister Kanat Tumysh called the process over while saying the goals were achieved and declared …
Read More »Turkish Demands to Sweden Actually a Message to US about Kurdish rebels
by Uriel Araujo, published on InfoBRICS, February 10, 2023 The Turkish authorities in Ankara have been blocking Stockholm’s bid to join NATO allegedly over the Nordic country’s policies regarding Kurdish exile groups. On January 23, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan himself said Sweden should not expect any “goodwill” from his …
Read More »Russia Consolidates Middle East in Mediterranean
by M.K. Bhadrakumar, published on Indian Punchline, December 31, 2022 The curtain is coming down on the brutal 11-year old Syrian conflict, which former US President and Nobel Laureate Barack Obama initiated, as the Arab Spring swept through West Asia two decades ago. The United States has suffered yet another …
Read More »Istanbul Terror Attack May Prompt Turkish Invasion and Deportations
by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, November 18, 2022 On November 13, a blast ripped through Istiklal street, a busy pedestrian area in the Beyoglu neighborhood of Istanbul. The explosion killed six people and wounded 81 at about 4:30 pm local time. Among the dead were Arzu Ozsoy and …
Read More »Turkey Prepares for Military Operation Against Kurds After Istanbul Blast
by Ahmed Adel, published on InfoBRICS, November 16, 2022 The Turkish armed forces may launch an operation in northern Syria as the order for the recent terrorist attack in Istanbul was allegedly given from the Kurdish-majority city of Kobani. The November 13 explosion on the Istiklal pedestrian street in central …
Read More »Moscow Reaffirms Support for Damascus
from The Cradle, May 27, 2022 For the first time since the start of the war in Syria, Russian forces carried out airstrikes against positions held by Turkish-backed armed groups on the Syrian-Turkish border in the early hours of 27 May. According to local reports, the Russian Air Force attacked …
Read More »Erdogan Announces Operation to Occupy 30 KM Corridor in Northern Syria
by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, May 28, 2022 President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on May 23 a new military operation in northern Syria to establish a 30-kilometer-wide zone of Turkish occupation. Erdogan terms the proposed action as a counterterrorism operation, with details to be announced in the next …
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