Syria
US official says Turkish offensive in northern Syria unnecessary: report
World
March 15, 2019
US official says Turkish offensive in northern Syria unnecessary: report
A US official has said the United States is not discussing a Turkish offensive in northeast Syria with Turkey and…
Ankara keeps eye on Assad with no plans to leave Syria – analyst
World
March 10, 2019
Ankara keeps eye on Assad with no plans to leave Syria – analyst
Turkey, which is serving as the custodian of the remnants of the armed opposition in Syria, has no plans of…
Turkey, Russia to start patrols around Syria’s Idlib city
World
March 8, 2019
Turkey, Russia to start patrols around Syria’s Idlib city
Turkey’s Defense Minister Hulusi Akar has claimed that Turkey and Russia will begin patrols in and around the northwestern Syrian…
Syrian Kurds want multinational force to protect border, reject Turkey-controlled ‘safe zone’: report
Turkey
March 8, 2019
Syrian Kurds want multinational force to protect border, reject Turkey-controlled ‘safe zone’: report
Kurdish-led authorities in northern Syria want a multinational force to deploy at the Turkish border and reject the creation of…
Erdoğan corrupted Turkey’s national police force for his own petty interests
World
March 3, 2019
Erdoğan corrupted Turkey’s national police force for his own petty interests
A survey of select cases reviewed by Nordic Monitor suggests the 268,000-strong police force has been marred by serious accusations…
Islam is Compatible with Democracy, Despite Turkey’s Recent Example Alternate Title: Islamic State is an Oxymoron
Opinion
February 25, 2019
Islam is Compatible with Democracy, Despite Turkey’s Recent Example Alternate Title: Islamic State is an Oxymoron
Turkey was hailed as an example for a modern Muslim democracy during the early 2000s. The current ruling party that…
Syrian families in Mardin receive threatening letters with bullets
World
February 24, 2019
Syrian families in Mardin receive threatening letters with bullets
Seven Syrian refugee families living in Turkey’s southeastern Mardin province recently received threatening letters accompanied by bullets. The Mezopotamya news…
ISIS militants swear to fight to the death for their last pocket of territory in Syria: SDF
World
February 21, 2019
ISIS militants swear to fight to the death for their last pocket of territory in Syria: SDF
The presence of Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria is at a dead-end after US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced on…
Young Turkish jihadist who joined al-Qaeda in Syria acquitted by a court
Turkey
February 21, 2019
Young Turkish jihadist who joined al-Qaeda in Syria acquitted by a court
A Turkish court acquitted a jihadist who went to fight in Syria, part of the government’s revolving door policy in…
Turkey risks diplomatic rows as it accommodates the hospitalization of leader of Syria’s Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham after a bomb blast injury
World
February 20, 2019
Turkey risks diplomatic rows as it accommodates the hospitalization of leader of Syria’s Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham after a bomb blast injury
THE TOP COMMANDER of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham and founder of Jabhat Al-Nusra was injured during the Monday explosion in Idlib,…