Erdogan calls for joint Turkish-Russian-Iranian control of US pullout from Syria in face of Moscow’s veto
Like Washington, Moscow is averse to the Turkish army moving into northern Syrian Kurdish lands after the Americans leave. Yet
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Fresh Turkish-US crisis: Erdogan refuses to see visiting US adviser, again threatens Kurds
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan waited for John Bolton, US national security adviser, to land in Ankara on Tuesday, Jan 8,
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Scrap over Manbij opens door for Russia and Assad’s troops to take control of NE. Syria
One of Bashar Assad’s best weeks in years – and one of Tayyip Erdogan’s worst – peaked on Friday, Dec.
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Trump names new Defense Secretary, outplays Erdogan’s bluster for marching on Syrian Kurds
President Donald Trump on Sunday, Dec. 23 named Dep Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan as Defense Secretary as of Jan.
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The US will still “maintain a presence” after troop pullout from NE Syria
Following the backlash from President Trump’s decision to withdraw US troops from NE Syria, senior administration officials Friday night, Dec.
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The IDF must cut short tunnel operation, get set for repercussions from Trump’s stunning Syria withdrawal
Israel’s leaders – government, military and intelligence – were dumbfounded by US President Donald Trump’s decision to pull US troops
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MbS fingered again for the Khashoggi murder to undermine him ahead of the G20 Buenos Aires summit
After a short lull, a third wave of derogatory reports in the US, Turkey, and West Europe again put the
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Erdogan’s “Khashoggi speech” is meant to boost his Muslim credentials (and Turkish lira)
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan withheld the promised “naked truth” about the Saudi role in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi at
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Saudi admission of Khashoggi death leaves turmoil in Riyadh, fallout on Saudi-US relations
The Saudis cannot hope to lay to rest the upsets in the royal house and commotion in Washington by their
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King Salman and Erdogan in phone call for ending Khashoggi crisis
The phone call between Saudi King Salman and Turkish President Reccep Erdogan Sunday night, Oct. 14, was the first sign
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