Trump to Erdogan: For 30,000 Troops, Take Raqqa Operation
US President Donald Trump’s decision to phone Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on April 14 and be the only Western leader
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Erdogan Halts Military Operations in Syria, Bows to US-Russian Ultimatum
The Turkish National Security Council, chaired by President Tayyip Erdogan, abruptly terminated Euphrates Shield, the operation launched with an invasion
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Turkish army like Iraqis stalled by ISIS pushback
Wednesday, Dec. 28, hours before US Secretary of State John Kerry was due to deliver a major speech on his
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Russia Sets up Second Air Base in Aleppo Province, Collaborates with Turkey
In addition to the first Russian air base at Hmeimim, southeast of Latakia in western Syria, Russian air force engineers
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ISIS Plots Full-Scale Offensives in Iraq, Jordan to Preempt Trump Takeover
If Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi acts on the advice of the Iraqi ex-generals at his side, the Islamic State is preparing
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Tehran will fight Turkey’s role in Mosul operation
The involvement of Turkish special operations, armored and artillery forces in support of the Kurdish Peshmerga battle to drive ISIS
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Turkey’s Bid to Expand into Syria and Iraq Will Also Benefit Iran
Turkey deepened its foothold in Syria Sunday, Oct. 16, with the capture from the Islamic State of the small but
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Fears of Mosul Offensive Breaking up into Regional Proxy Wars
The Kurdish Peshmerga, far from being a homogeneous army, is in fact two contingents divided along the lines of the
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The big Mosul offensive is stuck, halted by ISIS
Less than a day after its launch, the big Mosul offensive prepared for more than a year by the US,
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Obama hands Syria over to Putin
The Syrian cease-fire agreement that US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced Friday night,
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