The United States Can’t Rely on Turkey to Defeat ISIS
by Erdogan wants to confront the Kurds, not the Islamic State. Outsourcing the battle to Ankara will endanger America. President Donald Trump’s plan to withdraw U.S. …
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Syria’s Yazidis will suffer the consequences of US withdrawal
Syria’s Yazidi and other minority groups could become a target for Turkish-backed militias like elements of the Free Syrian Army, US-based human rights group Yazda …
Impending Turkish invasion and the revival of the National Pact
Things are clearly hotting up in Northern Syria. President Erdoğan has publicly stated that the preparations for a Turkish invasion of the area east of …
Syriac Military Council called for International Coalition to protect components
The General Command of the Syriac Military Council called for the International Coalition to guarantee the security and protection of the components of North and …
Syrian Kurds fear Turkish attacks after ‘Trump betrayal’
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Monday that Turkey would not leave Syrian Kurds in the hands of the People’s Protection Units (YPJ), a Kurdish militia …
No less than 60 civilians were arrested in Afrin within six days
Syrian-backed groups continue to violate their rights in Afrin region against their own citizens. Gunmen from faction of Sultan Murad raided village of Kafrroma in …
Turkish gendarmes kill Syrian refugees during they try to cross from Idlib to Turkey
Two young civilians were killed Friday night by Turkish border guards while trying to cross the Syrian-Turkish border northwest of Idlib, north of Syria. Border …
Escalation campaigns to arrest civilians in Afrin in Aleppo countryside
Escalation campaigns to arrest civilians in Afrin in Aleppo countryside The Turkish armed forces, accompanied by Syrian militants, who were fighting under the Free Syrian …
Monthly statistical report on violations in northern Syria
The Center for Documenting Violations in Northern Syria announced on 1 April 2018 to ensure accurate and independent documentation of all types of human rights …
For Erdoğan, after feasting comes the digestion
Both U.S. and foreign pundits are denouncing Trump’s Syria withdrawal decision as a catastrophe . It is most likely a bad decision, time will tell, but it is …
Trump pullout does not make Erdoğan a winner
The resignation last week of U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis leaves a tremendous mess, exposing not only escalating American disarray, but a dangerous new level …
Turkey’s ‘Olive Branch’ takes root in Syrian olive business
Turkey would have the world believe it’s the savior of Afrin. Many Syrians disagree. As the anniversary approaches of Turkey’s Operation Olive Branch in Syria, disturbing reports keep coming in …