by Tyler | Oct 22, 2019 | Can Dundar, Cumhuriyet, Ethnic Cleansing, HDP, Israel / Middle East, Kurds, National Security, PKK, press freedom, Syria, Trending, Turkey, Yazidis, YPG
Turkish journalist Can Dundar, onetime editor of the Cumhuriyet newspaper, on Sunday accused the Turkish government of “hosting ISIS for years” and “releasing their guerrillas” from captivity.
by Tyler | Oct 19, 2019 | cease fire, Israel / Middle East, Kurds, National Security, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, SDF, Syria, Trending, Turkey, YPG
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) reported on Friday morning that Turkish forces violated the five-day ceasefire agreement announced on Thursday afternoon almost immediately, as Turkish-allied ground forces continued to attack the town of Ras al-Ain with...
by Tyler | Oct 18, 2019 | Donald Trump, Kurds, Mike Pence, Politics, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Trending, Turkey, YPG forces
President Donald Trump hailed the ceasefire agreement with Turkey on Thursday, noting that his unconventional approach had brought everything to a peaceful conclusion. “It’s really a great day for civilization,” Trump said to reporters after landing...
by Tyler | Oct 18, 2019 | Ceasefire, Clips, Israel / Middle East, Mitt Romney, Politics, Syria, Trending, Turkey
During a speech on the Senate floor on Thursday, Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) stated that while he welcomes the announcement of a ceasefire in Syria, “It is far from a victory.” Romney said, “I welcome the vice president’s announcement of
by Tyler | Oct 18, 2019 | Army Special Forces, Donald Trump, Jack Keane, Kurds, National Security, Politics, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Trending, Turkey, U.S. military
In the weeks leading up to the Turkish invasion of northern Syria, the military detected a variety of warning signs of a pending operation.
by Tyler | Oct 18, 2019 | foreign policy, Kurds, Mitt Romney, National Security, Politics, Syria, Trending, Turkey
Mitt Romney has been severely critical of Trump’s Syria policy. But in 2007, Romney had a somewhat different view of the Kurds.
