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Syria: Turkish troops clash with Kurdish fighters in Kobani

Syria: Turkish troops clash with Kurdish fighters in Kobani Syria: Turkish troops clash with Kurdish fighters in Kobani

Turkish troops exchanged heavy fire with Kurdish fighters on Tuesday in the northern Syrian city of Kobani, resulting in the death of a civilian, as tension between the warring parties escalated. Residents of Kobani reported that artillery fire hit areas of the city and its suburbs overnight and the attack intensified during the day. The […]

Turkey: wants – at least – the ‘orange light’ from Moscow to invade Syria

Turkey: wants – at least – the ‘orange light’ from Moscow to invade Syria Turkey: wants – at least – the ‘orange light’ from Moscow to invade Syria

By Paul Iddon The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have said they are ready to co-operate militarily with the Syrian government if Turkey implements its repeated threats to invade northern Syria. The SDF has asked Damascus to use its air defenses against Turkish warplanes if the area is attacked. “The Syrian army will have to […]

Syria vs. Erdogan: New invasion of our territory will be ‘war crime’

Syria vs. Erdogan: New invasion of our territory will be ‘war crime’ Syria vs. Erdogan: New invasion of our territory will be ‘war crime’

The Syrian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that it would consider any Turkish military invasion of its territory a “war crime and a crime against humanity.” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that Ankara would soon establish 30km (20m) safe zones across its southern border to fight terrorist threats, he described as possible, […]

The US warns Turkey against any new attack in northern Syria

The US warns Turkey against any new attack in northern Syria The US warns Turkey against any new attack in northern Syria

US diplomacy warned Turkey on Tuesday against launching a new military operation in northern Syria, stressing that it would endanger the lives of US troops. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Monday that the Turkish army would soon launch a new operation in northern Syria to establish a 30km “security zone” along the border. […]

US returns to outposts in Syria evacuated before Erdogan’s invasion in 2019

US returns to outposts in Syria evacuated before Erdogan’s invasion in 2019 US returns to outposts in Syria evacuated before Erdogan’s invasion in 2019

Strengthening their presence in areas controlled by the Syrian Kurdish YPG, which Turkey considers a “branch of the PKK terrorist organization”, US forces have reopened two previously abandoned points in the northeastern province of Raqqa. country. Local sources told Anadolu Agency that US troops are being relocated to areas evacuated in Raqqa shortly before the […]

Syria: Erdogan jihadists steal locals’ oil and sell their olives for firewood

Syria: Erdogan jihadists steal locals’ oil and sell their olives for firewood Syria: Erdogan jihadists steal locals’ oil and sell their olives for firewood

The paramilitary “Al-Sham Corps”, which is close to the Turkish secret services, systematically cuts down olive trees in various parts of the wider province around Afrin, reliable sources in the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. All this practice is practiced in the wider context of exhaustion of the local population with ultimate goal is […]

Erdogan’s forces in northern Syria cut off water to non-tax payers

Erdogan’s forces in northern Syria cut off water to non-tax payers Erdogan’s forces in northern Syria cut off water to non-tax payers

Residents in the northern Syrian city of Azaz are protesting that a Turkish-backed local council is denying them access to water. Some have accused it of being a form of “collective punishment” for unpaid taxes, according to Syria-based Northern Press. According to interviewees, the Azaz city council has decided to cut off water supply to […]

Why did Turkey resume equipping Idlib terrorists?

Why did Turkey resume equipping Idlib terrorists? Why did Turkey resume equipping Idlib terrorists?

In recent days, the Turkish army has begun sending equipment and weapons to the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib. New Turkish arms supplies to jihadist militias come as Idlib is recognized as the world’s largest terrorist stronghold. According to Syrian sources, quoted by the Iranian Shiite news agency ABNA, dozens of trucks with various weapons […]

Anger in Turkey: US continues to train Kurds in Syria

Anger in Turkey: US continues to train Kurds in Syria Anger in Turkey: US continues to train Kurds in Syria

“US forces continue to provide military training to YPG / PKK terrorists in Syria,” Anadolu Agency wrote, expressing Ankara’s anger at the fact that the government of President Joe Biden continues to ignore the “wants” of the Turkish president. Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Sources in the Sabah newspaper, which reproduces the Anadolu article as it stands, […]

US-Russia put a ‘brake’ on Erdogan: Turkey suspends possible attack on Syria

US-Russia put a ‘brake’ on Erdogan: Turkey suspends possible attack on Syria US-Russia put a ‘brake’ on Erdogan: Turkey suspends possible attack on Syria

Turkey has suspended its possible military operation against northeastern Syria as a result of continued denial by Russia and the United States and the absence of any consensus on it. Well-informed Turkish diplomatic sources, quoted by the Kurdish New Arab, commented on the expected Turkish military operation in new areas in Syria and its indications, […]