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Turkey’s Syrian venture is rapidly turning sour from President Erdogan’s point of view. The Turkish advance into the northeast is moving slowly, but Turkey’s military options are becoming increasingly limited as the Syrian army, backed by Russia, moves into Kurdish-held cities and towns that might have been targeted by Turkish …

Turkish President Recap Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to a five-day retreat from the Syrian region, on an American assurance that the Kurdish forces retreat and clear the ‘safe zone’. Turkish President Recap Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to a five-day retreat from the Syrian region, on an American assurance that the …

As the United States recedes with its protective shields from northern Syria and Turkey takes on to offensive insurgence, Russia is the new kid on the block, who has vowed that it will not sit and see Ankara take over the Syrian turf. On Trump’s instructions, the many special operation …

With no other resort left, Trump is threatening Turkey’s power financial penalties, if Ankara does not back down from a full-fledged military offensive in Northern Syria. As a precursor, Washington has already raised steel tariffs. American troops started retreating from their various observatory posts, on Trump’s instructions, ending four-year buffer …

Preempting America’s turn around, it is being confirmed that the Kurds are trying to ‘cut a deal’ with the Syrian Army and Russia, in an attempt to save themselves, from the mounting threat of a Turkish insurgence. Trump has recently ordered the retracement of US forces from Northern Syria, leaving …

Addressing the Parliament’s opening ceremony in Ankara, President Tayyip Erdogan has indicated that Turkey will not wait anymore for its allies and the US to act in the military incursion which is necessary for the establishment of the ‘Safe Zone’. The Turkish plan is to re-home up to 2 million …

The government of President Bashir Assad in Syria had been accused of making use of chlorine as a chemical weapon in an attack in May to get a stronghold in Idlib province while battling it out with insurgents. This was communicated by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as the …

With the aim of restoring peace in the war-torn country of Syria, the trilateral discussions between Turkey, Russia, and Iran concluded over the decision of setting up a constitutional committee. Presided over the leaders of their respective nations, all the three, agreed on showing no support to terrorist factions at …

The fate of Syria lies in what happens to Idlib province in the next couple of weeks. And the three major nations that have been playing an important role in that country’s civil war are all determined to find a way out to avoid a humanitarian disaster. It is confirmed …

Turkish PM Erdogan will have a significant agenda at the forthcoming United Nations General Assembly meeting- he will be discussing his intentions of keeping Trump administration happy, as he floats the idea of buying a certain number of Patriots from the United States. The Raytheon Co’s Patriot missile defense system …

Taliban reached out to Russia, as the peace talks with US were called off last week by President Donald Trump. The insurgent group’s delegation, headed by Mullah Sher Mohammad Stanikzai, arrived Moscow on Friday, just days after the US talks were cancelled. Stanikzai has been representing the group’s negotiating team …

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has the mind to go against the Oslo Accords, International Laws and Norms as well as the Charter of the United Nations to annex large parts of occupied West Bank if re-elected. Netanyahu’s declaration has left many in the international community worried and fearing another …

All eyes are now turned on Prince Abdul Aziz bin Salman who becomes the first individual from Saudi royalty to be appointed on a strategic post on the Saudi cabinet as the head of the Oil Ministry. It s a surprising but well thought out move by the current King …

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Turkey has expressed dissatisfaction over the fact that Turkey is restricted from possessing nuclear weapons whereas other countries own them blaming them for Hypocrite behavior. While speaking with members of his AK party in Sivas he said, “ Few countries own missiles with nuclear warheads …

It is a sad reality, but people of Libya are now feeling abandoned by a part of the international community and still, exploited by others- this was the message communicated by the UN envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salame to the Security Council recently. Salame, who is the UN secretary-general’s special …

Russia has extended support to Iraq, Syria and Lebanon, countries believed to have been attacked by Israel under cross-border agitation against Iran and its regional accomplices. Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, Russia’s special presidential delegate for the Middle East and Africa reached out to Iraq’s national security adviser Faleh al-Fayed …

The timing for America’s power show could not have been more wrong, as American airstrikes have disturbed a fragile ‘ceasefire effort’ in the Syrian province of Idlib. Without giving any prior warning to Turkey or Russia, America hit on Al-Qaeda leadership in Idlib province, the jihadist-held region on the pretext …

It is finally a victory for Syria as the last insurgent group moved off from Khan Sheikhun in northwest Syria. The raging war for possession of the Idlib province has now gone into the favor of the pro-government forces to come in and take charge. This development comes after Turkey …

Hopes of Syrian crises being resolved through Astana process may become a distant dream again. As the Assad regime indulged into airstrikes on a Turkish military convoy just north of Khan Sheikhun in Idlib province, dreams t rebuild Syria is like a pack of falling cards right now. The strike …

In a strange move, Russia is now planning to ban a think tank that was run by former Utah Governor, Jon Huntsman Jr. before he was appointed as the U.S. ambassador to Moscow. Moscow has called the Atlantic Council (think tank) a security threat to their country. Huntsman served as …

South Korean fighter planes discharged 360 rounds of caution shots after a Russian military aircraft violated SouthKorea’s airspace, Seoul officials stated to the international media. Three Russian military planes – an A-50 airborne and two Tu-95 aircraft entered South Korea’s air defense barrier zone off its east coast before the …

On Thursday, Russia defied the United Nations Security Council demanding for an end to attacks on health care facilities in Syria’s Idlib region. The diplomats stated after the most recent discussion over brutality in the nation’s last main enemy bastion. As per the international media, the results led to an …

Russia has been quick to offer a counter deal to Turkey as the US has retracted the strategic F35 programme from Ankara. Trump removed Turkey from the F35 fighter jet programme after the former refused to heed America’s warnings to drop the S400 deal with Moscow. Vladimir Putin administration had …

Acting U.S. Protection Secretary Mark Esper produced it clear to Turkey on Wednesday that it will face economic sanctions if it goes forward with the purchase of a Russian missile defense system, as the standoff between the 2 NATO allies dragged on. Esper met with Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar …

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy for Syria said on Wednesday that it is time for the parties to allow a political solution to the Syrian conflict to end the crisis. We are ready to work together with our Lebanese friends in the context of the Astana route and are …

Stark warned that a humanitarian disaster continued in Idlib, Syria, the United Nations shook Tuesday, but the United States and other leading states seemed incapable of stopping Bashar al-Assad’s assault. An urgent meeting was called by Germany, Kuwait, and Belgium, five days after Russia’s declared ceasefire, which contradicted the deadly …

Syria dynamics in the last opposition stronghold Wednesday night, Russia and Turkey in Idlib Syrian regime forces and opposition fighters in quietly changed by Russian news agencies claiming that the cease-fire agreement. However, contrary to the alleged ceasefire, the intense bombardment was later reported to target civilian areas south of …