US Says No Military Support for Kurdish YPG in Afrin

In the crisis that is growing along the Turkish-Syrian border, the United States has said, the Syrian Kurdish fighters known as YPG, which were armed and supported by the US-led coalition are no longer part of the war on the Islamic State and receive no support. These comments may calm some of the tensions between […]

Erdogan: ‘The US is building a terror army in Syria’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan minced no words as he called Washington’s plan to establish and train a 30,000-man Kurdish security force in Syria along the Turkish border a “terror army.” The area in question runs along the southern border of Turkey with Syria. The U.S. plans to heavily recruit its force from the SDF […]

Turkey slips towards legal abyss as top court’s rulings ignored

Concern is growing in Turkey over the deterioration of its rule of law and judicial institutions after the country’s top court was blatantly ignored by government and lower courts earlier this month. On 11 January, a lower court refused to abide by a ruling from Turkey’s Constitutional Court, which serves as the guardian of the […]

Erdogan says Turkish operation in Syria’s Afrin to be supported by rebels

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Turkey’s planned military operation against Kurdish militia forces in Syria’s Afrin region will be supported by Syrian rebel fighters. In recent days, Erdogan has repeatedly warned of an imminent incursion in Afrin after the U.S.-led coalition said it was working with the mainly Kurdish YPG-led Syrian Democratic Forces […]

Erdogan: “The US is Building a Terror Army in Syria”

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan minced no words as he called Washington’s plan to establish and train a 30,000-man Kurdish security force in Syria along the Turkish border a “terror army.” The area in question runs along the southern border of Turkey with Syria. The U.S. plans to heavily recruit its force from the SDF […]

Syrian Rebels Counterattack Government Forces in Idlib Province

Syrian rebels have launched a counter-attack against government forces and their Iranian-backed allies in Idlib province. The fighting, which is raging right along the Turkish border is a source of rising tension for Turkey’s government. Fighting raged in Idlib, where a government offensive helped by Iran-backed militia has gathered pace in the last two weeks, […]

Russia’s explanation about who attacked its bases in Syria keeps getting stranger

Russia added Ukraine to the list of possible perpetrators that helped attack its military bases in Syria with a swarm of drones. Russia said that the drones required sophisticated engineering and targeting help that originated outside of Syria. Every analyst and expert that Business Insider spoke with questioned Russia’s claims — and some flat out […]

Turkish journalists freed as court rules year in jail violated their rights

Turkey’s top court on Thursday ruled that two jailed journalists be released, local media reported, a decision lawyers said could set a precedent for dozens of other reporters jailed in a widespread crackdown under the president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The constitutional court ordered the release of Mehmet Altan and Sahin Alpay, ruling their rights had […]