The Great Myth About U.S. Intervention in Syria

As the carnage in Syria continues with no end in sight, it is hardly surprising that many people are redoubling their efforts to get the United States to “do something.” Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (and likely the next U.S. president) has used the campaign trail to convey that she still supports a no-fly zone (or […]

Explosion hits southern Turkey’s Antalya, some casualties

An explosion outside a chamber of commerce building in Turkey’s southern resort city of Antalya wounded several people on Tuesday but the mayor said there were no life-threatening injuries and the blast may have been an accident. Turkey is on high alert after repeated bombings blamed on Islamic State and Kurdish militants this year. Authorities […]

Pentagon Chief Ash Carter visits Iraq to assess Mosul fight

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter’s push for Iraq to let Turkey play a role in the Mosul battle encountered resistance Saturday from Iraq’s prime minister, who said his country’s forces will oust Islamic State of Iraq and Syrian militants from the northern city. “I know that the Turks want to participate, we tell them thank […]

Lions led by a lamb, an open letter on 5th Special Forces Group leadership

Editors note: the following open letter was penned by a current member of 5th Special Forces Group who wanted to speak out against the current toxic command climate that exists in his unit. Toxic leadership is something that many soldiers and civilians accuse their command of, but rarely is it ever as bad as it […]

Turkish officials found in car trunk, smuggled into Greece

THESSALONIKI, GREECE:  Police in Greece have detained two Turkish military officers found in a smuggler’s car that had several migrants on board, officials said on Saturday. The arrest took place in the northern city of Xanthi on Thursday evening, local police told AFP.The two Turks were crammed inside a BMW with Bulgarian license plates, alongside two […]

Putin, Erdogan Boost Russian-Turkish Trade Ties

The Turkish and Russian leaders strengthened their rapprochement on Monday by emphasizing new trade deals that boost their ailing economies while minimizing their deep tensions on security matters. On the sidelines of a global energy summit in Istanbul, Presidents Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin signed a deal for the long-delayed TurkStream natural gas project that would allow Russia […]

Interview with a YPG/Peshmerga foreign fighter

PJ and I were in the same Peshmerga units before he left to fight in Syria alongside the YPG. He is an exceptional warrior that embodies the spirit of the Marine Corps with a sense of humor that cannot be matched, Semper Fidelis brother.   Kurt: What’s your military background? PJ: 0351 infantry assaultman UCMC […]

Bomb Kills at Least 18 Near Military Checkpoint in Turkey

Kurdish militants detonated a car bomb outside a military checkpoint in southeastern Turkey on Sunday, killing 10 soldiers and eight civilians, the prime minister said. Turkey immediately launched a military operation against the rebels in response. At a news conference in Istanbul, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim condemned the attack. “For the stability of our country, we will […]

‘Motorbike’ bombing near Istanbul police station, at least 10 wounded

A bomb detonated near the police station in the Yenibosna neighborhood of Southwest Istanbul, Turkey. The governor stated that all 10 people that were wounded from the blast were civilians. This past year, several bombings have targeted the police and were carried out by the PKK. However, no one has claimed this bombing yet. Governor Vasip […]

Baghdad bridles at Turkey’s military presence, warns of ‘regional war’

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has warned Turkey that it risks triggering a regional war by keeping troops in Iraq, as each summoned the other’s ambassador in a growing row. Relations between the two regional powers are already broadly strained by the Syrian civil war and the rise of the Islamic State militant group. Turkey’s […]

Turkey Proposes Joining U.S. in Raqqa Battle

Turkey has proposed forming a joint operation administration in Manbij between Arab fighters within the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Syrian Free Army. “The Arab elements of the SDF should learn to cooperate with the Free Syrian Army (FSA). We want the Arab elements of the SDF and the FSA to establish a joint […]