Category Archives: Turkey

The New Drone Wars – TTG

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Andrei Martyanov

Back in early 1981, I did a few “odd jobs” between graduating from the Infantry Officer Advanced Course and starting the SF Officers Course. One of these jobs was as an ARTEP evaluator for a mech infantry company on Fort … Continue reading →

Posted in TTG, Turkey, weapons | 42 Comments

The labyrinth known as Libya – TTG

Posted on June 10, 2020 by Andrei Martyanov

When we last visited Libya, we saw the demise of Colonel Muammar el-Qaddafi at the hands of various Libyan rebel forces. Those videos are now tagged with a graphic content warning on YouTube. His gruesome death with a knife up … Continue reading →

Posted in Libya, Russia, The Military Art, TTG, Turkey | 38 Comments

Incident at Muhambal – TTG

Posted on March 19, 2020 by Andrei Martyanov

An expression of jihadi displeasure with Erdogan BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) – A Turkish military convoy that was traveling through the Idlib countryside on Wednesday was reportedly ambushed by unknown assailants, Muraselon news reported, citing opposition media. The Muraselon report … Continue reading →

Posted in Syria, TTG, Turkey | 6 Comments

“we will be violent to the kuffar. Like in Syria.” Tayyip Erdogan

Posted on March 12, 2020 by Pat Lang

"Contemporary Turkish Calls for Jihad On October 25, 2019, Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan attended the Friday prayers at the Great Çamlıca Mosque in Istanbul. He was accompanied by Istanbul’s governor Ali Yerlikaya, mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, Istanbul’s chief of police … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Middle East, Turkey | 24 Comments

HTS has killed the “cease fire.”

Posted on March 8, 2020 by Pat Lang

"Al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) has officially rejected the recent Russian-Turkish agreement on Greater Idlib, vowing to keep on fighting.In an official statement, the terrorist group claimed that the agreement would allow the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and Russian forces … Continue reading →

Posted in As The Borg Turns, Borg Wars, Current Affairs, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey | 20 Comments

«Erdogan leads a panislamist and neo-ottoman project that must be fought urgently» Le Figaro

Posted on March 8, 2020 by Pat Lang

(Mezri Haddad)   We have this translation from the French text courtesy of Phillipe Boileau who lives at Montreal.  pl ——————————- FIGAROVOX/TRIBUNE – The philosopher Mezri Haddad analyses Turkish president Erdogan’s foreign policy. Erdogan aims, in Haddad's  view, to transform … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, France, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey | 15 Comments

Some thoughts on Idlib Dawn – TTG

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Andrei Martyanov

The seesaw events of the last few days can be examined from the political dancing and posturing of the major players and from the combatants’ maneuvers on the battlefield. Obviously there is a lot of interplay between the two, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Russia, Syria, The Military Art, TTG, Turkey | 25 Comments

Idlib Dawn Update “Send lawyers, guns and money” – TTG

Posted on February 27, 2020 by Andrei Martyanov

Everybody's restless and they've got no place to go Someone's always trying to tell themSomething they already knowSo their anger and resentment flow But don't it make you want to rock and rollAll night longMohammed's RadioI heard somebody singing sweet … Continue reading →

Posted in Russia, Syria, TTG, Turkey | 47 Comments

“Syrian Army in full control of Aleppo-Damascus Highway for first time 8 years” – TTG

Posted on February 14, 2020 by Andrei Martyanov

BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:10 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) is officially in full control of the Aleppo-Damascus Highway (M-5) after eight years of battle. The Syrian Army said they captured the last points along the highway on Tuesday evening, … Continue reading →

Posted in Syria, The Military Art, TTG, Turkey | 18 Comments

Idlib Dawn Update – Erdogan’s Dilemma – TTG

Posted on February 3, 2020 by Andrei Martyanov

25th Division (Tiger Force) soldiers standing on the M4 west of Saraqib BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:40 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) continued their push towards the strategic Aleppo-Latakia Highway (M-4) this afternoon following the capture of two towns earlier … Continue reading →

Posted in Syria, TTG, Turkey | 19 Comments