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Category Archives: Turkey
Turkey, NATO and Russia
Let's have a discussion of what is going to happen with regard to Turkey in light of: 1. The S-400 sale 2. The F-35 sale 3. Pom-pom and the 'stache. 4. Putin's amused trouble-making 5. Trumps unpredictability 6. Erdo's recent … Continue reading
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The Fortunes of War – four killed in Manbij
(a Templar – We had ours too) "Two U.S. service members, one Department of Defense (DoD) civilian and one contractor supporting DoD were killed and three service members were injured in the recent attack in the northern Syrian city of … Continue reading
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It is worse than a crime. It is a blunder.”
"On January 16, Turkey’s Anadolu Agency released a map of the alleged safe zone in the area east of the Euphrates in northern Syria, which had been recently discussed between the US and Turkey. According to the Turkish side, this … Continue reading
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“Whither the Kurds?” Dorsey
"Kurdish hopes are often vested in predictions articulated by former CIA and National Security Agency director Michael Hayden that “Iraq no longer exists, Syria no longer exists”[v][5] as well as the disintegration of Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia in the wake of … Continue reading
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Hold your breath. – The SAA is invited into Manbij by the SDF
(SAA's logo) "On December 28, the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) released an official statement inviting the Damascus government to assert control of the areas, from which YPG units had allegedly withdrawn, in particular Manbij. The YPG added that the … Continue reading
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Two new US bases in western Iraq.
"The U.S. military has established two new bases along the Iraqi-Syrian border, the Turkish state-owned Anadolu Agency reported on Tuesday. Citing an Iraqi official, the Anadolu Agency said the U.S. military established the two bases in the western countryside of … Continue reading
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“Russia allegedly warns Turkey to stay out of Syria”
"The Russian Federation has allegedly warned Turkey to stay out of Syria and to let the Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad retake the entire country. According to a report from the Associated Press, the Russian Federation warned Turkey against capturing the … Continue reading
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A neo-Ottoman “good deal”
"Turkey has proposed the United States to study Russian-made S-400 missile defense system when Ankara will get them from Moscow, Bloomberg claimed citing anonymous sources. According to Bloomberg’s claims, by this, Turkey was seeking to settle the S-400 deal issue … Continue reading
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The Kurds and the art of BOHICA – TTG
US President Donald Trump gave a positive response to Turkey’s operation east of the Euphrates, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on December 17 following a phone call with the US President, according to Turkish media. “We can start our operation any … Continue reading
Turkey has given the Khashoggi tapes to the US, UK, France, Germany and Saudi Arabia
"Turkey has given recordings on the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi embassy in Istanbul to Saudi Arabia, the US, Germany, France and the UK, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on November 10. Speaking before his departure … Continue reading
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