After several quiet months on the Turkish-Syrian border, tensions have escalated in recent days. Turkish forces have intensified their attacks against the SDF in northeastern Syria and targeted PKK …
The soaring threat of drug drones from Syria
Jordan dealt a double blow to drug traffickers by intercepting two drones packed with crystal meth from Syria. But this is just the tip of a rapidly growing iceberg. In the past two months alone, …
Turkey destroying NE Syria oil, power facilities: Kurds
Turkish bombardment has damaged more than half of Kurdish-held northeast Syria’s power and oil infrastructure, dealing a blow to its energy-dependent economy, the Kurds’ top commander said.”More than half of oil and electricity facilities were damaged” as Turkey struck dozens of sites including power plants and gas infrastructure,
Why did Hamas attack Israel? Terrorists continue Hitler’s murderous tradition against Jews
Fifty years ago, on October 6, which was also the very holy to Jews Day of Judgement, Yom Kippur, Arab countries led by Egypt and Syria surprised Israelis, attacking them with the hope of obliterating …
The Hamas attack tore off Israel’s veneer of invincibility. Is there a sustainable path forward?
Fifty years ago, almost to the day in 1973, Egyptian and Syrian forces invaded Israel in a surprise attack on the holiest day of the Jewish year, Yom Kippur. Not only were many Israelis unprepared …
David N. Myers: The Hamas attack tore off Israel’s veneer of invincibility. Is there a sustainable path forward?
Fifty years ago, almost to the day in 1973, Egyptian and Syrian forces invaded Israel in a surprise attack on the holiest day of the Jewish year, Yom Kippur. Not
North and East Syria between imperialisms
Turkey, Iran, and President Assad’s government are in competition for control over the land of Syria, but there is one thing they all agree on: control should not be in the hands of the people who …
As Turkey intensifies war on Kurdish militants in Iraq, civilians are suffering
Turkish aircraft and drones are striking mainly Kurdish areas of Iraq and Syria with increasing frequency, Reuters data analysis shows. Civilians are suffering.
In Syria, the US has a Turkey problem
Although Syria may technically be a state, it’s not exactly sovereign. And although President Bashar Assad has managed to pummel, starve, isolate, and gas his opponents into submission with the vital assistance of Russia and Iran,
Canada and the Netherlands take Syria to top UN court. They accuse Damascus of widespread torture
Syria boycotted a hearing at the United Nations’ top court on Tuesday where the Netherlands and Canada accused Damascus of a years-long campaign of ‘institutionalized’ torture against its own people.