PFYT2Claims have been made that Turkey was scoping out areas of occupation in Palmyra, Syria. Long time readers here know there were areas in the north of Syria that did have Turkish outposts already present- part of the tripartite agreements made between Iran, Russia and Turkey. Palmyra is somewhat distant from those previous locations. That […]
Daily Sabah Türkiye’s top diplomat on Thursday said U.S. President Donald Trump should be convinced to withdraw American troops from Syria, adding that it would be cost-effective for Washington. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s remarks came days after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s call with Trump, which the top diplomat said was “highly positive.” He said maintaining […]
Interesting… MOSCOW, March 21 (Reuters) – Two tankers hit by U.S. sanctions are due to offload Russian Arctic Oil in Syria for the first time, days after Moscow made its first known delivery of diesel there in more than a decade, according to LSEG data, a government source and local TV. One of the tankers, Aquatica, with […]
I published this at my censored site Feb 01/2021– By then I’d been writing about Syria extensively for approximately 10 years. When you write on topics like this, you hope to be wrong, because to be correct is like a gut punch that leaves you feeling nauseous and distraught. You consider all the destruction, the […]
Assessing the Impact of Cost-Imposing Options Interesting excerpts from a 2019 report Economic Cost-Imposing Measures Expanding U.S. energy production would stress Russia’s economy, potentially constraining its government budget and, by extension, its defense spending. By adopting policies that expand world supply and depress global prices, the United States can limit Russian revenue. Doing so entails […]
And that’s where the US wanted to be! Think about US led NATO expansion for decades. What has the goal always been? To come right up to Russia’s border- This deal would have made that possible. This is why I see the US desired mineral deal with Ukraine in a much different light than others- […]
Where to begin? Trump said many things when he was campaigning. I struggle to believe people took his statements at face value? But, apparently they did. During the 1st Trump presidency my old site was up and running even then Trump was as much of a bull in a china shop as he is now. […]
KONGRA-GEL is a branch of the PKK. They are one of the many sub groups that make up the totality of the PKK. Rojova is the name given to the occupied, annexed and stolen territory of Syria by those that occupy. ANFEnglish In a written statement regarding the Turkish state’s invasion attacks on North-East Syria, […]
Excerpts from a round up of related news articles; Syria is about to find out if getting rid of Assad is enough to please Washington By Ivan Timofeev, programme director of the Valdai Club. The recent change in leadership in Syria raises questions about potential reforms of the US sanctions regime against Syria. Over the […]
Surely you’ve all noticed by now I’m not on the same page as many analysts or op- ed writers/journalists that have declared Turkey “the winner” in Syria. I can’t even listen to the Duran when they talk about this situation as their analysis is just absurd to me. Actually they’ve lost me since they’ve been […]