Turkey hosts millions of Syrian refugees- Some have moved on. Some have integrated into Turkish society. But some will inevitably return to Syria. Turkey cannot continue supporting them. It puts a strain on it’s economy and it’s a cause for domestic discord. I’m quite certain Syria would like their citizens back. They’ll need them to […]
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Syria: More US Involvement
The other day the idea of the US upping the ante in Syria was brought up and lo and behold… Air Force F-35s sent to Middle East will help with fight in Syria, patrols of key strait A squadron of F-35 Lightning IIs, some of the Air Force’s most advanced fighter jets, has arrived in […]
The US has claimed. The US has no business in Syria- They are an occupying force- Period! Russia is there by invitation from Damascus. Those are the facts, however, the US has been looking to up the ante in Syria for a number of reasons.. https://new.thecradle.co/articles/russian-jet-damages-us-aircraft-over-syria The US military said in a statement on 25 […]
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-752240 Turkey may want to normalize ties with Syria, but that in order to do this it needs to see Damascus cater to some of Ankara’s demands. In the long term Turkey wants to work with Russia and Iran, as well as Damascus to get the US to leave Syria.Kurdish conflict “We continue our engagement […]
There is quite a bit of over the top rhetoric- Like “Russia is going to starve the world again” CEPA “The Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, public policy institution based in Washington DC, focused on strengthening the transatlantic alliance through cutting-edge research, analysis, and programs” An Atlantacist NGO, so you […]
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The Big Guy Disappoints Zelensky
The “Big guy” is a reference to Joe Biden Zelensky is disappointed Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has criticised the “absurd” absence of a timetable for his country to join Nato as leaders met at a summit in Lithuania. President Joe Biden described the Nato gathering as a “historic moment” and said the US agreed with […]
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NATO Summit
Digital Journal Western leaders gather in Lithuania’s capital on Monday to demonstrate solidarity with Ukraine amid rare glimmers of disunity over Washington’s controversial decision to supply cluster bombs to Kyiv. President Volodymyr Zelensky voiced hope that Tuesday’s NATO summit in Vilnius would provide a “clear signal” that Kyiv could join the alliance once its war […]
Presidents Bashar Al-Assad of Syria and Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkiye may hold a meeting in the presence of their Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, after the work on a roadmap for the normalisation of Syrian-Turkish relations is completed, Russian presidential envoy for the Syrian settlement, Alexander Lavrentiev, said yesterday. Lavrentiev said that there are specific […]
This is the same perception managing game the US is playing with the weapons being sent to Ukraine. Oh, yes we transferred them to Syria, but, they have not been “TRANSFERRED” to SDF/PKK Do they have to be “transferred”to the SDF/PKK when this terror group is sharing the same bases as the US Forces- This […]
The American media spin from Newsweek Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan appeared (??) to beat back a challenge from Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the head of the center-left Republican People’s Party (CHP), winning his third five-year term since taking office in 2014. Erdoğan claimed (??) victory on Sunday, telling supporters in a speech, “I thank each member […]