As part of Idlib crises the tension on the field is still taut. But on the contrary the official statements of the leaders contribute to defuse the tension on the table. Before the meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, both sides remarked the political solution on Idlib as the best way. We asked ...
As the situation in Syria becomes more and more incomprehensible, it becomes critical that we return to simple facts and over-arching explanations; in other words, we must separate the wheat from the chaff. Let us start with the following: Our soldiers were targeted in an attack in the Idlib district of Syria. Although there have been many hopeful statements from ...
War against the Syrian government cannot be a goal for Turkey: even if such a victory could be achieved, it would undoubtedly be a Pyrrhic one. As the situation grows worse and worse, the US-backed Democratic Union Party (PYD) has been building up strength, and could soon pose a serious threat to our security. Turkey recently woke up to the ...
The martyring of the 36 Turkish soldiers in Idlib by the Syrian forces, has delivered a strong impact to the regional cooperation. Turkish Armed Forces has responded to this treacherous attack with different military operations. Turkish Defense Minister in his statement, has accused the Syrian government and has send a message to Moscow by using the following words; “We do ...
Idlib The Syrian army command has announced the closure of airspace over Idlib province, reports the Syrian state agency SANA. Last Updates on the Idlib: Are Turkey and Russia on the brink of war? Meanwhile, the Turkish government continues to pursue a policy of “balance” between Washington and Moscow in Syria which it is presenting as “independent foreign policy.” However, ...
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33 Turkish soldiers have been killed as a result of an airstrike in the Syrian province of Idlib, Rahmi Dogan, the governor of the Hatay province, located close to the Turkish border with Syria, said. The governor also said 32 wounded are in the hospitals in the country’s southern province of Hatay and their condition is not life-threatening. Turkish President ...
Since this February, political tensions have become worse with each passing day among the Ankara-Moscow-Damascus triangle. Military impasse in Idlib Ankara insists on maintaining control of Idlib while the Syrian government continues its military campaign against the rebel groups in the region with the support of the Russian army. Russian military support to the Syrian government against the Turkish-backed rebels ...
In order to understand the events in Idlib, it will be useful to briefly summarize the process, up until November 15, 2015. Consensus of the November 15th 2015 On November 15th 2015, Erdogan and Putin held a meeting in Antalya, taking the use of the G-20 summit. The meeting had an important secret agenda. Even Putin at first, did not ...
A country’s foreign policy is a complex synthesis, matured and distilled with the accumulation of experience over many years. Therefore, if an extraordinary change in the global balance of power does not occur, there will likewise be no radical change in a country’s foreign policy. Because Turkey was unable to fully grasp the global paradigm changes of the post-Cold War ...
The Idlib crisis continues The Presidents of Turkey and the US – Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Donald Trump – discussed the problems of Libya and Syria during a telephone conversation this week. In the course of the conversation, they noted the need for stability in Libya and an end to escalation in Idlib. In addition, the leaders agreed to resume ...
The US sees the tension between Turkey and Russia in Syria as an opportunity to pull Ankara back into its orbit of influence. It is significant that although the Americans had earlier refused to support Turkey in the fight against PKK terrorists in Syria, they seem to have suddenly remembered their obligations as a NATO ally. US Secretary of State ...