Impressions from Baghdad. By Abbas Djuma, Baghdad, Iraq The meeting of journalists with Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani in Baghdad is an extremely interesting and important event for the region and even the world. And here’s why. Firstly, the meeting overlaps with the annual procession of Shia Muslims, the Arbaeen. This religious ritual marks the end of the 40-day ...
Recent developments in Iraq and Syria. By Adem Kılıç * Türkiye’s military presence and operations in Iraq are also having an impact in Iraq after Syria, as a manifestation of Türkiye’s “eradicating terrorism at its source” approach since 2017. Launched in 2019, the Claw Operations aimed to end the presence of the terrorist organization PKK in northern Syria and Iraq ...
A look at the confrontation between Türkiye and NATO from Iraq to Syria, from the Black Sea to the Eastern Mediterranean. We conducted an interview with Turkish journalist Ceyhun Bozkurt on Türkiye-US relations, Türkiye’s position in NATO and Türkiye’s alternatives to the alliance.In order to evaluate these properly, we looked at the situation in a wide geography from Iraq to ...
By Mehmet Yuva “There are many truths in life, but death is the absolute reality. Death is closer than your jugular vein. The causes may differ, but death is singular. And every living being will taste death.” We extend our condolences to the people of Iran. The accidental or illness-related death, or assassination, of a head of state and accompanying ...
“Independence referendum” in north of Iraq, the US and Israel-backed corridor, US organizing the PKK/PYD, US build-up in the Eastern Mediterranean, two possible ways to stop the massacres in Gaza, the resistance of the Palestinians… Retired Rear Admiral Cihat Yaycı spoke at the workshop titled “Will a Great War Break Out?” organized by the Turkish monthly magazine “Teori”. In his ...
We are on the 20th anniversary of the invasion and brutal looting of Iraq. These 20 years have caused more impact and changes in the Middle East and the wider geography than perhaps any other period of comparable length. The powers were changed, the presidents who came to power by election or who ruled for many years with the support ...
The US invasion of Iraq is one of the most significant examples of Washington’s lawlessness and violations of international law. The US carried out this invasion entirely through lies and black propaganda. And the Western media’s current stance, the policy of presenting facts as lies and lies as facts, operated at full throttle during the invasion. 20 days before the ...
While the situation in Afghanistan has stabilised and progress is being made toward a settlement of the Syrian issue, Iraq is now experiencing a series of events that might bring the country to the verge of anarchy at any time. Protesters have taken over the nation’s parliament building for the umpteenth time, making it impossible for the national assembly to ...
On July 14, the US President and the Israeli Prime Minister signed the Strategic Partnership Joint Declaration in Jerusalem. In this statement, the US “further affirms the commitment to work together with other partners to confront Iran’s aggression and destabilizing activities”. Two days later, The US President stated in the speech held at the Gulf Cooperation Council: “We will not ...
Around 2000 refugees, arriving to Belarus on approved visas mostly from Iraq, are trying to reach Europe crossing the Polish border at the Bruzgi border checkpoint in the Grodno District of Belarus. This issue is currently on the main agenda of both the region and the world. The tensions began when both the Polish government and the European Commission blamed ...