With the surprise announcement by US President Donald Trump that American troops would be pulling back, refusing to defend the Kurdish forces it has supported from Turk attack, and refusing to support the Turkish forces now invading, almost as many q
No sooner did President Trump Tweet his determination to remove US troops from the "endless" war in Syria than the entire Washington Beltway had a total breakdown. From Mitch McConnell to Ilhan Omar the cry was identical: "How dare you! How dare you
As we predicted in the wake of the White House's late Sunday announcement that "Turkey will soon be moving forward with its long-planned operation into Northern Syria" and that American troops will withdraw from the "immediate area" --
V...In another salvo of sweets sent about 20 minutes after the last round, Trump insists that "I will totally destroy and obliterate the Economy of Turkey (I've done before!)" if Erdogan does anything "off limits" - presumably implying that there wil
President Trump has indicated that he will fulfill one of his central campaign promises - to get the US out of the endless wars in the Middle East and elsewhere.
Turkey's Erdogan has again promised to invade Syria and establish a "safe zone" extending 20 miles into Syrian territory along 300 miles of Syria/Turkey border. What will happen to the US-backed Kurds, who Erdogan calls "terrorists," that live in tha
After repeat threats over the past weeks, Turkey looks to finally make good on its threat to unilaterally invade Syria after its end of September deadline for the United States to assist in jointly establishing a 'safe zone' has passed.
Moscow -- In a simple meeting room at the Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry building, Russia's Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova gave me a generous hour of her time in a conversation peppered with bemused laughter at Western all
Syria = War in Syria rages in parts of the country. Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov claims it's over, saying: "The war in Syria has really come to an end. The country is gradually returning to a normal, peaceful life,"
Syria = Established on August 22, 2011, around six months after US launched aggression on the country, the so-called "Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic (COI)" is mandated to investigate war-related human righ
On August 31st, the brilliant anonymous German intelligence analyst who blogs as "Moon of Alabama" headlined "Syria – Coordinated Foreign Airstrike Kills Leaders Of Two Al-Qaeda Aligned Groups", and he reported that,"Some three hours ago
"We will be forced to open the gates. We cannot be forced to handle the burden alone," Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned on Thursday while demanding that European countries give political support to his controversial 'safe zone' plan in n
ZH note: War correspondent Elijah Magnier's rare access to high level sources in Iran, Iraq and Lebanon, gives him unique capability to articulate Hezbollah's strategic thinking and perspective, which he does so below from an on the ground perspectiv
Some three hours ago an air- or missile strike in Syria's Idleb governorate hit a meeting of leaders of the al-Qaeda aligned Haras-al-Din and Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) aka Jabhat al-Nusra. Both were killed. It is likely that leaders of other Jiha
Since 2011 the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan used Syrian 'rebels' and Islamist Jihadis as proxy forces against the Syrian government. These forces are now mostly confined to Idleb governorate next to the Turkish border.
It may be a new low in propaganda. National Public Radio (NPR) used the news that Syrian First Lady Asma Assad had overcome breast cancer to mock her and continue the information war against Syria.
Syria - On major issues mattering most, especially geopolitical ones, the NYT is a lying machine, a propaganda machine, an anti-truth telling operation, a virtual state-sponsored ministry of deception, masquerading as real news, information and opini