Turkey may be subtly changing sides in the Syrian conflict
The unthinkable has become the conceivable.
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Erdogan says NO to Greater Albania
Erdogan’s remarks are proximate related to Albania housing elements of the terrorist Gülen organisation. In the longer term, they are also related to Erdogan’s fears of the US abandoning its former Turkish ally in favour of Kurds in Syria and Iraq.
CONFIRMED: Australia suspends airstrikes over Syria
Australia cited safety concerns for its pilots.
Syrian-Kurdish clashes: new conflict or “new Détente”?
Far from being the “democratic-leftist freedom fighters” that most Western audiences have been misled into believing that they are, the Syrian Kurds are a unipolar geopolitical proxy designed to carry out the post-war partition of the Arab Republic.
Israel could regret its support for Kurds
Could a Kurdistan replace Israel as America’s de-facto ally/client in the Middle East?
INTERNATIONAL LAW VS IMPERIALISM: the new phase of war in Syria
The war is now a contest between foreign powers obeying international law along with their Syrian partner, versus foreign powers with open imperial ambitions.
4 reasons Erdogan has invited US and Saudi Arabia to Astana Peace Talks
The Turkish President has made a somewhat surprising remark with wide reaching implications.
3 reasons America sold military jets to Qatar
Is the US simply conducting business or is there a wider strategy behind the move?
EGYPT: President Sisi allegedly threatens to break relations with Turkey
Egypt’s relations with Turkey may go from frosty to frozen.
Syria and Iraq are now de facto allies against both ISIS and the US
Coordinated moves by Syrian and Iraqi militaries towards the Syrian-Iraqi border show that the two countries have become de facto military allies against ISIS and the regional intrigues of the US.
Sectarian Iraq has helped save tolerant secular Syria
While Iraq still has not recovered from the US/UK invasion and occupation, Iraq has managed to do what it should have done decades ago: become a true ally of Syria.
OLIVER STONE: Alt-Americana meets modern Russia without fear or favour
Oliver Stone’s ‘alt-Americana’ is the perfect vehicle to deliver Vladimir Putin’s real message to audiences left in the dark about what really happens in modern Russia.
The evils of Social Liberal Imperialism
The west spits on the patriotism of others while allowing its own arrogance and pride to be exported throughout the world using military force.
Saudi Arabia becomes pro-Kurdish after Turkey sides with Qatar
This could be the beginning of a new alignment that will elevate the Russian position in the region while diminishing the influence of the United States.
ISIS facing final defeat in Mosul
Iraqi army finally reaches Old City – ISIS’s last bastion in Mosul – but after 8 months of intense fighting the final liberation of Mosul from ISIS looks a less decisive victory than once looked likely.
America is to blame for the inevitable break-up of Iraq
The US blame Syria for what Syria has not done, yet refuse to admit their own crimes which continue in Iraq.
If Erdogan puts troops in Qatar, he is signing his death warrant
Erodgan could be making the biggest mistake of his life.
Disturbing images emerge of torture in ‘liberated’ Iraq
Iraqi and US crimes against humanity in and around Mosul threaten the fragile unity of the broken Iraqi nation.
Turkey’s stance on Qatar
It is clear that Turkey supports Qatar, but it is less apparent what Erdogan plans to do about it?
Theresa May is a Communist on free speech–Jeremy Corbyn a pragmatist about terrorism
Is internet censorship Theresa May’s Ceaușescu moment?