Turkey’s ruling party sees recent battlefield and electoral gains as vindicating its hardline policies toward the PKK. But these same policies fuel the Kurdish grievances that keep the fighting going. Ankara would thus be wise to consider exploring
President Donald Trump is prepared to use military force against Turkey over its actions in Syria in the event that such is ‘needed,’ Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday as U.S. troops withdraw from the region. ‘We prefer peace to war,’
The Times – Anthony Loyd in Hassakah – Oct 21 It was not so much the pain from the stump on his shoulder — all that remained of his right arm — that troubled Ali Sher; the morphine had dulled sensation there. Instead, it was the terrible burns across his back and waist that |
Turkish military forces and a coalition of Turkey-backed Syrian armed groups have displayed a shameful disregard for civilian life, carrying out serious violations and war crimes, including summary killings and unlawful attacks that have killed and
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