by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 6, 2016 | Middle East
Turkey, the most recent foreign force to gain direct influence in Syria, is expected to strike a balance between the conflicting goals of Russia and the United States to be achieved in the war-torn country. A balance is imperative if Turkey wishes to follow through...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 1, 2016 | Middle East
London-Iranian media reported on Wednesday a top general being killed in action while serving in northern Syria. However, Iran denied a day later general Ahmad Gholami’s death, saying he was still in a coma after being shot in the head. Gholami, who had served as a...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 30, 2016 | Middle East
An armistice between Turkey and the Kurdish-backed Jarablus Military Council is put in order, a Kurdish military official at an SDF-allied group said on Tuesday. The Jarablus Military Council is a group aligned with U.S.-backed Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)....
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 28, 2016 | Middle East
Speaking in the city of Gaziantep Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkey’s pursuit of militant groups would be unrelenting. The city suffered an earlier attack by a suicide bomber, believed to be backed by ISIS. The assailant targeted a...
by Paula Astih | Aug 28, 2016 | Middle East
Beirut- The Free Syrian Army (FSA) continued expanding in the area west the Euphrates River on the Turkish borders on Saturday thanks to the international alliance, specifically Turkey. The FSA expanded at the expanse of ISIS and Kurdish forces, while Turkish...
