The Times: Nothing can wash away the stain of our Kurdish betrayal by Bernard-Henri Lévy
One can rarely say of an entire people, without qualifiers: “They are an admirable people.” But it...
[read full article]The Guardian: Trump’s Syria withdrawal is « a nightmare and completely predictable »
The French philosopher condemns Trump for withdrawing troops: ‘I don’t know which of his justifications is more...
[read full article]Tablet Magazine: Fighting the Wrong War on ISIS
This piece was originally published in French in La Règle du Jeu on June 23, 2019. The war against...
[read full article]Washington Post Publishes Thomas S. Kaplan’s and Bernard-Henri Lévy’s Statement of Support for the Kurds
On Thursday, The Washington Post published The American Munich, a strong statement of support for the Kurds...
[read full article]Rudaw: Assad forces enter northeast Syria as US prepares ‘crippling’ sanctions on Turkey
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Syrian Arab Army forces have entered Kurdish towns on Syria’s northern border with Turkey following an eleventh-hour deal between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the regime of Bashar al-Assad. US President Donald Trump meanwhile has ordered the evacuation of the last remaining Green Berets from northern Syria. The Turkish military launched a relentless air and artillery campaign against SDF positions in northern...
[read full article]Kurdistan 24: Kurdish leader responds to Trump: We did not only fight for our interests
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) - Ilham Ahmed, the co-chair of the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC), told Kurdistan 24 in...
[read full article]The New York Times: Pullback Leaves Green Berets Feeling ‘Ashamed,’ and Kurdish Allies Describing ‘Betrayal’
WASHINGTON — American commandos were working alongside Kurdish forces at an outpost in eastern Syria last year when they were attacked by columns of Syrian government tanks and hundreds of troops, including Russian mercenaries. In the next hours, the Americans threw the Pentagon’s arsenal at them, including B-52 strategic bombers. The attack was stopped. That operation, in the middle of the American-led campaign against the Islamic State in...
[read full article]The New York Times: Hundreds of ISIS Supporters Flee Detention Amid Turkish Airstrikes
AKCAKALE, Turkey — Hundreds of relatives of Islamic State fighters fled a Kurdish-run detention camp on Sunday...
[read full article]The New York Times: Trump’s Abandonment of the Kurds in Syria Has Other Allies Worried
President Trump’s surprise acquiescence to a Turkish incursion into northern Syria this week has shaken American allies, and not just because it was a betrayal of a loyal partner. What alarmed them even more was his sheer unpredictability. His inconsistent and rapidly shifting positions in the Middle East have injected a new element of chaos into an already volatile region and have left allies guessing where the United...
[read full article]The Hill: Graham, Van Hollen announce new Turkey sanctions
Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) on Wednesday announced that they have reached an...
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