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...
[read full article]The Wall Street Journal: NATO Should Give Turkey the Boot
This op-ed, by Bernard-Henri Lévy, was published in August 2018. Its message rings true today. NATO should...
[read full article]RUDAW: Five ISIS militants escape north Syrian prison amid Turkish shelling: SDF
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Five Islamic State (ISIS) militants have escaped the prison where they were detained in northern Syria amid Turkish shelling, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced Friday evening, a day after America’s defense chief told Turkey to stop its incursion. “5 ISIS detained militants flee Jirkin prison in Qamishli, as a result of Turkish shelling,” the SDF tweeted. The SDF are holding an estimated 2,000...
[read full article]Foreign Policy: An Angry Congress Prepares to Rebuke Trump Over Kurds
Bipartisan sanctions legislation targeting Turkey’s leadership places U.S. President Donald Trump on a collision course with congressional Republicans furious over his decision to abandon America’s Kurdish allies in northeastern Syria. Set to be introduced next week when Congress returns from recess, the measure represents a major rebuke of Trump’s decision to pull U.S. troops from northern Syria and open the door to a Turkish offensive aimed at clearing...
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