Eurasia

Assad Regime Forces Restricted in YPG Terror Areas

The People’s Protection Units (YPG) group and Russia have reached an agreement following a series of meetings to restrict the movement of the Assad regime forces in the Syrian cities of Hassakeh and Qamishli, local sources told Anadolu News Agency on Thursday.

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Turkey’s Syria Strategy in Doubt After US Policy Shift

The US announcement that it will focus on fighting the Islamic State (ISIS) remnants in Syria rather than guarding oil fields in the region could force Turkey to rethink its strategy in the war-wracked country, analysts believe. In a break from the Trump-era policy, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said on …

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Syrian Negotiations Committee: Regime Obstructs Our Work

On Wednesday, the president of the Syrian Negotiations Committee Anas al-Abdah announced that he sent a letter to members of the UN Security Council (UNSC) stressing that the Damascus government delegation has been the obstructive party to the Committee’s work, and that the UNSC should assume its responsibility because “wasting …

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Iran-Syria Joint Chamber of Commerce Meets in Damascus

On Monday, the Iran-Syria Joint Chamber of Commerce expressed its support for the work of the Iranian Trade Center in the Damascus Free Zone, as an entity responsible for the networking and interaction between Syrian and Iranian companies and products, in order to establish joint investments and economic, commercial, and …

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Fact-check: is Turkey really a world drone club member?

Turkey, in recent years, has put high on its agenda the development of its military products, especially when it comes to aerospace industry. Dreaming of a return to the golden age of the Ottoman Empire, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has embarked on ambitious projects to develop the drone industry, and …

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Analysis: What’s behind UAE’s support for Dahlan in Palestinian politics?

On Saturday, Emirates Leaks whistleblower website, citing informed sources, reported that Abu Dhabi was trying to foist Mohammed Dahlan on the upcoming Palestinian general elections. Dahlan is Fatah’s defected senior official and is the current advisor to the UAE Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed.

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