Syrian Kurds: “Border Force” or “Terror Army”?

Syrian Kurds: “Border Force” or “Terror Army”?

The US announced that it will train a 30,000-strong “border force” of the Kurdish-led SDF in Northern Syria in a controversial move that was immediately slammed by Turkey as the creation of a “terror army”. President Erdogan has long been opposed to the establishment of a de-facto Kurdish statelet along his country’s southern border, and…

Turkey Notifies NATO of Imminent Massive Invasion of Syria to Fight Kurds

Turkey Notifies NATO of Imminent Massive Invasion of Syria to Fight Kurds

Turkey is poised for an imminent massive ground invasion of Northern Syria to quash Kurdish militia groups currently holding Afrin near the Turkish border. Multiple regional outlets have reported a build-up of forces that could constitute the largest external intervening force thus far in the entirety of the Syrian war. According to Middle East based…

Trump’s Escalating Threats to Iran Risk Destabilising the Middle East

Trump’s Escalating Threats to Iran Risk Destabilising the Middle East

The US-Iran confrontation is already destabilising parts of the Middle East that were starting to settle down after the defeat of Isis in the second half of last year. “The escalating American threats against Iran mean that the Iranians will be more vigorous in safeguarding their position in Iraq and Syria,” said a former Iraqi…

Trump’s Racism in Context

Trump’s Racism in Context

Representative Maxine Waters, who last year referred to Crimea as ‘Korea’, continues to appear on news programs, topping her accusation that Donald Trump is a racist by pointing out his good relations with Vladimir Putin. More importantly, it has taken five months from the time Nazis held a torchlight parade in Charlottesville, Virginia in protests…