Syrian Pandora’s Box
March 21, 2020
The troubled Middle Eastern region is in the throes of war and chaos yet again with blood being spilt, mounting casualties and millions of refugees. This time around, the target happens to be Syria. I…
Idlib
The Battle for Idlib: Did Erdogan Capitulate to Putin in Moscow?
March 14, 2020
There was a celebration in Syria when Russia announced a ceasefire agreement with Turkey on March 3 following a six-hour meeting between Presidents Erdogan and Putin in Moscow. Under the agreement, Er…
The New Idlib Ceasefire Forces Turkey-Backed Extremists to Fall Back
March 10, 2020
Turkey increased its military invasion of Syria last month to prevent the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) from liberating Idlib province from the occupation of terrorists, who are supported by Turkey and had b…
Putin Helps Erdogan Climb Down from the Tree with a Ceasefire Agreement
March 9, 2020
President Vladimir Putin agreed to meet his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who came to Moscow seeking a ceasefire he could not announce unilaterally on the battlefield, where he has lost mo…
France’s Fingerprints Are All Over Terrorist Groups in Idlib Syria
March 8, 2020
FRANCE 24’s Wassim Nasr, a specialist in jihadist networks, recently spoke via Skype with French recruiter Omar Omsen, the head of the jihadist group Furkat-al-Ghuraba, an Al Qaeda affiliate in I…
Flashpoints in Southern Syria Seek to Divide/Distract Syrian Gains in Idlib
March 5, 2020
Turkey and Israel continue their aggression against Syria in an increasingly overt and direct manner – and at the cost of what little if anything remained of either nation’s regional or international …
Why’s Anyone Shocked That Putin Listened to Erdogan and ‘Stepped Aside’ in Idlib?
March 3, 2020
All credible reports indicate that the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) are giving the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) an unprecedented pounding after President Putin seemingly listened to President Erodgan's reques…
Erdogan Calls Kremlin to Bail Him From His Idlib Fiasco, Pitiless Putin Lines Up Behind His Military
February 26, 2020
The Russian and Syrian general staffs and their men have been doing to the Turks what no one has achieved in the Middle East since 1917. So the Sultan has called the Tsar – three times this month so f…