Saddam Hussein and Muammar Gaddafi: Lessons for Erdogan
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Saddam Hussein and Muammar Gaddafi: Lessons for Erdogan

The areas of the activity of the Russian-Turkish commission on Syria have become clear. The Turkish Foreign Minister said that Syria’s next government must be “comprehensive” and “secular.” Russia insists on closing the Turkish-Syrian border. Is Turkey willing to be in the wake of Moscow’s policy in the Syrian conflict? As a result of the…

Accusation: Russia’s New Base in Iran to Beat US Satellite Intel Used to Protect ISIS
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Accusation: Russia’s New Base in Iran to Beat US Satellite Intel Used to Protect ISIS

Russia decided to use the Hamadan airfield in Iran to prevent terrorists from spying on its strategic aircraft taking part in the Moscow-led counterterrorism operation in Syria, the Vzglyad newspaper asserted. The business daily maintained that spying appears to have become a major issue since some radical groups fighting in Syria have lately succeeded in hiding from incoming Russian airstrikes….

US-backed forces give hundreds of ISIS fighters safe passage

© AFP Published time: 17 Aug, 2016  Several hundred vehicles containing 100 to 200 Islamic State fighters were given safe passage by US-based forces, out of the northern Syrian city of Manbij, after surrendering their weapons, according to defense officials.    US Army Col. Carver, a spokesman for the US-led coalition fighters, told Pentagon reporters the…

Russian Tu-22M3 Backfire long-range bombers strike ISIS from Iran’s Hamadan airfield

A Tupolev Tu-22 M3 strategic bomber of the Russian Aerospace Force © Ministry of defence of the Russian Federation / Sputnik Published time: 16 Aug, 2016 Russia’s long-range Tu-22M3 bombers delivered their first airstrikes on terrorist targets in Syria operating from an Iranian airbase. Moscow and Tehran cooperation in Syria is “strategic,” confirmed the head…

China To Provide Aid, Enhance Military Training In Syria

Soldiers of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) © Damir Sagolj / Reuters Published time: 16 Aug, 2016  Beijing and Damascus have agreed that the Chinese military will provide humanitarian aid to Syria, a high-ranking People’s Liberation Army officer said, adding that the training of Syrian personnel by Chinese instructors has also been discussed.    Director…