Russian analysts: Erdogan’s arrogance could lead to large-scale war that would harm Turkey’s interests

Created on Saturday, 29 February 2020 20:46   Moscow,(ST)- Boris Dolgov, senior researcher at the Center for Arab and Islamic Studies at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences has stressed the need to put an end to the crimes and arrogance of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Syria’s north. […]

Greece Forced To Defend Its Borders From Masses Of Refugees

Greece deployed tear gas Saturday to prevent surges of refugees from entering via Turkey. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country has opened its borders, allowing 18,000 refugees to flood into Europe. He also claims that number will rise to as many as 30,000 by Sunday, according to a BBC correspondent. The flood of migrants appears […]

Canada asks ICC to drop Israeli war crimes lawsuits

The country holds that the ICC does not have the jurisdiction to hear such cases. TOVAH LAZAROFF FEBRUARY 29, 2020 20:38 Canada asked the International Criminal Court not hold hearings regarding Israeli war crimes lawsuits, its Foreign Ministry said on Friday.The country holds that the ICC does not have the jurisdiction to hear such cases […]

After 18 years of war, Taliban gets US to leave

NATO has welcomed the new Taliban agreement, noting that it is between the US and the “Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and between the US and the Taliban.” SETH J. FRANTZMAN FEBRUARY 29, 2020 20:51 Americans born on September 11, 2001 are old enough to serve in the war in Afghanistan, which began after those 9/11 […]

Turkish strike in Syria kills nine Hezbollah members, wounds 30 – source

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Turkish strikes on northwest Syria late on Friday killed nine members of Iran-backed Hezbollah and wounded 30 others, a commander in the regional alliance backing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said. The commander said on Saturday that the Turkish strikes targeted Hezbollah headquarters near the city of Saraqeb in Idlib, a flashpoint of […]

How did Turkey, Russia and the Syrian regime get to the Feb. 27 crises in Idlib

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Turkey suffered unprecedented losses in Idlib on Thursday with dozens of soldiers killed and injured by Syrian regime strikes. It is one of several increasingly deadly incidents for Turkish forces in Idlib in February as it sent thousands of soldiers into the northern province due to an emerging crises. Turkey has […]

Greek police fire teargas on migrants at border with Turkey

Published: 02.29.20 , 13:52 Greek police fired teargas toward migrants who were gathered on its border with Turkey and demanding entry on Saturday, as a crisis over Syria abruptly moved onto the European Union’s doorstep. The Greek government reiterated its promise to keep migrants out. “The government will do whatever it takes to protect its […]

Syrian gov’t denies Erdogan’s claims about Turkey destroying chemical weapons facility

2020-02-29 /* custom css */ .td_uid_6_5e5a5fe46f444_rand.td-a-rec-img { text-align: left; } .td_uid_6_5e5a5fe46f444_rand.td-a-rec-img img { margin: 0 auto 0 0; } BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) – Damascus has denied Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s claims about destroying a chemical weapons facility or warehouse in northern Aleppo this week. The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) denied the existence […]

US aims to pull all forces out of Afghanistan ‘within 14 months’: declaration

i24NEWS – AFP February 29, 2020, 07:19 AM – latest revision February 29, 2020, 07:38 AM W 1 min read AP Photo/Hoshang Hashimi U.S. soldiers part of the NATO- led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) walks, as a U.S. Chinook helicopter is seen on the back ground in Shindand, Herat, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Jan. 28, […]

Erdogan calls for 30-km-deep buffer zone across northern Syria border

2020-02-29 BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:45 P.M.) – During his presidential address on Saturday morning, Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for a 30-kilometer-deep buffer zone across Syria’s northern border. This buffer zone, which would presumably go across a large portion of the Latakia Governorate, will allegedly be implemented by the Turkish military, with no mention of […]

Erdogan Says Asked Putin to ‘Step Aside’ to Allow Turkey to Deal With Syria ‘Face to Face’ – Reports

The Russian and Turkish presidents spoke by telephone on Friday amid the escalating tensions in Idlib, where the Syrian Army has been entangled in a shooting war with Turkish troops and Ankara-backed militants in recent weeks. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that he asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to leave Ankara “face to […]

Turkish strikes in northwest Syria kill 48 pro-Damascus troops

Turkish strikes in northwest Syria kill 48 pro-Damascus troops By REUTERS FEBRUARY 29, 2020 11:02 BEIRUT – Turkish ground and air strikes on Syrian government forces and their allies in northwest Syria’s Idlib have killed 48 pro-Damascus soldiers in the past 24 hours, the Syrian Observatory, a war monitor, reported on Saturday. It said that […]

Russia says agreed with Turkey to reduce tensions in Syria’s Idlib

REUTERS FEBRUARY 29, 2020 10:31 MOSCOW – Russia and Turkey have agreed to reduce tensions on the ground in Syria’s Idlib province while continuing military action there, the Russian foreign ministry said on Saturday following several days of talks in Ankara. “Concrete steps to achieve lasting stability in the Idlib de-escalation zone were considered,” the […]

Taliban orders halt to attacks in Afghanistan ahead of US agreement

REUTERS FEBRUARY 29, 2020 09:56 KABUL – The Taliban ordered all its fighters “to refrain from any kind of attack” on Saturday ahead of the signing of an agreement with the US diplomats aimed at bringing peace to Afghanistan. “Today all the Taliban fighters are ordered to refrain from any kind of attack … for […]