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 […]

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 […]

Nato expresses ‘full solidarity’ with Turkey over Syria airstrikes

Military alliance could strengthen reconnaissance missions to limit threat from Russian planes Nato allies will consider strengthening Ankara’s air defences in response to the strike that killed 33 Turkish troops in rebel-held Syria overnight, following an emergency meeting of the military alliance in Brussels on Friday. Turkey had also called for western countries to establish […]

Could Russia go to war with Turkey in Syria?

As the two countries find themselves on opposite sides of the fighting in Idlib, experts say both wary of further military conflict due to economic, energy ties Stuart WilliamsToday, 12:39 am MOSCOW (AFP) — Russia has no appetite for a military confrontation with Turkey in Idlib, but the Kremlin won’t step back from its support […]

US NATO Envoy Urges Turkey to Dump S-400 Contract With Russia Amid Renewed Idlib Standoff

In the latest showdown in the Syrian province of Idlib, 33 Turkish soldiers were killed, marking a culmination of several weeks of skirmishes triggered by Turkish-backed militants’ clashes with the Syrian Army. US ambassador to NATO Kay Bailey Hutchison has called on the Turks to see “who is their reliable partner and who isn’t”, urging […]

Russia sends two warships armed with cruise missiles to Syria’s coast

Moscow also blamed Ankara for the killing of 33 Turkish soldiers in Syria’s Idlib region the previous day. FEBRUARY 28, 2020 10:09 Russia on Friday said it was sending two warships armed with cruise missiles to waters off the Syrian coast and blamed Ankara for the killing of 33 Turkish soldiers in Syria’s Idlib region […]

Putin Not Currently Planning Talks With Erdogan in Istanbul on 5 March – Kremlin

Middle East 10:03 GMT 27.02.2020Get short URL 2212 MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Erdogan said on Wednesday that he was most likely to discuss the developments in Syria’s Idlib with Putin on 5 March in Istanbul. Russian President Vladimir Putin currently has no plans to pay a visit to Istanbul on 5 March and hold talks with […]

Syrian opposition fighters retake key town from government

BEIRUT (AP) — Turkey-backed Syrian opposition fighters on Thursday retook a key northwestern town in Syria that was recently captured by government forces, and cut the highway linking the capital, Damascus, with the northern city of Aleppo. The development comes days after the government reopened the road for traffic for the first time since 2012. […]

Erdogan wants to meet with Putin for Syria talks no later than March 5

 Tuesday, February 25, 2020 10:01:36 AM Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan plans to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the situation in Syria no later than March 5, Anadolu agency reports, citing Erdogan. “We agreed to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin at worst on March 5,” Erdogan said. According to him, the […]

The Massive, but Reversible, Defeats of Iran and Turkey

Caroline B. Glick29 Shevat 5780 – February 24, 2020   From left: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Russian President Vladimir Putin at a trilateral summit in Moscow     {Reposted from the JNS website} With our attention focused on other things—Israel’s elections, the legal fraternity’s aggressive lawfare against Israeli Prime […]

Turkey continues armored build-up for Idlib

Turkey has concentrated hundreds of armored vehicles in Idlib province to try to slow-down a Russian-backed Syrian regime offensive. SETH J. FRANTZMAN FEBRUARY 22, 2020 14:48 Turkey has concentrated hundreds of armored vehicles in Idlib province to try to slow-down a Russian-backed Syrian regime offensive. New photos on Saturday showed Leopard tanks and a T-300 […]

Turkey And Russia Fight It Out: Is This The End Of The Road For Erdogan?

Developments in Syria’s northern Idlib region have put Turkey’s President in a tight corner, perhaps the tightest since he first hijacked state power ten or more years ago. Upwards of a million refugees, purged by Assadist forces operating under Russian air support, are stumbling northwards toward the Turkish border. The border is closed. But you […]

Syrian bomb kills 16th Turkish troop in Idlib this month

Turkish forces retaliated and destroyed 21 “regime targets”, the ministry said, adding the soldier was a tank mechanic who died while being transferred to the hospital. REUTERS ISTANBUL – A Turkish soldier was killed in Syria’s Idlib region in a bomb attack by Russian-backed government forces, the defence ministry said on Saturday, Turkey’s 16th military […]

Russia-linked disinformation campaign fueling coronavirus alarm, US says

State Department officials say social media accounts tied to Moscow are promoting conspiracy theories that Washington is behind COVID-19 outbreak By Shaun Tandon and Arthur Macmillan Today, 5:13 pm   WASHINGTON (AFP) — Thousands of Russian-linked social media accounts have launched a coordinated effort to spread alarm about the new coronavirus, disrupting global efforts to […]