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Russia Achieves Ceasefire In Nagorno-Karabakh
The war over Nagorno-Karabakh has ended for now. The Armenian Autonomous Oblast within Azerbaijan will continue to exits with Russian peacekeepers currently deploying to control its borders. Most of the Armenian occupied territories will be handed back to Azerbaijan. A Russian controlled land corridor will connect Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia. Continue reading
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Nagorno-Karabakh: Erdogan Trying to Save Himself at the Expense of Others?
It is still difficult to find out what is actually going on in the NK conflict zone. News outlets are highly selective in their reporting, which is based more often than not on carefully controlled information drips from Azerbaijan and Armenia. The reports being shared back and forth on various sites are little more than… Continue reading
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The Time of Troubles in Transcaucasia – Part 2
The German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in Berlin on October 2 that the European Union seeks a “constructive dialogue and a positive agenda” with Turkey. She had just returned to the German capital after a 2-day summit meeting of the EU countries in Brussels. Germany played a key role at the summit in steering EU-Turkey… Continue reading
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The Time of Troubles in Transcaucasia – Part 1
Three days into the renewed conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh in the Transcaucasian region — also known as South Caucasus — it is becoming clear that the binary narrative dished out by western commentators of this being a Turkish-Russian clash of wills and strategies is either simply naive or purposively deceptive. The point is, Russia and Turkey… Continue reading
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Turkey’s unprecedented ascent to drone superpower status
In late February 2020, at least 33 Turkish soldiers were killed in an airstrike in Syria’s Idlib province which Ankara blamed on the government of President Bashar al-Assad, although many suspected that it was in fact carried out by Russian forces. At the time, those monitoring events in Syria feared that the attack could trigger… Continue reading
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Libya: The Battle of Sirte
The Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) and Syrian militant groups with a direct support from Turkey are preparing for a new attempt to capture the port city of Sirte from the Libyan National Army (LNA). Continue reading
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Turkey hangs tough on Libya
The series of debilitating military setbacks that Libya’s renegade general Khalifa Haftar suffered in the recent weeks have spurred diplomatic activities over the conflict in the country. But the war is far from over. Continue reading
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Libyan War Escalates as Regional Powers Attempt to Gain Stronger Influence
Alarms are sounding in Europe as Turkey, Russia and Arab states could potentially agree on shared influence in Libya, and therefore the entirety of the eastern Mediterranean, according to some experts. This comes as European states have no influence over the war in Libya despite it occurring on its southern doorstep and Turkey, Russia and Arab… Continue reading
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Russia and Syria tired of being deceived
Turkey is unable to fulfill all the agreements with Russia. Following the March 5 Moscow talks, Recep Erdogan vowed to establish joint patrol of the M4 highway between Aleppo and Latakia starting March 15 in exchange for Syrian government army’s terminated offensive in the Idlib province. But he never got round to get this agreement… Continue reading
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US-Israel Predictably Behind Turkish Aggression in Syria
(Tony Cartalucci – NEO) – Turkey’s ongoing fighting in northern Syria’s Idlib governorate was – from the beginning of recent escalations – clearly a continuation of Washington’s wider now 9 year-long proxy war against Damascus. Continue reading
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Which target after Syria? by Thierry Meyssan
Events in the “Broader Middle East” since 2001 have followed a relentless logic. The current question is whether the time has come for a new war in Turkey or Saudi Arabia. The answer depends in particular on the resumption of hostilities in Libya. It is in this context that the Additional Protocol negotiated by Presidents… Continue reading
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Syria News Links 6 March 2020
6 March 2020 • 22:45 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Another Farcical Ceasefire in Syria https://www.globalresearch.ca/another-farcical-ceasefire-in-syria/5705729 The New Idlib Ceasefire Forces Turkey-Backed Extremists to Fall Back https://www.mintpressnews.com/russia-turkey-ceasefire-moscow-idlib/265541/ Continue reading
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Putin saves Erdogan from himself
At the start of their discussion marathon in Moscow on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with arguably the most extraordinary diplomatic gambit of the young 21st century. Continue reading
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Syria – Another Ceasefire In Idleb – Erdogan Loses On All Points
President Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey and President Vladimir Putin of Russia met today in Moscow. They had a 160 minute long talk under 4 eyes and another round with their relevant staff. The parties agreed on a new ceasefire in Idleb governorate. Continue reading
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Empires of the steppes fuel Erdogan Khan’s dreams
The latest installment of the interminable Syria tragedy could be interpreted as Greece barely blocking a European “invasion” by Syrian refugees. The invasion was threatened by President Erdogan even as he refused the EU’s puny “offer you can refuse” bribe of only one billion euros. Continue reading
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PATRICK LAWRENCE: Moscow’s Difficult Decision on Idlib
As Recip Tayyip Erdogan prosecutes his latest military intrusion southward into Syria, all the old mythologies about the Turkish president and the 9-year-old Syrian conflict are rehearsed once again, hopelessly threadbare as they are. The problem now is not the fog of war. The problem is the war of fog. Continue reading
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Syria News Links 2 March 2020
2 March 2020 • 18:30 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Iran, Syria, Hezbollah, Ansarullah is the front line, not China-Russia http://thesaker.is/iran-syria-hezbollah-ansarullah-is-the-front-line-not-china-russia/ Today’s Links xxx el erian http://mikewhitneysgraspingatstraws.blogspot.com/2020/03/todays-links-xxx-el-erian.html Continue reading
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1 March 2020: Turkey vs Syria SITREP
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Did Turkey Just Sacrifice Their Own Troops to Protect Al-Qaeda?
After 33 Turkish troops were killed in a Syrian army offensive on February 27 amidst the current Russia-backed campaign to liberate Idlib, Erdogan responded by laying the blame entirely on Russia and Syria – successfully avoiding all mention of the uncomfortable fact that Turkey has been protecting radical terror networks not only in Idlib but… Continue reading
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Turkish Sultan-In-Chief Goes Wild, Threatens Putin, Claims Thousands Of Syrian Troops Were Killed
Erdogan claimed that the operation in Idlib is not a gamble and is not an attempt to expand Turkish border. The Turkish President added that Turkish forces entered the region under a request from the “Syrian people” (i.e. al-Qaeda terrorists that use civilians as human shields) and Turkey will not leave the area until the… Continue reading
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