Turkey’s Other Weapon Against the Kurds: WaterTuesday, 12 November, 2019 , 17:21

Thenation.com | By Alexandra Marvar *

In times of conflict, war, and climate change, hydropower is state power.


  

‘Filled with hatred and lust for blood’: Turkey’s proxy army in northern Syria accused of abusing civiliansMonday, 11 November, 2019 , 17:32

Independent.co.uk | By Asser Khattab

Refugees accuse soldiers of ethnic cleansing as some 200,000 displaced


  

 Abuse of civilians by Turkey-backed rebels undermining safe zone  - Washington PostSunday, 10 November, 2019 , 17:17

Ahvalnews.com

Turkey’s goal of creating a “safe zone” for civilians in northern Syria is being undermined by increasing reports of abuse against the local population at the hands of Ankara-backed proxy forces, the Washington Post reported on Sunday. 


  

U.S. Envoy in Syria Says Not Enough Was Done to Avert Turkish AttackSunday, 10 November, 2019 , 15:30

Nytimes.com | By Eric Schmitt

In an internal memo, the senior American diplomat in northern Syria criticized the Trump administration for failing to try harder to deter Turkey from invading northern Syria last month.


  

 Erdoğan’s safe zone plan resonates Turkey’s history of forced migration - analysisSaturday, 9 November, 2019 , 17:19

Ahvalnews.com

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s plan to resettle Syrian refugees in Turkey to a safe zone to be established in northern Syria resonates the state-facilitated or state-enforced population transfers in the former Ottoman Empire and in recent Turkish history, analyst Nick Ashdown said in Foreign Policy on Friday. 


  

In full: Rudaw's interview with SDF commander Mazloum AbdiThursday, 7 November, 2019 , 17:38

Rudaw.net | Roj Eli Zalla

Below is a translated, full transcript of the interview Rudaw's Roj Eli Zalla conducted with Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) commander Mazloum Abdi on November 5, 2019.


  

German defense minister sets out Syria plan to NATO; Turkey, U.S. supportiveTuesday, 29 October, 2019 , 18:46

Reuters | Additional reporting by Andreas Rinke in Berlin; Editing by Giles Elgood | October 26, 2019

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Germany's defense minister presented to NATO her proposal for a security zone in northern Syria on Thursday, receiving support from Turkey and the United States but also a warning from the alliance's chief that it may need to involve the United Nations.


  

ISIS Leader al-Baghdadi Is Dead, Trump SaysTuesday, 29 October, 2019 , 16:09

Nytimes.com | By Peter Baker, Eric Schmitt and Helene Cooper

President Trump said in a nationally televised address that American forces targeted Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the head of the Islamic State, in an operation in Syria this weekend.


  

Donald Trump’s ‘Very Special’ Victory in SyriaTuesday, 29 October, 2019 , 15:30

Nytimes.com | It’s certainly special for Erdogan, Putin and al-Assad.

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Turkish invasion: Isis takes control inside vast camp as Kurds leaveThursday, 24 October, 2019 , 23:09

The Times | By Anthony Loyd | October 24 2019

Most guards have been called away in the face of Turkey’s invasion, writes Anthony Loyd