Sourced: Daily Sabah The Pentagon’s 2019 budget wil include $300 million for the train-and-equip program for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), predominantly led by the PKK-affiliated People’s Protection Units (YPG), and $250 million for building a “border security force” in Syria, the U.S. government unveiled on Monday. According to the budget bill that President Donald… Continue reading U.S PENTAGON 2019 BUDGET ALLOCATES $550 MILLION FOR YPG
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THE U.S ALLIANCE WITH TURKEY JUST LUNGED TOWARD THE BREAKING POINT
Sourced : The Washington Post By David Ignatius Talking with Gen. Joseph Votel, the commander of American troops in the Middle East, is a paradoxical reminder of the limits of U.S. military power to determine political outcomes. American bombs helped destroy the Islamic State in Syria, but they can’t stitch the rag doll of the… Continue reading THE U.S ALLIANCE WITH TURKEY JUST LUNGED TOWARD THE BREAKING POINT
TURKISH, IRANIAN, IRAQI TOP GENERALS TO MEET AMID REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
Sourced : Hurriyet Daily News By Uğur Ergan The chief of staff of Turkey, Iran and Iraq will hold trilateral talks soon amid latest developments in the region. Chief of Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar will meet his Iranian counterpart Major General Mohamed Baqeri ahead of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to Tehran on Oct. 4.… Continue reading TURKISH, IRANIAN, IRAQI TOP GENERALS TO MEET AMID REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
JAMES MATTIS PLEDGES ERDOGAN US SUPPORT AGAINST PKK
Sourced : Al Monitor By Amberin Zaman US Secretary of Defense James Mattis pledged support to Turkey in its ongoing fight against rebels of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) during talks with the country’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish and US officials said today. The daylong visit was intended to help smooth fraught relations between… Continue reading JAMES MATTIS PLEDGES ERDOGAN US SUPPORT AGAINST PKK
ERDOGAN : BARACK OBAMA DECEIVED US OVER PKK
Sourced : Al Jazeera Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is planning to meet his US counterpart Donald Trump next month, hoping for stronger ties with the United States after being “deceived” by ex-President Barack Obama. Erdogan made the comments in an interview with Al Jazeera that was broadcast on Wednesday, three days after he hailed… Continue reading ERDOGAN : BARACK OBAMA DECEIVED US OVER PKK
ERDOGAN : MANBIJ, RAQQAH ARE ANKARA’S TWO STRATEGIC TARGETS IN SYRIA
Sourced : Daily Sabah President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that Turkey has two important targets in Syria, which are Manbij and Raqqa, while reiterating that the country will support the Raqqa operation if the PKK-affiliated Syrian Democratic Union Party (PYD) does not participate. Last month, Turkey officially announced that Operation Euphrates Shield that, which been… Continue reading ERDOGAN : MANBIJ, RAQQAH ARE ANKARA’S TWO STRATEGIC TARGETS IN SYRIA
ERDOGAN : NEXT STAGE OF EUPHRATES SHIELD WILL INCLUDE IRAQ
Sourced : Kom News The next stages of the recently concluded Euphrates Shield Operation will be broader, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday, suggesting that Turkey will move on areas in Iraq. Speaking in a joint live interview with Turkish TV channels NTV and Star, Erdogan described the Euphrates Shield Operation as the first… Continue reading ERDOGAN : NEXT STAGE OF EUPHRATES SHIELD WILL INCLUDE IRAQ
TURKISH MINISTER OF INTERIOR : LET’S SEND 15,000 MIGRANTS TO EUROPE TO SHOCK THEM
Sourced : Hurriyet Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has said Turkey could send 15,000 refugees to Europe to shock the Europeans following a recent diplomatic crisis between Ankara and Germany and the Netherlands that stemmed from the latter’s decision to bar Turkish ministers from staging rallies there. “We have a readmission deal. I’m telling you… Continue reading TURKISH MINISTER OF INTERIOR : LET’S SEND 15,000 MIGRANTS TO EUROPE TO SHOCK THEM
THE LIMITS TO ANKARA’S RELIANCE ON MOSCOW
Sourced : Al Monitor By Semih Idiz Turkey’s deepening crisis with Europe has re-energized its desire to expand ties with Russia. Ankara clearly wants to show that it has powerful friends that can reduce its dependence on the United States and Europe. This also works to Moscow’s advantage, given its problems with the West and… Continue reading THE LIMITS TO ANKARA’S RELIANCE ON MOSCOW
US GENERAL SAYS SDF FORCES NEED HEAVY WEAPONS TO DESTROY ISIS IN AL-RAQQAH
Sourced: ARA News By: Wladimir van Wilgenburg Gen. Joseph Votel, commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East, who recently visited the Raqqa frontline said that the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces need more than the AK-47s weapons –that will be issued after 20 days of training– in the fight against ISIS. “Anti-tank weapons systems to… Continue reading US GENERAL SAYS SDF FORCES NEED HEAVY WEAPONS TO DESTROY ISIS IN AL-RAQQAH