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Kurdish SDF caught between Turkish, US aims in Syria
In The News
The Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) finds itself torn between competing war aims of its US allies and Turkish opponents as the SDF declared a pause in the bat...
By Nicholas Heras
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Syrian Kurds says US not pleased with Turkish cross-border shelling
Aldar Xelil, a Diplomatic Relations spokesperson for the Democratic Society Movement (TEV-DEM), says the US is unhappy with Turkey’s cross-border shelling which began on Tuesd...
By Nicholas Heras
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Khashoggi crisis may tip Middle East power balance towards Turkey
The murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi could alter the power dynamic in the Middle East by strengthening Turkey's influence at Saudi Arabia's expense as they compete for lea...
By Nicholas Heras
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Coalition working to ease tensions between Turkey, Syria Kurds
Turkish and US troops began joint patrols Thursday in the Syrian city of Manbij as the US-led coalition against the Islamic State group sought to calm renewed tensions between...
By Nicholas Heras
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Joint US-Turkish patrols start near Manbij after days of Turkish cross-border attacks
The United States-led Coalition against the Islamic State (IS) on Thursday confirmed the start of joint Turkish-American patrols near Manbij. “Coalition and Turkish military ...
By Nicholas Heras
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Press Note
Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Upcoming Iran Sanctions: Likely Impact and Response from IranOn November 5, the United States will reimpose an array of powerful sanctions on the most important economic institutions in Iran, including its central bank and national oil ...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg, Ilan Goldenberg & Eric Brewer
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SDF suspends anti-ISIS operation after Turkish attacks on northern Syria
In The News
The Syrian Democratic Forces said on Wednesday, October 31 that it has temporarily halted its fight against Islamic State due to a series of Turkish military attacks along the...
By Nicholas Heras
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Turkish army shells Tal Abyad following threats by Turkish president
In The News
Turkish cross-border shelling killed one Kurdish conscript and injured another on Tuesday after Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced an offensive to attack Kurdis...
By Nicholas Heras
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Explainer: How a Democratic U.S. House could alter foreign policy
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Democrats will try to harden U.S. policy toward Saudi Arabia, Russia and North Korea if they win a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, while maintaining the status ...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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As Israel Targets Iran in Syria, U.S. Officials Warn of Reprisals
Israel has been conducting an aggressive military campaign across Syria against Iran-backed militia groups, an effort that has been encouraged by the White House but aroused t...
By Nicholas Heras
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World Watches As More Details About The Khashoggi Case Come To Light
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Steve Inskeep talks to Victoria Nuland, a veteran diplomat who served in the Obama and George W. Bush administrations, about the impact of the U.S. response to the Jamal Khash...
By Victoria Nuland
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Russian narrative against US-backed forces in Syria intensifies
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American officials and a Syrian rights body has denied claims made by the Russian government as it ramped up its narrative this week against the US-backed forces in northeaste...
By Nicholas Heras
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In Washington, Israel Stays Quiet As Anger Grows Over Saudi Arabia And Khashoggi
In The News
As the days drag by without a Saudi explanation for what happened to Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post columnist who disappeared inside the Saudi Consulate in Turkey and ha...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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In The News
Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security
‘America First’ doesn’t work without American valuesSaudi Arabia’s apparent killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi — and the Trump administration’s haphazard response — is an unmistakable sign that U.S. foreign policy has swung ...
By Vance Serchuk
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New details emerge in Khashoggi case as Pompeo tours Ankara
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the country’s foreign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, in Ankara today to discuss the latest d...
By Nicholas Heras
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Moscow, Ankara say Syria buffer going ahead despite missed deadline
Russia and Turkey said Tuesday their deal to set up a buffer zone for the last major Syrian rebel bastion of Idlib was still on course, despite jihadists missing a deadline to...
By Nicholas Heras
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Fate of Syria's Idlib uncertain as extremist group fails to withdraw from proposed buffer zone
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The fate of a deal between Russia and Turkey to avoid a Syrian government offensive in Idlib was uncertain on Monday, after Damascus suggested rebel groups were not fully comp...
By Nicholas Heras
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Jihadists fail to quit Syria buffer, throwing deal into doubt
Jihadists in Syria's Idlib failed to meet a Monday deadline to leave a planned buffer zone ringing the country's last rebel bastion, casting fresh doubt over a deal to avert b...
By Nicholas Heras
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Syria buffer free of heavy arms as jihadists face deadline
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A planned buffer zone in northwest Syria has been cleared of heavy armaments ahead of time but a new deadline loomed Wednesday for the tougher task of Turkey convincing jihadi...
By Nicholas Heras
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The Pentagon Used To Hide US Troops In Syria. Now It's Posting Videos Of Them On Twitter.
This time last year, the US military was refusing to admit that there were four times as many troops in Syria as it had disclosed previously, insisting they were serving as te...
By Nicholas Heras
