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Turkey’s Incursion into Syria is Straining Diplomatic Relations and the US Troops Fighting ISIS
by Darien Cavanaugh. Cavanaugh is a contributor for War is Boring and Reverb Press. He serves on the Board of Directors for Auntie Bellum. Two weeks ago the Pentagon acknowledged that Turkey’s ongoing assault on the Kurdish-controlled region of Afrin … Continue reading
Posted in Darien Cavanaugh, English, International, Security Policy, Syria, Turkey
Tagged Afrin, Free Syrian Army, Islamic State, kurdistan, militias, PKK, SDF, Syria, Trump, Turkey, United States, US, USA, war, YPG
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Assad and the Russians turned their noses up at Raqqa operation
by Paul Iddon. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian backer were extremely dismissive towards the United States-backed operation that is removing Islamic State (ISIS) from the group’s de-facto Syrian capital city Raqqa. At first, in last April he mocked … Continue reading
Posted in English, International, Iraq, Paul Iddon, Russia, Syria, Terrorism
Tagged Bombing, iraq, Islamic State, Moscow, Mosul, Putin, Raqqa, Russia, SDF, Strategy, Syria, Syrian Democratic Forces, terrorists, United States, USA, Vladimir Putin, Washington, YPG
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Ankara vs Damascus: The al-Bab Impasse
Even before launching its intervention in northwest Syria on August 24 it was clear that Turkey would do its utmost to forcibly prevent Syria’s Kurds from dominating the entirety of Syria’s northern border. Since June 2015 the Kurds have controlled … Continue reading
Posted in Armed Forces, English, International, Security Policy, Syria, Turkey
Tagged Bombing, Free Syrian Army, Islamic State, Syria, Turkey, YPG
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The shortcomings of Turkey’s Syria campaign
Two months into its foray into northwestern Syria Turkey’s Operation “Euphrates Shield” against Islamic State (ISIS) militants and Kurdish militia forces (People’s Protection Units; YPG) is already showing some clear shortcomings. Turkey’s military has said that ISIS is successfully mounting … Continue reading
Posted in English, Syria, Turkey
Tagged Free Syrian Army, Islamic State, military presence, special forces, Strategy, Syria, syrian opposition, Turkey, US, USA, YPG
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Friends or foes? – A closer look on relations between the Kurdish YPG and the Syrian regime
by Shell Shocked. Special thanks to @SerioSito and @QalaatAlMudiq Sheikh Maqsood View on Sheikh Maqsood with Castello Road in the background. On Tuesday, 9th August 2016, the high-ranking commander, Major Yasser Abd ar-Rahim of Fatah Halab’s operations chamber in Aleppo … Continue reading
Why did Turkey use M60’s to spearhead its Syria intervention?
Turkey suffered its first combat fatalities over the last weekend before their foray against Islamic State (ISIS) and Syrian Kurdish forces last Wednesday was a week old. What appeared to be militiamen fighting under the banner of the Arab-Kurdish Syrian … Continue reading
Posted in English, International, Security Policy, Syria, Turkey
Tagged Islamic State, israel, lebanon, main battle tank, Military, Russia, Syria, terrorists, Turkey, US, YPG
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Turkey finally makes a move on its long sought Syrian buffer zone
On Wednesday the 23 August Turkey initiated its long sought after buffer zone in northeast Syria with a bang. At 4.a.m in artillery rained down on Islamic State (ISIS) positions followed by airstrikes carried out by Turkish F-16’s – marking … Continue reading
Posted in English, International, Security Policy, Terrorism, Turkey
Tagged Free Syrian Army, Islamic State, kurdistan, Turkey, YPG
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America’s failed efforts to establish an anti-IS Syrian fighting-force
Since the Islamic State (IS) rose to infamy in the summer of 2014 the United States has been trying to spearhead efforts to build a new Syrian fighting-force outside of Syria to combat these militants on the ground. This ultimately … Continue reading
Posted in English, International, Syria
Tagged America, cia, fighters, Free Syrian Army, Islamic State, Jordan, kurdistan, Military, Russia, Syria, training, Turkey, United States, US, YPG
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Women Are Giving ISIS Hell on Multiple Fronts
by Darien Cavanaugh. Cavanaugh is a contributor for War is Boring and Reverb Press. He serves on the Board of Directors for Auntie Bellum. When all-female units of Kurdish fighters helped retake the Syrian city of Kobanî from the Islamic … Continue reading
Posted in Darien Cavanaugh, English, International, Iraq, Syria
Tagged fighter, Free Syrian Army, iraq, Islamic State, kurdistan, Military, Moral, Peshmerga, Syria, Syrian Arab Army, The Middle East, war, YPG
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Is the U.S. Expanding an Airfield in Syria?
Low resolution Landsat imagery shows new activity at an airfield rumored to support a U.S. military presence in Syria’s Al-Hasakah province. The imagery acquired via the U.S. Geological Survey suggests the U.S. could be establishing further supply lines to Kurdish … Continue reading
Posted in Armed Forces, English, Intelligence, International, Syria
Tagged Kurdish People’s Protection Units, Logistics, military presence, Syria, US, YPG
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