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TURKEY THREATENS US: May Close NATO’s Incirlik Air Base

February 12, 2018

The breaking apart of NATO continues at full speed. Erdogan's invasion of Syrian Kurdistan otherwise known as Rojava in northern Syria has been met with the full force of the American trained SDF. Although th...

Kurds Continue to Hold Strong Against Turkey in Afrin

Gavriel Dan

February 11, 2018

Borders

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Despite the announcement of President Erdogan of Turkey, the Kurdish dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) continue to be a serious thorn in the side of Erdogan's dream of recreating the Ottoman Empire. T...

PACKERS CORNER: Time to Legalize Havat Gilad

Ben Packer

February 4, 2018

Politics

Tonight is the Yahrzeit of my Grandfather, of beloved memory, Huna Leib (Lionel) ben Aharon (Packer). Anything good that comes from this installment is dedicated to the spiritual elevation of his precious soul....

Does Turkey’s Capture of Key Town in Afrin Matter?

Micha Gefen

February 1, 2018

Borders

Sources from Afrin, Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava) claim the Turkish Army and FSA proxy Bulbul, considered to be a strategic town at the center of the Bulbul district, which is just north of Afrin. The Turkish army...

CHAOS GROWING: Turkey Risking War Against the US and Russia

Micha Gefen

January 30, 2018

Borders

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Some people are gamblers and others are just downright insane. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the President of Turkey appears to be shifting from political gambler to a completely insane autocrat. Turkey's current inv...

Erdogan is the Real Terrorist in Syria, Not the Kurds

Orit ben Tzvi

January 22, 2018

Borders

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan launched a brutal assault on the Kurdish majority Syrian region of Afrin on Saturday. Dubbed "Operation Olive Branch," the Turkish government insists it is cleaning out t...

WORLD WAR 3: Turkish Ground Forces Cross Into Syria, Now in Direct Combat with Kurds

Micha Gefen

January 21, 2018

Borders

It has begun. With one single directive to the Turkish forces, the Turkish ground forces stationed near Afrin have crossed into Syria and pushed the self destruct button on NATO as we know it. Reports out of...

END OF NATO: Turkey Bombs US Backed Kurds in Afrin

Micha Gefen

January 20, 2018

Borders

The Turkish army announced the beginning of "Operation Olive Branch" earlier today (Jan. 20th) and immediately started bombing the Kurdish dominated enclave of Afrin in an attempt to wipe out what they call "te...

Will Turkey’s Showdown in Afrin Split NATO?

Micha Gefen

November 21, 2017

Borders

Turkey has always had a complex relationship with the rest of its NATO partners, ut during the current Erdogan period it has grown exceedingly problematic. With the weakening of US positions across he Middle E...

From Afrin to Sulaimani Kurdistan is Moving to Independence

Allan M. Coleman

July 13, 2017

Borders, Regional Analysis

If Turkey did not want an independent Kurdistan, especially one united with West Kurdistan located in Syria, then their actions against the Kurdish enclave in Afrin have had the opposite effect. Consistent she...

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