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Has Israeli Drone Sales To Azerbaijan Backfired?

December 9, 2020

Iran Watch, Israel, Middle East, Turkey, War Drums

The recently ended Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia concluded with Azerbaijan gaining far more territory than it had before the war. Baku's success came by way of strong military suppo...

ISRAEL-TURKEY CONFRONTATION: Is Cyprus Ground Zero for War?

David Mark

May 21, 2018

Borders, Economy, Partnerships

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Since 1974 Turkey has occupied 40% of Cyprus, constituting in what the international community holds is an illegal occupation. In that time Turkey has driven out the Greek Cypriots from the Turkish enclave in t...

Israel Must Stand With the Kurds Against Turkey

David Mark

March 26, 2018

Borders

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There are times that we cannot afford to remain silent. We who witnessed our own people nearly wiped out just over 70 years ago know that feeling of an impending genocide. Perhaps this is due to our collectiv...

SHOWDOWN IN AFRIN: Will the USA Stop Turkey’s Invasion of Kurdish Rojava?

Micha Gefen

March 12, 2018

Borders

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The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) and their jihadist allies of the Turkish contingent of the FSA are now 5 km away from Afrin City. As the rest of the Kurdish enclave has quickly been gobbled up by the TAF, Kurdi...

[Premium] Donald Trump Must Choose Between Turkey or the Kurds

Micha Gefen

March 8, 2018

Borders

As the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) draw closer to Afrin City, Kurdish fighters trained by the USA are streaming from eastern Rojava into Afrin to help defend their Kurdish brothers from the Turkish invaders. Th...

Turkey and Syria Head for Direct Clash in Afrin

Micha Gefen

February 21, 2018

Borders

The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has now entered the Afrin conflict by threatening to push Turkey and Turkish aligned militants out. In return, the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) have threatened to attack the SAA if it ...

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

Micha Gefen

February 12, 2018

Borders, Politics

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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...

PACKER’S CORNER: The Middle East is a Mess

Ben Packer

February 9, 2018

Borders, Politics

Just when you thought the Middle East couldn't get any messier - it does! So far this week: -Turkey continues to attack the Kurds in northwest Syria, but the Kurds seem to be hanging tough. Additionally, the...

Are the US and Turkey Heading for War?

Micha Gefen

February 6, 2018

Borders

With Erdogan's decision to invade Syrian Kurdistan serving to raise his popularity across Turkey, there is an increasing chance that his march towards Manbij, which serves as the epicenter for US forces in the ...

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