Tag Archives: Turkey

How Putin Sugar-Coated Erdogan’s Retreat in Syria

Posted on March 6, 2020 by Keld Bach

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (REUTERS/Christian Hartmann) By Scott Ritter This week’s meeting between Presidents Putin and Erdogan in Moscow was cast as preventing a war between Russia and Turkey in Syria. War, however, was never on the horizon. Putin called Erdogan’s … Continue reading →

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Turkey’s Tattered Islamic Credentials by Sheikh Imran Hosein

Posted on March 3, 2020 by Keld Bach

Related: We should applaud the Syrian military’s actions in Idlib, not deplore them | Eva Bartlett with George Galloway on the Syrian Conflict

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Who are Sultan Erdogan’s Allies in Syria?

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Keld Bach

Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army fighters at a training camp in Azaz, Syria. (REUTERS/Osman Orsal) Around 25,000 Free Syrian Army rebels are joining the Turkish military operation in northern Syria with the goal of recapturing Arab towns and villages seized by … Continue reading →

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Erdogan: We’ll Flood Europe With Syrian Refugees Unless ‘Safe Zone’ Established

Posted on September 7, 2019 by Keld Bach

Background image courtesy of Globalo.com, modified by me. Click image to enlarge. “We will be forced to open the gates. We cannot be forced to handle the burden alone,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned on Thursday while demanding that … Continue reading →

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We Come in Peace…

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Keld Bach

Background image courtesy of AFP Photo, modified by me. Click image to enlarge. Thousands of Turkish troops have invaded northern Syria to eradicate so-called Kurdish ‘terrorists’. The mission is officially (and ironically) named Operation Olive Branch.

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Western Chicken Hawks are Going Cold on Turkey

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Keld Bach

Turkish residents in the Netherlands waving Turkey’s national flags (Photo: Getty Images) Where is the increasingly vituperative spat between Turkey and The Netherlands (and other EU countries) going to lead? Why is this political fall-out between fellow NATO members happening … Continue reading →

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Wanted in Russia: EU Court Blocked Suspected Istanbul Attack Mastermind from Extradition in 2010

Posted on July 2, 2016 by Keld Bach

A Chechen national suspected of being the mastermind behind the deadly Istanbul airport terrorist attack, earlier received refugee status in Austria, which helped him to repeatedly avoid extradition to Russia on terror charges. The fatal attack on the Istanbul airport … Continue reading →

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In the Name of the Profit: ISIS Oil Trade Secrets

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Keld Bach

An RT Documentary crew filming in northern Syria has seen Islamic State (IS, ISIS/ISIL) documents abandoned by retreating terrorists and found by the Kurds that, along with captured IS recruits, provide a stunning insight into the ISIS oil trade. Only … Continue reading →

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Erdowie, Erdowo, Erdogan

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Keld Bach

This is the satirical video that the state of Turkey wants banned in Germany. (English subtitles)

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‘US Doesn’t Understand What It’s Doing in Syria’ – CIA Veteran

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Keld Bach

The skies above Syria are crowded with military planes from various nations. However, the non-stop bombardment of Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) seems to be producing nothing in return. The group still maintains the ability to strike anytime, anywhere – … Continue reading →

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