Syria and Turkey
Netanyahu says Iran tried to kill his son, US launches new sanctions program against Islamic regime
Netanyahu discusses West Bank violence with security officials • Iran offers $10m. reward to kill Trump’s son • Israeli officials divided over claim that Iran smuggled weapons to Hezbollah
Israel strikes in Gaza's Khan Yunis, IDF kills terrorist who attempted to steal weapon in West Bank
IDF conducts fresh strikes in Lebanon, Israel targeted Syria airbase over planned Turkish presence
Diplomacy becomes essential national security tool to combat Turkey's growing strength- editorial
Turkey's Erdogan hopes Syrian rebels will advance, but raises alarm about some fighters
Syrian rebels take Hama, but Erdogan warns of challenges with terror-linked groups in their midst.
White House puts pressure on Turkey to restrain Syrian rebels - report
The US noted that President Bashar al-Assad's "regime" has been part of an ongoing refusal to "engage in a political process," which has "created the conditions now unfolding."
Turkey-backed militias target Kurds amid Syrian regime’s collapse – analysis
Renewed violence displaces Kurds as HTS and Turkey-backed militias advance.
Turkey-Syria ties in spotlight as Assad meets Putin
Assad had recently said that he saw Russia’s growing role in the world has helpful to maintain a multi-polar world order.
Strengthening the front against Israel: Syria flirts with new Turkey ties - analysis
The Syrian regime wants Ankara to return to the status quo of 2011, before the Syrian revolution and civil war.
Turkey closes border with Syria in response to widespread violence
Anti-Syrian violence has since spread across Turkey, with incidents taking place in the provinces of Hatay, Gaziantep, Konya, and Bursa, as well as in an Istanbul district.
Iran's President Raisi flies to Turkey for delayed Gaza talks
Iran’s official line is that the visit by Raisi is about economic and commercial issues and the Palestinian issue is only a close second in the discussions.
Turkey steps up strikes on militants as conflict escalates in Syria
Ankara said on Thursday a ground operation into Syria was one option it could consider. Turkey has mounted several previous incursions into northern Syria against the YPG.
Turkey’s airstrikes go beyond ‘anti-terror’ campaign - analysis
Ankara increasingly focuses also on strikes near Sulimaniyeh, a city that is aligned with the Kurdish political party PUK
How an anti-ISIS operation in Syria got bogged down in tribal politics - analysis
It is important to look back at how various forces involved in the Syrian turmoil go to this point in order to understand this complex conflict.
