President Trump surprised his foreign policy experts (including those at the Pentagon), American elected officials, American citizens, and the Kurds when he announced a quick movement of the small number of US forces stationed on the border of Turkey and Syria with Kurdish forces. The case of Syria is extremely complex. Syria has been in…
Audrey Conklin Two U.S. jet fighters bombed an American military base in Syria on Wednesday to keep Turkey from taking control of the facility, the U.S. military said. The decision to conduct a pre-planned airstrike on the base formerly used to train U.S.-allied Kurdish fighters — LaFarge Cement Factory — came after Turkish fighters began…
Shelby Talcott The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to condemn President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw American troops from Syria. The White House announced Oct. 6 that Trump told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan the U.S. would be clearing out of northern Syria. The news sparked bipartisan backlash because it allows Turkey to invade Syria and go after Kurdish…
Audrey Conklin Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday that the country will only end its offensive in northern Syria if Kurdish fighters withdraw, Reuters reported. Vice President Mike Pence is set to visit Ankara Wednesday to “voice the United States’ commitment to reach an immediate ceasefire and the conditions for a negotiated settlement,” a Tuesday press…
Shelby Talcotton Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham got duped by a prank phone call from two Russians and told them the Kurds were a “threat to Turkey” in August. Graham apparently thought he was speaking to Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar in the two phone conversations, according to Politico. In reality, he was giving…
Tulsi Gabbard’s response to Trump, Turkey, and the Syrian Kurds reads as follows: “Donald Trump isn’t removing our troops from Syria. He’s just moving them from the northern Syrian border, allowing Turkey to invade Syria & slaughter the Kurds. Trump lied to the Kurds, promising them our support while simultaneously preventing them from reconciling with…
This morning Turkish military forces began an offensive incursion into north-east Syria, in an area controlled by Kurdish forces. The operation, named “Operation Peace Spring”, is said to be aimed at creating a “safe zone” along the Turkish border, ostensibly to house refugees from the Syrian conflict. According to the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, Turkish…