Omer Ozkizilcik

The deal between the Syrian regime and the YPG is coming apart at the seams

The Syrian regime and Russia were under the impression that the YPG is on the ropes, but that turned out to be a strategic miscalculation as the YPG is still unwilling to make major concessions. This means the YPG-Syrian regime deal is falling apart.

Turkey aims to hand northeastern Syria back to its people

Turkey's operation has been widely condemned in the West, and mostly by those who don't understand Syria, the region, or its people.

White House move means a return to normalcy in Syria

Trump's announcement in Syria could ease tensions between the US and Turkey and facilitate dialogue between the two long-standing NATO allies.

Controlling the discourse around the US-Turkey safe-zone deal in Syria

Specific details of the Turkey-US agreement over safe-zones in Syria have not been officially announced, but there is hardly an entity which hasn't presented its own version about what happened behind closed doors.

US policy in Syria: A house of cards

The US may have to go back to the drawing board for its Syria policy if it forces Turkey into another operation in Syria.

The West is underestimating Turkey’s united front over national defence

The EU and US are misinterpreting Turkey’s actions as a whim of President Erdogan, but buying the S-400 missile defence system and drilling for oil in the eastern Mediterranean are supported across the political spectrum.

US envoy James Jeffrey visits Ankara amidst CENTCOM drama

The clock is ticking fast and Washington can no longer afford to ignore Turkey's security obstacles and continue its support of the PKK terror group's Syrian affiliates.

US sanctions over S-400 might trigger Turkish military operation in Syria

If the US decides to rapture relations between the two allies, Turkey could follow its own path on regional politics.

The spiral of violence in Idlib threatens to spill beyond Syrian borders

As the Assad regime, supported by Russia, continues to bombard locations within the so-called demilitarisation zone, Turkish retaliation has proved the strategy could be costly.

PKK propaganda machine aims to defend terrorist attacks in Afrin

Claiming to be defeating ‘militants’ in Afrin, the YPG/PKK is criticised for indiscriminate attacks and civilian deaths.

What will be the fate of Syria's Turkmen?

Syria's Turkmen joined the uprising against the Syrian regime right at the beginning, and have found a powerful ally in Turkey. But if Bashar al Assad holds onto power, they may face a bleak future in Syria.