The Biden adminsitration must look to work with Turkey in Syria, and that means shunning the YPG-PKK terrorist organisation.
Does Brett McGurk’s appointment mean that the US policy of threatening friends and placating terrorists will return under a Biden administration?
Contrary to the claims of Turkey's critics, a US Defense Department report says that the Turkish military operation in northern Syria has limited Daesh's organisational capabilities.
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.
As President Trump says a withdrawal is on the way, a top US general in the Middle East says he is under no “pressure to be out by any specific date” with no specific conditions, angering Turkey over US intentions.
McGurk’s shuttle diplomacy in northern Iraq and northern Syria fomented debate over whether he wanted to divide the two countries along ethnic lines and repeat the unethical conduct of Lawrence of Arabia.
Turkish Presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin says a US military delegation is visiting Turkey to discuss US President Donald Trump's announcement of plans to withdraw roughly 2,000 US troops from Syria.
In a phone call between Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump, both sides agree to "coordinate" to prevent a "power vacuum" in war-torn Arab country after US withdrawal.
Brett McGurk resigns in protest to President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw US troops from Syria, official familiar with McGurk's resignation letter says.
Foreign troops will confine their activity to training Iraqi soldiers after Daesh was pushed out of its stronghold of Mosul late last year.
Efforts to de-escalate undesirable situations will continue through discussion and diplomacy, says General Joseph Votel, head of the US Central Command.
Iraq’s PM Haider al Abadi said on Saturday that the war against Daesh is over after more than three years. Abadi said that Iraq had been "totally liberated" from Daesh militants.
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