The Russian destruction of Turkish fleet at the Battle of Sinop on 30th November 1853 sparked the Crimean War. (Painting by Ivan Aivazovsky, Russian Romantic painter who is considered one of the greatest masters of marine art.) A military confrontation between Turkey and Syria has erupted in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib. Latest reports say …
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General Kenneth F. McKenzie, commander of the United States Central Command (R) called on Kurdish commander General Mazloum Kobani at unspecified location in Northern Syria in July 2019. File photo No one would have thought that out of the US president Donald Trump’s decision three weeks ago to withdraw all American troops from Syria, a …
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‘Operation Peace Spring’: Turkey’s military operation inside Syria launched on October 9, 2019. Shall we sit upon the ground and tell there is no longer daylight between Russia and Turkey? We are almost there. The Turkish incursion into Syria on Wednesday is the tipping point. Turkey and Russia are closely coordinating. Consider the following. The …
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