“Threatening continued assaults on the Kurdish militia in Syria, the Turkish president has warned he will not request anyone’s permission to do whatever is necessary to prevent the spread of support for […]
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Turkey continues to attack US ally in Syria
“ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — The Turkish army Tuesday targeted positions of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) in Gire Spi (Tal Abyad), the YPG claimed in a statement.” “At 1100 hours on […]
Erdogan says Turkey may hit U.S.-backed Syrian Kurds to block advance
“Turkey will “do what is necessary” to prevent U.S.-allied Syrian Kurdish rebels from declaring autonomy in the town of Tel Abyad near the Turkish border, including conducting further military operations, President Tayyip […]
Islamic State planning mass attack on Britain, warns head of MI5
“Andrew Parker says current level of threat from homegrown jihadis the highest he has seen in a career spanning 32-years.” http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/11962037/Islamic-State-planning-mass-attack-on-Britain-warns-head-of-MI5.html
U.S. Embassy Statement on a Media Report by Star Newspaper (Turkey)
U.S. Embassy Statement on a Media Report by Star Newspaper Press Release – October 30, 2015 Star newspaper’s claim today (October 30, 2015) that the HDP’s election campaign strategy was determined at […]
Diminishing rule of law in Turkey and EU’s blind allegiance to economic benefits.
Today Turkish police attacked the headquarters of Koza Ipek in Istanbul, Turkey. A September ruling from an obscure, recently established and much maligned “Peace Court” ruled that the media conglomerate was too […]
Will common sense prevail regarding arms purchases for Mexican Authorities or must we all succumb to drug cartels, Islamic State and NGO´s?
“Our readers know full well that the reality behind the trends about which we write are much more complex than what gets portrayed by the media. Keeping this in mind and you´ll […]
Islamic State attacks Syrian army supply route to Aleppo: monitor
“Islamic State fighters took control of a section of road southeast of Aleppo on Friday, threatening the Syrian army’s only supply route into the city, a group that monitors the civil war […]
Rights group: Russian airstrikes in Syria may have killed dozens of civilians
History frequently repeats itself. The Russians are learning this in Syria, where the methods they are employing against Assad’s opposition are much the same as the methods they employed in their attempt […]
The Latest: Queen toasts China’s Xi at lavish state banquet
“The latest news of the first full day of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Britain. All times local: 9:15 p.m. Queen Elizabeth II has celebrated what she called the “global partnership” between […]