Posts Tagged: Kurds
While Erdogan Slammed Israel at the UN, Turkish Support for Terror Was Revealed
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan used his United Nations General Assembly speech last week to blast Israel as the cause of "injustice" in the Middle...
Car Bomb Hits Security Force in Northeastern Syria, at Least One Killed
A car bomb killed one member of a security force and wounded two others in the Kurdish-controlled city of Qamishli in northeastern Syria on Sunday,...
Four Turkish Soldiers Killed in Attacks by Kurdish Militants, Turkey Says
Four Turkish soldiers were killed and two others wounded in two separate attacks by Kurdish militants on Saturday, the Turkish defense ministry said, adding that...
The Iranian Kurds: Betrayed by Iran, the US, and Almost Everyone Else
The gloomy situation of the Kurdish minority in Iran is ironic in light of the fact that during the short life (January-December 1946) of the...
US Envoy Met With Syrian Rebel Leader With Possible Ties to Al Qaeda
On Monday, President Donald Trump's Special Envoy to Syria, Joel Rayburn, reportedly met with a delegation that included a high-ranking, pro-Turkish Syrian rebel leader who...
Syria’s Assad: United States Will Sell Out Those Relying on It
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad warned on Sunday the United States would not protect those depending on it, in reference to Kurdish fighters who control much...
Senator Lindsey Graham: A Rash US Pullout From Syria Will Create ‘Iraq on Steroids’
US Senator Lindsey Graham said on Saturday he hoped President Donald Trump would slow the US withdrawal from Syria until Islamic State is destroyed, warning...
Withdrawing from Syria Betrays the Kurds — and American Values
In the last few weeks, many people have been troubled and outraged by Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from Syria. I am chief among them....
Trump Gives No Timetable for Syria Exit; Wants to ‘Protect the Kurds’
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States would get out of Syria slowly "over a period of time" and would protect the US-backed Kurdish...
Is There a Biblical — and Genetic — Reason Why Jews Support the Kurds?
The Kurds have been treated horribly. Like Jews, they are a religious and secular ethnic group that stands outside the official Christian and Muslim world....
With US Departure, Syria’s Manbij Braces for Upheaval
The city of Manbij has switched control more than most places in Syria's civil war. With US troops set to leave after President Donald Trump's decision...
Israeli Minister Expresses Concern Over Fate of Kurds After Trump’s Withdrawal From Syria
A top Israeli official has expressed concern over the fate of the Kurds in Syria following US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw American troops...
Who Will Stop Iran’s European Hit Men?
It is just before dusk when gunshots sound on a quiet residential street in November 2017. A man falls to the sidewalk. A dark BMW races...
Turkey Experts Worry Erdogan Might Use Al Qaeda Against Kurds
Although Turkey and Russia agreed last month to "withdraw" all jihadist groups from Syria's Idlib Province, a former Turkish National Police official warns that Turkey may use...
