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Turkey and Syria meeting in Moscow may result in peace plan

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator Tomorrow, the Foreign Ministers of Turkey and Syria will meet in Moscow.  This is the highest level meeting between the two countries who have been on opposite sides of the US-NATO war on Syria for regime change since 2011. The outcome of that meeting, and the expected follow-up meeting […]

Erdogan wants to solve the Kurdish problem with Assad

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator   Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday, “We have launched a process as Russia-Turkey-Syria,” and added, “We will bring our foreign ministers together and then, depending on developments, we will come together as leaders.” Last week, the Foreign Ministers of Turkey, Syria and Russia met together in […]

The right decision? – Trump hands off Syria to Turkey

It appears that President Trump is making good on his committment to get the US out of endless foreign wars. In a move sure to be overshadowed (and probably used) by the Compleat Fake Impeachment Inquiry, the White House announced late Sunday night that, following a conversation with Turkey’s President Recip Erdogan, Turkey will now move forward with a military operation in northeast Syria, in an area where US troops had been operating in conjunction with Kurdish-led forces.