Turkey, ISIL and the PKK: It’s complicated 7 octobre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Free Syrian Army, ISIL, ISIS, Murat Yetkin, PKK, PYD, Syria
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Hürriyet Daily News (Turkey) October 7, 2014, p. 3
Murat Yetkin
It’s a complicated equation, but it’s not too difficult to solve. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was founded in 2013, based on the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI), which previously called itself al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia (AQM). ISI was founded in 2004 in reaction to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. (suite…)
Why We Must Arm Syria’s Opposition 11 juin 2014
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Al-Qaeda, Ambassador, Bashar al Assad, Free Syrian Army, Robert S. Ford, Syria, War
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The New York Times (USA) Wednesday, June 11, 2014, p. A 23
By Robert S. Ford *
Washington — In February, I resigned as the American ambassador to Syria, after 30 years’ foreign service in Africa and the Middle East. As the situation in Syria deteriorated, I found it ever harder to justify our policy. It was time for me to leave. (suite…)
Military Implications of the Syria-Turkey Border Incident 5 octobre 2012
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Andrew J. Tabler, conflicts, Free Syrian Army, Jeffrey White, Soner Cagaptay, Syria, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Turkey, USA
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Policy Watch, No. 1988, Oct 5, 2012 العربية Türkçe
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Jeffrey White, Soner Cagaptay, and Andrew J. Tabler *
Syria’s errant mortar strike is an opportunity for Washington to support Turkey in a more aggressive approach to the ongoing crisis next door. (suite…)
Arab states arm rebels as UN talks of Syrian civil war 13 juin 2012
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: arms, Free Syrian Army, Middle East, MIT, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Syrian National Council, Turkey, USA
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The Independent (UK) Wednesday, 13 June 2012, p. 1
Justin Vela, Istanbul
Saudi Arabia and Qatar ‘supplying weapons’ to anti-assad forces, while fears mount for civilians in al-haffa and Homs. (suite…)
Turkey and the Free Syrian Army 16 novembre 2011
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Free Syrian Army, Middle East, Reva Bhalla, Syria, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie
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STRATFOR (USA) November 16, 2011
Reva Bhalla
Director of Analysis Reva Bhalla discusses the risks Turkey will likely consider in deciding how far it wants to go in supporting the Syrian opposition. (suite…)
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