Turkey's Erdogan says end is near for Kurdish militants in Syria
- Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan stated it is "only a matter of time" before Kurdish-led armed groups in Syria are eradicated, indicating Turkey's firm stance against the YPG.
- Fidan warned Western nations against supporting Kurdish-led groups, emphasizing Turkey's opposition to any strengthening of the PKK.
- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed that the "revolution" in Syria would end Kurdish separatist aspirations, with new leadership aimed at eliminating the YPG.
- Both Fidan and Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi expressed concerns about ISIL's potential resurgence amid ongoing instability in Syria.
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Turkey Vows Fresh Syrian Offensive If US-Backed Kurdish Group Fails to Disband
Turkey will launch a fresh military offensive in Syria against the Kurdish YPG militant group if the latter fails to disband and lay down its arms, Ankara’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said. “The ultimatum we gave them is clear,” Fidan said in remarks cited by Turkey’s Anadolu news agency on Jan. 8. “We’ve delivered it through the Americans and the media. “Those classified as international terrorist fighters—coming from Turkey, Iran, and Ir…
Syria: “We are facing a movement that has been deradicalized from above”
A leading specialist in Syria, researcher Patrick Haenni analyzes the nature of the new power coming from the Hayat Tahrir Al-Cham group and the strategic and security challenges that the new authorities in Damascus will face.


Turkey Is Preparing to Invade Syria, Then Israel?
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is making no effort to disguise his ambitions. In a bold declaration following the first meeting of Turkey’s cabinet, Erdogan made it clear that he intends to target the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). His message to Washington was unequivocal: “A new era has begun in Syria… Turkey has shown what […] The post Turkey Is Preparing to Invade Syria, Then Israel? appeared first on 19FortyFive.
Trump and the Kurdish-Turkish conflict
In his last interview today, while responding to a journalist's question about the possible withdrawal of American troops from Syria, he repeated a mistake similar to his previous mistakes regarding the history of the Kurds and the Kurdish conflict with the Turkish regimes. We hope that his advisors will provide him with the correct information about the history of the Middle East, especially the history of the Turks and the conflict between the…
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