Why Turkey is so influential in post-Assad Syria | Reuters
18 hours ago · ANKARA, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Turkey has emerged as one of the most influential power brokers in Syria after rebels toppled Bashar al-Assad last month, ending his family's brutal five-decade rule.
Factbox-Why Turkey Is So Influential in Post-Assad Syria
18 hours ago · ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey has emerged as one of the most influential power brokers in Syria after rebels toppled Bashar al-Assad last month, ending his family's brutal five-decade rule.
Turkey offers military aid to Syria for counterterrorism during ...
4 days ago · Fidan said Ankara would continue to assist Syria in various areas - including energy, transportation and reconstruction - as directed by Erdogan. He also called for the lifting of international ...
Turkey’s Syria and Libya strategies add up to a Mediterranean …
6 days ago · Today, Ankara is pursuing a similar strategy in Syria, seeking to create facts on water as it did on land, using the promise of economic and political support to position itself as a dominant player in the country. These parallel maneuvers underscore Ankara’s broader vision of Libya and Syria as interconnected pillars of its geopolitical ...
Syrians in Turkey Agonize Over a Return Home - The New York …
3 days ago · Rami Sharrack, who fled Syria in 2012 and is the former executive director of the Syrian Economic Forum in Gaziantep and now a private consultant, says that the Turkish economy will take a hit in ...
What Role Is Turkey Playing in Syria’s Civil War?
Dec 6, 2024 · Turkey opposes the Assad regime, but the fall of the government could disrupt Ankara’s aims to reverse refugee flows and defeat Kurdish forces in Syria’s north.
Where Turkey stands as Bashar Assad's government falls | AP News
Dec 8, 2024 · ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Syrian refugees across Turkey jubilantly welcomed the downfall of Bashar Assad’s government Sunday, with many embracing the chance to return to their homeland. Large crowds waving Syrian and Turkish flags gathered in the main square of Kilis, a border city in southern Turkey.
What Syria’s Opposition Resurgence Means for Ankara
Dec 6, 2024 · Ankara’s Syria strategy intertwines with HTS-led opposition offensives against Assad, aiming to weaken Kurdish groups, facilitate refugee returns, and solidify Turkey’s regional role. Balancing opposition unity, HTS ties, and domestic political challenges shapes Erdoğan’s ambitions and constraints.
Türkiye Has a Wish List in Syria. It Should Tread Lightly.
Dec 19, 2024 · Before the latest events, Türkiye’s Syria wish list essentially had three main elements: Ankara now sees a pathway to a trifecta—the potential to make progress on all three fronts, and maybe more. Türkiye’s relations with Assad’s …
Turkey steps up strikes on PKK in Iraq, Syria after Ankara attack
Oct 24, 2024 · Turkey launched fresh air strikes on Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants in northern Syria and Iraq overnight, killing 59 militants, in response to a gun attack that killed five people in...