Turkey is giving priority to fighting the Kurds at home and abroad; getting rid of Assad is well down its political agenda
European political leaders are making the same mistake in reacting to the massacre at the Christmas fair in Berlin, in which 12Ā died,…
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seeking to extend his authoritarian rule but his country beset by problems both home and abroad
If there is a massacre of opposition forces in the city then other rebel strongholds will never surrender
There was a period in 2011 and 2012 when there were genuinely independent opposition activists operating inside Syria, but as the jihadis took over these brave people were forced to flee abroad, fell silent or were dead
All sides are paying a price for letting the wars in Syria and Iraq go on for so long and doing so little to bring them to an end
Where does Donald Trump stand on the use of torture by US security agencies? During the presidential election campaign he notoriously recommended…
Foreign policy advisor John Bolton proposes carving out a Sunni state in northern Iraq and eastern Syria. As a recipe for deepening the conflict in the region, it could scarcely be bettered
The city of Tal Afar has become notorious for sectarian hatred – with many worried that even an Isis defeat on the road to Mosul will not bring peace
Interview on Donald Trump to the efficacy and civilian toll of the Mosul offensive
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