Syria – Page 28 – Asia Times

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan reviews a guard of honour as he arrives at a meeting in Kutahya, Turkey, on January 20, 2018. Photo: Kayhan Ozer / Presidential Palace / Handout via Reuters

European Union, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Dilemma for the US as Turkey attempts Kurdish squeeze

by John Burton January 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan attends the funeral ceremony, in Ankara, of Musa Ozalkan, a Turkish soldier who was killed during the operation against Syrian Kurds in Afrin region. Photo: Kayhan Ozer / Presidential Palace / handout via Reuters, January 23, 2018

China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey re-enters Syrian endgame with ‘smart power’

by M.K. Bhadrakumar January 24, 2018January 24, 2018

A US soldier carries an FIM-92 Stinger MANPAD missile. Photo: YouTube via US Army

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, Taiwan, World

US arms on way to Taiwan, including Stinger missiles

by Asia Times staff January 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish soldiers and tanks are pictured in a village on the Turkish-Syrian border in Gaziantep province, Turkey, on January 22, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Osman Orsal

Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey’s moves against Kurds in Syria give Putin a new headache

by Asia Times staff January 22, 2018February 18, 2020

People hold flags and carry a banner reading 'We condemn and denounce the attacks of the Turkish government against our people in Afrin' during a protest against Turkish attacks on Afrin, in Hasaka, Syria, on January 18, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Rodi Said

China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Russia faces complex choices on how to play the Kurdish card

by Khalid Ibn Muneer January 22, 2018

Photo: US Navy via AFP / Sean Castellano

China, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, World

US issues first new National Defense Strategy in 10 years

by Asia Times staff January 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Source: Artisan Entertainment / YouTube screen grab

Germany, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Reservoir Dogs in Syria

by David P. Goldman January 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Screen capture of reported propaganda video from Syrian-based jihadi group Katibat al Ghuraba depicting a children's training camp. Source: FDD

Middle East, Syria

New Uighur jihadist group emerges

by Asia Times staff January 20, 2018February 18, 2020

The flexible and fast S-400 missile system. Photo: Sergey Malgavko/Sputnik

China, Germany, Italy, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, Taiwan, World

China’s new missiles likely to threaten all of Taiwan

by Asia Times staff January 19, 2018February 18, 2020

An LNG terminal in Yangkou Port in Nantong city, which is in China's Jiangsu province. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, Singapore, Syria, Turkey, World

‘Make Trade, Not War’ is China’s daring plan in the Middle East

by Pepe Escobar January 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Post-Arab Spring Europe goes against Trump’s Iran-bashing

by Emanuele Scimia January 17, 2018

China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, Syria, World

Unpredictable perhaps, but certainly not a madman

by Leon Hadar January 16, 2018

An Iranian woman raises her fist through the smoke of tear gas at the University of Tehran. Photo: AFP

Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Iranians’ best hope: a regime focused on domestic reform

by Geoffrey Hoon January 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918-1970). Photo: AFP

Egypt, France, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Nasser at 100: how to remember the ‘godfather’ of Arab Nationalism?

by Sami Moubayed January 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Drones used in an attack on Russian military bases in Syria. Photo: Ministry of defence of the Russian Federation via AFP

Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Russians asking for help after swarming drone attacks

by Stephen Bryen January 13, 2018February 18, 2020

United States Major General Edward Lansdale in 1963. Photo: US Air Force / Wikimedia Commons

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Iraq, Japan, Laos, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, Syria, Vietnam, World

Heart and mind of a US super spy

by Doug Tsuruoka January 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Is Kim Jong-un's latest entreaty legit, or is he attempting yet another hustle in the tried and true Kim family regime tradition? Photo: Reuters / KCNA

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

North Korea fuels arms, missile, anti-missile race in region and beyond

by Peter J. Brown January 12, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump, near an Israeli flag at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem on May 23, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Ronen Zvulun

Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

The history and politics behind Trump’s Jerusalem decision

by Nicos Panayiotides January 12, 2018

South Korean and US tanks fire live rounds during a joint military exercise near the DMZ on April 21, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

The risk bombing North Korea holds for US interests in Asia

by Stephen Bryen January 11, 2018January 13, 2018

Opponents of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani hold a protest outside the Iranian embassy in Rome on January 2, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Tony Gentile.

European Union, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Iran protests reflect botched banking rescue

by Gary Kleiman January 10, 2018

US Army soldiers take a defensive position in the desert, ready for any trouble that comes their way. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

Mapping a world from hell: 76 countries now involved in US ‘war on terror’

by Tom Engelhardt January 9, 2018January 9, 2018

French President Emmanuel Macron (left) meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on January 5, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Ludovic Marin

Cyprus, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Macron’s snub sends Erdogan further into Putin’s embrace

by Sami Moubayed January 8, 2018February 18, 2020

A file photo shows Russian and Chinese flags in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Photo: Xinhua

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

What China, Russia want from each other in weapon R&D

by Frank Chen January 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Iranians march in support of the government near the Imam Khomeini grand mosque in the capital Tehran on December 30, 2017. Photo: AFP via Tasnim News

Iran, Middle East, Syria, World

Iran’s complex of crises catches up with the regime

by David P. Goldman January 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Ruins on Suakin Island by the Red Sea with a vessel in the distance. A revamp of the ancient port is part of a $650m deal Erdogan signed with al-Bashir late last month. Photo: Wikimedia

China, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Erdogan snares an ancient port on the Red Sea – with funds from Qatar?

by Sami Moubayed January 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Filipino domestic workers in Hong Kong. Photo: Asia Times

AT Finance, Lebanon, Middle East, Philippines, Syria

Manila urged to build statue for maids working overseas

by Asia Times staff January 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Iraq, one of the 24 countries where Filipinos are officially banned from working. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Syria

Filipinos prohibited from working in 24 countries

by Asia Times staff January 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin meet in Ankara, Turkey, on December 11, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Umit Bektas

China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Italy, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Angered by allies, Turkey buys Russian defense system

by Emanuele Scimia January 2, 2018

Armed police patrol busy public areas around Westminster as security is stepped up ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations in London on December 31, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Eddie Keogh

AT Finance, Australia, European Union, France, Iraq, Middle East, Oceania, South Asia, Syria, World

ISIS returnees will bring new risks in 2018

by Tatiana Kanunnikova January 2, 2018January 2, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin (center), Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (R) and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visit the Hmeymim air base in Latakia Province, Syria, on December 11, 2017. Photo: Sputnik / Mikhail Klimentyev via Reuters

AT Finance, China, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, Vietnam, World

As guns fall silent, Russia to shape Syria’s political endgame

by Sami Moubayed December 29, 2017February 18, 2020