This article provides some basic background on the Turkish assault on Syrian Kurdish positions in the Afrin area of Syria North West of Aleppo. “Mr.
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Between Rojava and Washington -Jacobin
This article takes a position sympathetic to the Kurdish YPD in Rojava. As it states, the Kurds are once again being squeezed between the great
10 new wars that could be unleashed as a result of the one against ISIS -Washington Post
“The borders of the Islamic State’s “caliphate” are shrinking fast. The group’s strongholds in Iraq and Syria are collapsing one by one. The U.S.-led war
Inside a Failed Coup and Turkey’s Fragmented Military -War on the Rocks
This post from the blog War on the Rocks has a slightly different take on Turkey’s failed coup than the current dominant narrative which paints
Why Turkey’s coup failed -VOX, Rudaw & Various
After a night of uncertainty, Recep Tayyip Erdogan remains in power. Initial reports seemed to indicate that the coup was well organized and on the
What Brexit could mean for the U.K. economy -Globe and Mail
Wise old saying: “Be careful what you ask for, you might just get it.” Perhaps someone should have reminded the British of this before they