Posts Tagged ‘Turkey’
[ Eurasianet ] In Karabakh, Turkish and Azerbaijani leaders cement alliance
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan paid his first official visit to Karabakh eight months after Azerbaijan’s victory in the war against Armenia. He and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev on June 15 signed a new agreement aimed at boosting cooperation between the two countries on defense and economic issues. Erdogan was the first foreign leader…
Read More[ Al Jazeera ] Turkey’s troops should leave Afghanistan under 2020 deal: Taliban
Taliban spokesman tells Reuters Turkey should withdraw troops as part of deal with the US for pullout of foreign forces. Turkey should withdraw its troops from Afghanistan under the 2020 deal for the pullout of foreign forces, a Taliban spokesman has said, effectively rejecting Ankara’s proposal to guard and run Kabul’s airport after the United…
Read MoreIran’s Enemies Strike Back
Bilahari Kausikan shared this awesome article on his facebook, so we decided that it would be a good read for DPA readers. Log into Facebook Log into Facebook to start sharing and connecting with your friends, family, and people you know. Sept. 26, 2018 By George Friedman Iran’s Enemies Strike Back The government in Tehran…
Read MoreThe Turkish Pivot
On 24th November 2015, the Turkish air force shot down a Russian Su-24 over the Turkish-Syrian border, in what the world would have considered the boldest act commited by any side in the entire conflict – only ISIS’ decision to actually hold ground and somewhat rule over their conquered territory; and that long train of…
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