The catch words are: “IF Israel respects Syria’s sovereignty.” Turkey, Qatar and Egypt have already accused Israel of “exploiting” the situation in Syria and violating its sovereignty, which is utter nonsense. Israel is not an expansionist country like Islamic nations. Jews are native to the region, and Israel merely seeks to protect its country from […]
Turkey Declares Its Goal is to Eliminate Kurdish Militias in Syria
The Kurds have been the most effective ally of the U.S. in the campaign to destroy ISIS in Syria. The Kurds in Iraq also helped the American military to defeat ISIS in that country as well. Now the Kurdish militia (YPG) in Syria are threatened with destruction by Erdogan, who backed the jihadist rebels of […]
Turkey reopens embassy in Syria after 12 years; Assad tells Iran that Turkey was aiding jihadis to unseat him
Turkey was the force behind the jihadist opposition, Hayʼat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), as well as the Syrian National Army (SNA), as they toppled the Assad regime in Syria. Despite widespread celebration of the ouster of Assad, which is seen also as a victory over Shia Iran, the Sunni jihadist rebels intend to impose the Sharia […]
Taliban congratulate Syrian jihadist rebels, call for Islamic government in Syria
It should be noted that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan endorsed the Taliban and stated that “Turkey has nothing that contradicts their beliefs.” In the current situation in Syria, Turkey is also “the most important outside power supporting the rebel side.” Jihadists are gaining ground, and have Turkey as their key supporter, despite the fact […]
Israel sets up defense perimeter amid collapse of Assad regime, Netanyahu issues official statement
After opposition rebels took Damascus, Bashar al-Assad’s government collapsed and he escaped to Russia, Syria appears to be up for grabs between powerful regional players. The two main groups inside the country are the Syrian National Army and the jihad group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). Meanwhile, Turkey has “for years supported Syrian opposition forces,” particularly the […]
Syria Falls: Chaos Wins Again in the Middle East
Chaos wins again in the Middle East. Sometimes revolutions and uprisings play out as extended battles. Other times the collapse is near instantaneous because the army simply won’t fight. That’s what happened during the original ISIS onslaught, the fall of Afghanistan and now the fall of Syria. Regime loyalists insist that the Syrian army was […]
Erdogan ally says Aleppo is ‘Turkish and Muslim to its very marrow’
Erdogan’s ally, and the leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), Devlet Bahceli, declares that Aleppo “is Turkish and Muslim to its very marrow. It is not just us who says so, history says so, geography says so. The Turkish flag that was hoisted over Aleppo citadel says… https://t.co/QnH8NG7maR — Uzay Bulut (@bulutuzay_) December 3, […]
Turkish Muslim preacher: “The Prophet said: ‘Allah commands of you…to wage jihad'”
Osman Akın clearly has violent jihad in mind, as he refers to the “disbelievers” supposedly having “struck” the Muslims repeatedly. Will any of the Muslim spokesmen in the West kindly undertake to refute Osman Akın’s understanding of jihad, and explain to him the true, peaceful Islam? No? And why not? “Turkish Pro-ISIS Preacher Osman Akın, […]
Turkey’s Erdogan Makes Us Ask Once Again: Why is This Country in NATO?
New in PJ Media: Recep Tayyip Erdogan doth bestride Turkey like a colossus. President since 2014 and before that, prime minister for eleven years, Erdogan has worked assiduously throughout this century to destroy Kemalist secularism and restore Turkey’s Islamic character. Erdogan has also made no secret of wanting to restore not just Islamic law, but […]
Erdogan-backed militias target Kurds amid Syrian regime’s collapse, ‘videos look like Hamas videos of October 7’
Last year, as the world focused on Gaza, the opportunist president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan renewed attacks on Syrian Kurds. Now Turkey sees another opportunity. According to the Jerusalem Post article below, the Syrian National Army – SNA is a “former Syrian rebel group that is now backed by Turkey.” It attacked Kurds, committing […]