Turkey is a dangerous Islamic supremacist state under its President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has expansionary goals of a revived Ottoman Empire with himself as caliph. And he’s getting closer. Now Erdogan is threatening Israel over Syria: “Israel rebuffs ‘imperialist’ Turkey after Erdogan says it must withdraw from Syria,” by Amy Spiro, Times of Israel, […]
Turkey urges world to remove Syrian jihadis from terror lists, denies Trump’s assertion of ‘unfriendly takeover’
Turkey was behind the jihad group — Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) — that along with the Syrian National Army (SNA) toppled the al-Assad regime, although it has denied this. For years, Turkey has “operated alongside” the HTS in northern Syria “and is believed to exert significant influence over the group”; meanwhile, the SNA is a […]
Biden administration urges jihadist rebels to ‘support inclusive government’ in Syria
The Biden administration is urging the Hayʼat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) jihadists in Syria to support “inclusive government,” despite the fact that HTS is an al-Qaeda offshoot that has given no genuine indication of having changed its beliefs or goals. Sunni jihadists from HTS factions have already started targeting Christians, as everyone should have been expected […]
Syria: Jihadis seize Hama, Assad raises salaries for military personnel by 50%
Unpredictably describes the jihadi surge in Syria, which has been reported as a “lightning offensive.” Assad has “issued a decree raising salaries for military personnel by 50% earlier this week.” According to Geir Pedersen, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, “a vast swathe of territory has come under the control of non-state actors,” including the […]