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Turkish military expert: Putin uses Turkey to achieve his own ends | News | DW.COM | 09.03.2017
Keywords: Putin Erdogan, Russia Turkey, Turkey Syria,
The situation in Syria in 2017- negotiations between the U.S. supporting Kurdish forces in the north, Russia, and Turkey
03/09/2017
By 2016 Turkey sets aside its goal of supporting rebel forces in Syria to focus on what it perceives as a threat from Kurdish forces on its border with Syria. Russia supports Turkey against the Kurds, as the U.S. sends ground forces in small numbers to support the Kurds in the north, and negotiations take place between the three countries.
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Arrival of US troops intensifies struggle for influence in Syria
The Guardian 03/09/2017
Turkish military expert: Putin uses Turkey to achieve his own ends | News | DW.COM | 09.03.2017
DW.COM 03/09/2017
Turkey’s Wars: Quelling Kurdish Uprisings, and Suffering From Terror Attacks
The New York Times 03/31/2017
Turkey’s Wars: Quelling Kurdish Uprisings, and Suffering From Terror Attacks
The New York Times 03/31/2017
U.S. Is Caught Between Ally Turkey and Kurdish Partner in Syria
WSJ 05/04/2017
U.S. Says It Shot Down Syrian Aircraft
WSJ 06/19/2017
Turkey's economy in 2015 as seen from Eskisehir between Istanbul and Ankara.
11/29/2015
Keith Bradsher of the NYT provides glimpses of Turkey's slowing economy from a town set on the high speed rail line between Istanbul and Ankara. The shooting down of a Russian plane means the loss of farm exports to Russia. The wars in Syria and Iraq has reduced the exports to these countries. Cheap Chinese exports have also replaced Turkish exports in some countries. Wages for construction workers have dropped with Syrian refugees taking up jobs at lower wages. Construction continues to grow in Ankara and Istanbul as people from other parts of the Middle East invest in apartments in Turkey as a safe haven.
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Tensions With Russia Add to a Chill in Turkey’s Economy
New York Times 11/29/2015
Turkey Moves to Clamp Down on Border, Long a Revolving Door
New York Times 12/22/2015
Washington Post 01/12/2016
E.U. Woos Turkey for Refugee Help, Ignoring Rights Crackdown
New York Times 03/08/2016
The New York Times 08/11/2016
Turkish military expert: Putin uses Turkey to achieve his own ends | News | DW.COM | 09.03.2017
DW.COM 03/09/2017
Spillover effects for Iraq, Turkey, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and the U.S. from the civil war in Syria- Sept-Nov. 2012 and by 2014
05/21/2011
The Syrian civil war is spilling over into Iraq. Iraq is unable to protect its airspace from being used by Iran to ship supplies to the Assad regime, or to prevent Turkey's warplanes from using Iraqi airspace to attack Kurdish separatists. There is also a danger of a Sunni-Shiite conflict being exacerabated by former Sunni insurgents in Iraq joining up with Sunni refugees from Syria. The Maliki government in Iraq is moving closer to Iran as the Syrian civil war escalates and brings Sunnis together against the Assad regime. Turkey is also seeing the effects of a flow of refugees on its border with Syria. The Obama administration has been slow to respond to the rapidly developing situation as it concentrates on a complete withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq with the lack of agreement on a residual U.S. troop presence. This leaves the U.S. less than the minimum leverage that is needed just as the sectarian divisions are worsening, after years of investing resources in the region. With the EU countries focussed on economic problems, and the Obama administration's lack of active support for the Free Syria movement, the broader involvement of Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Russia in the region, the situation is likely to lead to an international crisis without U.S. leadership.
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New York Times 04/22/2013
Clashes Carry Worries of a New Civil War
New York Times 04/28/2013
âBeyond War,â by David Rohde
New York Times 05/03/2013
Pentagon Plans for the Worst in Syria
Wall Street Journal 05/07/2013
What if the U.S. doesn’t intervene in Syria? - The Washington Post
Washington Post 05/09/2013
Why did Mr. Obama overrule his advisers on Syria? - The Washington Post
Washington Post 05/09/2013
Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar's support for the democracy movement in Syria
05/21/2011
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Arabs Ask U.S. to Lead on Syria
Wall Street Journal 05/09/2013
Turkey’s Erdogan to air policy differences with Obama - The Washington Post
Washington Post 05/13/2013
In Surprise, Emir of Qatar Plans to Abdicate, Handing Power to Son
New York Times 06/24/2013
Qatar's Emir Hands Power to Son
Wall Street Journal 06/26/2013
A Veteran Saudi Power Player Works To Build Support to Topple Assad
Wall Street Journal 08/25/2013
U.S., Allies Prepare to Act as Syria Intelligence Mounts
Wall Street Journal 08/27/2013
The escalation of the Syrian conflict with the Assad regime's shelling of Turkey's border town of Akcakale
10/04/2012
Turkey responds on October 4, 2012 with an artillery attack on a Assad regime forward base with help from the Free Syria Army in locating the base which was moved.
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Arabs Ask U.S. to Lead on Syria
Wall Street Journal 05/09/2013
Turkey’s Erdogan to air policy differences with Obama - The Washington Post
Washington Post 05/13/2013
Turkey's Spymaster Plots Own Course on Syria
Wall Street Journal 10/10/2013
In Southern Turkey, Renewed Fears of Sectarian Strife
Wall Street Journal 11/07/2013
Want to Defeat ISIS? Help the Syrian Opposition
Wall Street Journal 08/14/2014
Syrian War Increasingly Colors Turkish Politics
Wall Street Journal 10/28/2014
Turkey's border region with Syria and the trucking trade between Turkey and Iraq
06/24/2014
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After Opening Way to Rebels, Turkey Is Paying Heavy Price
New York Times 06/24/2014
Turkey Riles U.S. Ally in Fight Against Jihadists
Wall Street Journal 07/28/2015
Syrian Rebel Offensive Against Islamic State Sparks Exodus
Wall Street Journal 04/16/2016
Syrian rebels backed by Turkish tanks capture key border stronghold from ISIS
Washington Post 08/24/2016
Arrival of US troops intensifies struggle for influence in Syria
The Guardian 03/09/2017
Turkish military expert: Putin uses Turkey to achieve his own ends | News | DW.COM | 09.03.2017
DW.COM 03/09/2017
Turkey's new role in the Syria-Iraq crisis in 2014-2016 as it faces a large influx of refugees
10/02/2014
Turkey's parliament authorizes the government in October 2014 to take all steps needed for national security as it faces Islamic State (ISIS) forces on its borders. Islamic State is trying to take a Kurdish town of Kobani near the Turkish border leading to 160,000 refugees fleeing the fighting.
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Turkey Votes to Allow Operations Against ISIS
New York Times 10/02/2014
Turkish Inaction on ISIS Advance Dismays the U.S.
New York Times 10/07/2014
Oil Gives Kurds a Path to Independence, and Conflict With Baghdad
New York Times 10/25/2014
Germany Pledges Aid to Countries Sheltering Refugees From Syria
Wall Street Journal 10/28/2014
Iraq faces new crisis as winter descends on millions uprooted by Islamic State - The Washington Post
Washington Post 12/27/2014
Outlook Darkens for Syria Refugees in Turkey
Wall Street Journal 12/28/2014
The Syria- Turkey border in 2016
04/16/2016
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Syrian Rebel Offensive Against Islamic State Sparks Exodus
Wall Street Journal 04/16/2016
The New York Times 08/11/2016
Syrian rebels backed by Turkish tanks capture key border stronghold from ISIS
Washington Post 08/24/2016
Never Ending War: Why The Cease-Fire in Syria Won't Help - SPIEGEL ONLINE
SPIEGEL ONLINE 09/17/2016
Arrival of US troops intensifies struggle for influence in Syria
The Guardian 03/09/2017
Turkish military expert: Putin uses Turkey to achieve his own ends | News | DW.COM | 09.03.2017
DW.COM 03/09/2017
The Islamic Front of rebel groups in Syria supported by Qatar and Turkey
11/23/2013
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Some Islamist Groups Unify to Try to Topple Syrian Regime
Wall Street Journal 11/23/2013
Syrian War Increasingly Colors Turkish Politics
Wall Street Journal 10/28/2014
Gulf States and Qatar Gloss Over Differences, but Split Still Hampers Them
New York Times 12/20/2014
U.S. to Give Some Syria Rebels Ability to Call Airstrikes
Wall Street Journal 02/18/2015
Turkey Riles U.S. Ally in Fight Against Jihadists
Wall Street Journal 07/28/2015
Syrian rebels backed by Turkish tanks capture key border stronghold from ISIS
Washington Post 08/24/2016
"The Friends of Syria" conference in Istanbul, Turkey in March 2012
04/01/2012
Grouped Articles
What if the U.S. doesn’t intervene in Syria? - The Washington Post
Washington Post 05/09/2013
Arabs Ask U.S. to Lead on Syria
Wall Street Journal 05/09/2013
Turkey’s Erdogan to air policy differences with Obama - The Washington Post
Washington Post 05/13/2013
Erdogan Tightens Grip on Turkey, Putting Nation at Crossroads
Wall Street Journal 06/27/2013
Turkey Votes to Allow Operations Against ISIS
New York Times 10/02/2014
Turkish Inaction on ISIS Advance Dismays the U.S.
New York Times 10/07/2014
Efforts to establish an autonomous Kurdish region in Syria, Iraq's Kurdish Autonomous region, and Turkey
05/21/2011
The developments in Kurdish parts of Syria as the Kurds in Iraq and Syria work to promote a similiar autonomous region for Kurds in Syria, based on the model set by the Autonomous Kurdish region of Iraq headquartered in Erbil.
Grouped Articles
Arabs Ask U.S. to Lead on Syria
Wall Street Journal 05/09/2013
Turkey's Spymaster Plots Own Course on Syria
Wall Street Journal 10/10/2013
In Southern Turkey, Renewed Fears of Sectarian Strife
Wall Street Journal 11/07/2013
In Iraq, growing gap sets Kurdistan apart - The Washington Post
Washington Post 03/10/2012
Kurdish Oil Gambit Hits Troubled Waters
Wall Street Journal 07/22/2014
Iraq Crisis: Effort to Aid Kurdish Forces Puts Iran, U.S. on Same Side
Wall Street Journal 08/14/2014
Turkey's airspace and Russian planes over Syria in 2015
11/24/2015
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NATO faces new Mideast crisis after downing of Russian jet by Turkey - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/24/2015
Turkey Shoots Down Russian Military Jet
Wall Street Journal 11/24/2015
Wall Street Journal 11/24/2015
Moscow promises retribution after Turkey downs military jet - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/25/2015
Syria’s Turkmen rebels, the group at the center of the Russia-Turkey clash - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/25/2015
Range of Frustrations Reached Boil as Turkey Shot Down Russian Jet
New York Times 11/25/2015
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