Erdogan threatens to extend Afrin operation to Manbij – Al Jazeera The Turkish military has shelled and bombarded Syrian Kurdish positions in northern Syria for a fifth day, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to extend the offensive east of the city of Manbij. Turkey on Saturday launched the operation in the Afrin region to clear it of US-backed Kurdish… Read more »
What is Russia’s end game in Afrin? – Al Jazeera Turkey launched its air and ground operation against Kurdish fighters in the Syrian enclave of Afrin on Saturday, with Moscow turning a blind eye on the military offensive. Russian forces were withdrawn from the area just before the operation began and Turkish jets were allowed to use the Afrin airspace, controlled by… Read more »
‘Relentless’ shelling as Turkey intensifies Afrin push – Al Jazeera The Turkish army has intensified an offensive against Syrian Kurdish positions in the enclave of Afrin, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said there would be no “stepping back” in Ankara’s operation, now in its third day. Anadolu, Turkey’s state-run news agency, reported on Monday that Turkish forces continued to shell… Read more »
Turkey’s operation in Syria’s Afrin: The key players – Al Jazeera On Saturday, Turkey launched an operation in the northern Syrian enclave of Afrin aimed at rooting out armed Kurdish groups, which Ankara considers a threat to its security. Turkish ground troops followed a day after, crossing the border into Syria alongside thousands of Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters, as… Read more »
1.-I didn’t speak much when we were doing the but when we went around and were doing the private negotiations, i talked to numerous countries and tried to see their sides of the story. My country was very powerful and we had numerous enemies. But once you come to a good medium for what you both want, it can eventually… Read more »
The son of former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi has been released from prison, according to his lawyer. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was sentenced to death last July for alleged war crimes during the Arab Spring revolution that overthrew his father in 2011. Mr al-Islam’s lawyer, Karim Khan, told France 24 his client had been set free on 12 April and is… Read more »
On tuesday, Libyan coastguards picked up nearly 300 migrants from three boats, including 16 clinging to a sinking dinghy. Survivors from a boat informed that about 50 people who had embarked with them were feared dead, while the coastguard said the number of missing might be as high as 100.“We found the migrant boat at about 10 o’clock this morning…. Read more »
In this Simulation, I had the role of representative and worked on negotiating, compromising, and resolving conflicts along my team. I took notes on the deals, agreements, our goals in priority order that was best for the U.S, and any other points and negotiations other countries made. I felt that we had A country full of resources and advantages so… Read more »
Catastrophe has been striking hard on the Syrian citizens during the ongoing Syrian Civil War. During the month of November; however, the war efforts have intensified in the northwestern province of Idlib and the neighboring parts of Hama and Aleppo. The United Nations has sprung into action and determined this scenario a ‘dire’ situation. The country of Turkey, in support… Read more »
Russia says it has identified the launch location from where a swarm of armed drones began their attack on two of its military bases in western Syria on Saturday. About 10 rigged drones with explosive devices went over Russia’s Hmeimim air base while a further three targeted the Russian Naval CSS point in the nearby city. The russians at the base… Read more »