Turkey threatens to resume military offensive in Syria

Turkish Recep Tayyip President Erdogan told reporters that Ankara would resume the military offensive in Syria with greater determination unless the United States fulfills its pledge to secure a complete…

Putin-Netanyahu discuss Syria developments

Russian President Vladimir Putin telephoned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last night to congratulate him on his 70th birthday. Netanyahu thanked Putin, and seized the opportunity to discuss the latest developments…

Netanyahu fails to form Israeli government

Prime Minister Netanyahu announced last night, just 48 hours before his mandate to try to ‘piece together’ a next Israeli government was due to expire, that he had been unable…

The Turkish Invasion of Northeast Syria

By: Dr. Jonathan Spyer Expert on Syria, Iraq, radical Islamic groups, and Kurds.  While a determined Western-led effort to halt the Turkish invasion could still prevent Russian, Iranian and IS…

Syria ceasefire continues to hold

Following a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Friday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo traveled to the NATO Headquarters in Brussels, where he updated the…

U.S. & Turkey agree on ceasefire in Syria

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence announced that following more than five hours of negotiations with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, “the United States and Turkey have agreed to a ceasefire…