Doha Conference Fails to Clarify Force Mandate: U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) hosted a conference in the Qatari capital of Doha on December 16 to discuss further phases of President...
If the agreement collapses, violence may be imminent. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have spent months negotiating with the government in Damascus how to implement their March agreement...
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) revealed new intelligence pointing to a significant Hamas financial apparatus operating within Turkey under direct Iranian...
50 Nations Just Joined a U.S. Coordination Center to Save Gaza U.S. Central Command stated on Nov. 28 that its “Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) has grown to include representatives...
50 Nations Just Joined a U.S. Coordination Center to Save Gaza U.S. Central Command stated on Nov. 28 that its “Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) has grown to include representatives...
President Donald Trump is not known for its restraint, but with the executive order he issued Monday his administration is taking a measured approach in its offensive against the Muslim Brotherhood —...
Syrian Kurdish military leader Mazloum Abdi’s recent meeting with top Kurdish officials of northern Iraq points to the region’s shifting political landscape. Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) commander...
Israel and Greece, two of America’s key Mediterranean partners, are deepening their defense ties as both face continued Turkish hostility. This cooperation includes sales of advanced Israeli weapons,...
The US and NATO need to stand up for what remains of Turkey’s democracy.
When British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stood side-by-side in Ankara on Oct. 28 to announce Turkey’s purchase of 20 Eurofighter Typhoons...
Russia stepped foot in southern Syria for the first time since the fall of Bashar al-Assad almost a year ago. On November 17, a Russian military delegation traveled to the southern region, where they conducted...
Hamas rejected a resolution passed by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on November 17 that endorsed key aspects of US President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan for ending the...
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman is coming to Washington on Tuesday — and he has a wish list. Near the top of that list is Washington’s approval for Riyadh to procure up...
The question for Damascus is what comes next, with Sharaa showing that he is ready for the global prime time. Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa visited the White House on Monday for a historic...
The election of the new Turkish-Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman in the recent presidential election is a blow to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ambitions on the island, but his cadre is far from...
Hamas returned the body of Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Lieutenant Hadar Goldin on November 9. Goldin was killed in 2014 during fighting with Hamas, and his body was recovered from a tunnel in...
'Palestinians Should Govern Palestinians’: Turkey convened a meeting of foreign ministers of Muslim-majority countries on November 3 to discuss the future of the Gaza ceasefire...
On October 26, the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) said it was withdrawing its fighters from Turkey. The withdrawal is part of a peace process that has seen the group say it will disarm...
Ankara’s pro-Hamas rhetoric makes it unfit to help police the Gaza Strip.
Ankara’s engagement on the continent has generated violence, not stability.