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US Bases Come Under Attack in Iraq, as Erdogan Lands in Baghdad for Important Meeting
World News

US Bases Come Under Attack in Iraq, as Erdogan Lands in Baghdad for Important Meeting

April 23, 2024

After a pause extending to February 4th, US forces in Iraq and Syria have come under attack again, with…

Must See: Giant 16th Century Turkish Baths to Reopen in Istanbul as Part-Museum Part-Antique Spa
Travel

Must See: Giant 16th Century Turkish Baths to Reopen in Istanbul as Part-Museum Part-Antique Spa

October 2, 2023

Following an extraordinary 13-year restoration project, Zeyrek Çinili Hamam, a historic bath in Istanbul, reopens this September after centuries…

War

Russia And Turkey Negotiate Memorandum To Resolve Conflict In Northern Syria

October 23, 2019

Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019. Within the Russian city of Sochi, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin have reached an…

War

Foreign Affairs Committee Congressmen Want A Syrian War They Can’t Have

October 16, 2019

Members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) have put forward a joint resolution “opposing the decision to end…

War

Assad And Damascus Reach Agreement With Kurds To Repel The Turkish Army

October 14, 2019

PICTURED: Kurdish YPG fighters from Syria. The YPG is the main military body within the SDF fighting the Turks.…

War

Turkish Invasion Into Northern Syria: Three Days Gone – What’s Happened?

October 11, 2019

PICTURED: Kurdish YPG fighters from Syria. The YPG is the main military body within the SDF fighting the Turks.…

War

Imminent Turkish Invasion May Bring About “Unthinkable” Alliance Between Kurds And Damascus

October 8, 2019

PICTURED: Two Female Kurdish YPG fighters smile for the camera. Kurdish peoples are known to be more progressive than…

War

Turkish Invasion Into Syria Leads The U.S. To Withdraw

October 7, 2019

ANKARA, Turkey. October 17, 2018. PICTURED: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a meeting with U.S. Sec. of State…

Foreign Policy

House Committee Wants To Finance Europe’s Militaries

June 27, 2019

Washington, June 17th 2019. The House Committee on Foreign Affairs released a statement explaining that Committee Chair Eliot Engel…

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