Did US action in Syria really trigger ‘brain death’ of NATO?
Euronews | Rachael Kennedy: Emmanuel Macron raised eyebrows across Europe after suggesting the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation is experiencing “brain death” in the…
Tag Archives: US withdrawal from Syria
‘No friends but the mountains’: US Syria pullout follows years of Kurdish struggle
Euronews | Vivi Vitalone with NBC News World News: The Kurdish expression “No friends but the mountains” has become more painfully true in recent…
Don’t make it about the oil
LobeLog | Paul R. Pillar: Confusion has prevailed regarding the purposes of the U.S. troop presence in Syria, and whether the declared…
Trump’s plan to keep some forces in Syria is evidence of US’ inconsistent Mideast policy – Analysts
Sputnik News – As convoys of American troops withdrew from northern Syria and crossed into Iraq, US President Donald Trump said on…
The paradox of Syria: What to expect next from key players
RT | Fyodor Lukyanov: Let’s factor all the official statements, political campaigns, personal relations and ‘credit history’ of the Syrian conflict out…
America’s Syria exit improves Iran’s fortunes
The Wall Street Journal | Gerald F. Seib: In the tortured history of U.S.-Iranian relations, no American leader has been as intent…
Trump’s Syria pullout divides Iran hawks
Al-Monitor | Julian Pecquet: As Turkish troops fought Kurdish militants over the past week, a parallel but bloodless battle played out among…
How Trump’s sellout of the Kurds threw Iran a lifeline in Syria
Independent | Ahmed Aboudouh: Donald Trump’s decision to pull US forces out of Syria, paved the way for Turkey to push the Kurds…
US troops leaving Syria will move to Iraq: Pentagon
Press TV – US Defense Secretary Mark Esper says all of the American troops pulling out of northeastern Syria will move to…
Trump’s Syria policy isn’t America first — it’s America alone
Euronews | Dana Stroul: To explain President Donald Trump’s most recent decision to withdrawU.S. forces from Syria, the White House issued a statement…
Civilians flee Syrian border towns as Turkish offensive kicks off
Press TV – Syrians fled on foot and by car from border towns as Turkey launched a military operation against Kurdish fighters…
Trump warns Turkey that US allies in Syria must not be harmed
TASS – US President Donald Trump said he had warned Turkey about the inadmissibility of striking US troops or allies in Syria…
Syria condemns hostile intentions of Turkish regime, affirms determination to confront aggression by all legitimate means
SANA – Syria condemned in strongest terms the hostile intentions of the Turkish regime and the military build-up at the Syrian borders,…
Erdoğan, Putin discuss on Turkey’s attack in Syria
MNA – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed Turkey’s operation in northeastern Syria and the safe…
Putin discusses with National Security Council situation in north Syria
SANA – Russian President, Vladimir Putin, discussed with members of the Russian National Security council the latest developments in Syria and the…
For Kurds in Syria, a conflict renewed
The Wall Street Journal | Raja Abdulrahim: President Trump’s decision to step out of the way of a Turkish offensive in northern…
Latest betrayal of Kurds risks undermining defeat of ISIS
The Guardian | Martin Chulov: It is unclear whether Turkey has the will or capacity to take over detention camps In early…
‘Disaster,’ ‘Betrayal,’ ‘Mistake’: Republicans slam Trump’s Syria pullout
Euronews | Adam Edelman with NBC News Politics: A long list of Republicans — including several top allies of President Donald Trump — lined…
Turkish aggression on al-Malkiya area, Hasaka northeastern countryside
SANA – SANA’s reporter in Hasaka said that the Turkish regime’s army on Monday evening launched an assault on a number of…
US retreat from Syria confirms Iran’ view of Trump administration: US senator
MNA – US Senator Marco Rubio, in his Monday Tweet, named US retreat in Syria ‘a grave mistake’ of Trump administration, which…
US withdrawal necessary for establishment of peace in Syria
MNA – The Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in Syria summit that illegal presence of US forces in Syria has endangered the…
US military now preparing to leave as many as 1,000 troops in Syria
The Wall Street Journal | Dion Nissenbaum and Nancy A. Youssef: The U.S. military is crafting plans to keep nearly 1,000 forces…
Trump says he agrees 100 percent with keeping US troops in Syria
Euronews – Two months after declaring all U.S. troops are leaving Syria, President Donald Trump wrote to members of Congress that he…
Iranian official predicts further withdrawal of US from region in 2019
Tasnim – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council highlighted the US failure to form a regional coalition against the Islamic Republic,…
US makes contradictory statements on number of forces remaining in Syria
Press TV – A senior official in the administration of President Donald Trump says the US will keep approximately 400 troops in Syria…
Parl. national security committee mulls over US withdrawal from Syria
MNA – The spokesman of National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of Iranian Parliament said that the US troops’ withdrawal from Syria…
Iran armed forces chief says US must end Syria occupation
MNA – Chief of General Staff of Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri has criticized the US claim on withdrawal of…
US Syria withdrawal good news if true: Iran’s president
Tasnim – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani underlined the need for respecting Syria’s territorial integrity and said an announced US plan to withdraw…
All foreign forces must end unauthorized presence in Syria: Iran FM
Press TV – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says all countries must facilitate the peace process in Syria and refrain from…
‘Get out of Syria,’ Iran tells US
Reuters – Senior Iranian figures said on Wednesday that Syria was a top foreign policy priority and American troops should withdraw, as…
Erdogan urges Trump to fulfill promise on US withdrawal from Syria – Reports
Sputnik – Turkey expects US President Donald Trump to deliver on his promise to pull US military out of Syria in the…
US plans to keep troops in Syria’s al-Tanf base: Report
Press TV – The United States is reportedly planning to keep some of its forces in a military base in southeastern Syria despite…
Drivers and barriers to Iran-US compromise in Syria
Al-Monitor | Heidarali Masoudi: After President Donald Trump’s announcement of a unilateral US military withdrawal from Syria, many viewpoints on the matter…
Iran cooperating with some neighbors in providing regional security
ISNA – Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) stressed on the need to provide regional security by residents…
US gained nothing after spending $7,000bn in Iraq, Syria: Iran military chief
Press TV – Iran’s top military commander says although the United States spent a total of 7,000 billion dollars in Iraq and…
We’re battling ISIS for Russia and Iran, Trump claims
Tehran Times – U.S. President Donald Trump defended on Saturday his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria, claiming that the American…
What Trump’s Syrian withdrawal really reveals
RT | Stephen Cohen: A wise decision is greeted by denunciations, obstructionism, imperial thinking, and more Russia-bashing. President Trump was wrong in…
Pompeo vows to ‘expel’ Iranians from Syria, calls US pullout ‘tactical’ anti-Iran bid
Press TV – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has threatened to “expel” all Iranian forces in Syria, describing Washington’s declared troop…
US ‘flee’ from Syria means victory of Resistance Front
MNA – Head of Iran’s Supreme National Defense University Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi said Sat. that the US’ withdrawal from war-torn Syria…
Moscow: Washington seeking to retract withdrawing forces from Syria
IRNA – Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Moscow had the impression that the United States was trying to back down…