The European Union has launched a new Mediterranean naval and air mission to obstruct any further deliveries of weapons to warring factions in Libya. The new mission is codenamed “Operation…
Turkey has experienced its sharpest increase of coronavirus-related deaths yet, with a spike of 63 to 277 fatalities on Wednesday (1 April). The number of confirmed cases in the Western…
Libya’s Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) is greeting an international appeal for a cessation of hostilities with its rival in the east, the Libyan National Army (LNA) led by…
Thousands of asylum seekers have been continuing to wait at the Turkish-Greek border for more than two weeks now, in hope of soon making their way into Europe. Nearly 2,500…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Damascus, as well as its patrons Russia and Tehran, that he will resume his nation’s cross-border Operation Peace Spring military offensive against Syrian forces…
The United States in now discussing with its NATO allies what they can offer Turkey in terms of military assistance in Idlib, as well as what actions may be taken…
Syria’s northwestern Idlib region is the site of extensive warfare, as the Turkish military advances Operation Spring Shield to push back troops loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Ankara is…
Following days of mounting tensions, intense battles erupted when the Turkish military launched a cross-border offensive inside Syria’s northwestern Idlib region. Turkish artillery provided cover fire for a coordinated blitz…
Tensions continue to mount in Syria’s northwestern Idlib region, as regime forces backed by Iranian-proxy militias and Russian air support continue to make rapid advances while the Turkish military is…
Dr. Jonathan Spyer Expert on Syria, Iraq, radical Islamic groups, and Kurds Despite Syrian-Turkish clashes this week, Moscow is set to remain the key arbiter in Syria. This week saw…