By Theodore Shoebat A senior administration official just recently warned in the Munich Security Counsel that fighting in Syria will eventually push 3.5 million Syrians to flee into the Turkish border. In his opening statement he warned: my focus today has been on two related aspects of Syria and Iraq policy. One is shoring up […]
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Pro-Assad Militia Fighters Open Fire On American Soldiers In Syria. The Americans Fire Back And Kill One Man Who Was Throwing Stones At The Soldiers
By Theodore Shoebat Pro-Assad militia fighters opened fire on American troops in Syria. The US soldiers opened fire in return and killed a man who was throwing rocks at them. As we read in a report from ABC: A Syrian was killed and another was wounded when government supporters attacked American troops and tried to block […]
Syrian Forces Kill Five Turkish Soldiers After Four Russian Snipers Get Killed. Did Russia Kill Their Own Troops To Provoke War Between Syria And Turkey??
By Theodore Shoebat Syrian forces recently killed five Turkish soldiers after four Russian troops were killed in Aleppo. The official story coming out of the Russian government is that the Russian troops were killed by rebels. According to sources close to the Novaya Gazeta, the soldiers were sent to Syria because the Syrian government requested security […]
The Reason Why Russia Is In Syria: Oil And Natural Gas
By Theodore Shoebat On December 16th, 2019, the Syrian Parliament had a meeting in which they passed bills agreeing onthe exploration and production of oil and gas with the “two Russian oil companies”. These two companies were Velada and Mercury. Both companies have been given huge swaths of land to explore for oil. Valeda was given block […]
Islamic Terrorists Slaughter Forty Syrian Soldiers, They Even Use Booby Trapped Vehicles To Murder Them
By Theodore Shoebat Islamic terrorists slaughtered 40 Syrian soldiers. The ambushers even used booby-trapped vehicles to slaughter the soldiers. As we read in a report from Tasnim News Agency: Syria’s official news agency SANA cited a military source as saying that militants launched “fierce attacks with large numbers” on the country’s army positions in the […]
Erdogan Declares That Turkey Is Ready To Send Ground And Naval Forces Into Libya And Now Wants To Expand The Jihad Of Syrian Rebels Into Libya
By Theodore Shoebat The government of Turkey wants to put its troops and naval forces on the coast of Tripoli in Libya in order to support Turkish-backed Syrian rebels who will be fighting against the Libyan rebel Khalifa Haftar who is trying to overthrow the internationally recognized state in Libya. Turkey is going to be expanding […]
Major US Politician Declares To Donald Trump: ‘You Are Doing Nothing To Stop Turkey’s War Crimes And Ethnic Cleansing In Syria’
By Theodore Shoebat A major US politician, diplomat William V. Roebuck, chastised Donald Trump for not doing anything to stop Turkey’s war crimes and ethnic cleansing in Syria. As we read in a report from Turkish Minute: A top American diplomat on the ground in northern Syria has criticized the administration of President Donald Trump for […]
Why Is Russia Working With Turkey In Syria? Look To The Black Sea
By Theodore Shoebat If you look to the history of conflict between Turkey and Russia, the Black Sea is at the center. People may be perplexed by Russia’s collaboration with Turkey in Syria. The Black Sea is at the center of Russia’s geopolitical aspiration:
The Trump Administration Is Keeping Troops In Syria To Protect Oil Fields. Soldiers Aren’t ‘Fighting For Our Freedom,’ But For American Industry
By Theodore Shoebat The Trump administration is keeping troops in Syria to protect oil fields. Eight-hundred soldiers will be in an area of 150 kilometers from Deir ez-Zor to al-Hasakah. Six hundred of these soldiers will be positioned in the Kurdish dominated northeast, while another two hundred will be placed in al-Tanf in the south. […]
The Government Of Turkey Is Arresting Hundreds Of Its Own Citizens For Criticizing Turkey’s Invasion Of Syria
By Theodore Shoebat Hundreds of people in Turkey have been arrested for expressing dissenting opinions regarding the Turkish invasion of Syria. Journalists, people on social media and activists have been arrested, labeled as terrorists, and could face prison sentences. Amnesty International’s Europe Director, Marie Struthers, remarked: “As the tanks rolled across the Syrian border, the government […]
Russian And Turkish Troops Are Now Patrolling Syria Side By Side
By Theodore Shoebat Russian and Turkish soldiers are now patrolling northern Syria side by side, as we read from Al Jazeera: Turkish and Russian troops began their first joint ground patrols in northeast Syria on Friday under a deal between the two countries that forced Kurdish fighters to evacuate from a so-called “safe zone” on the Syrian […]
Germany Now Wants To Send Thousands Of Soldiers Into Syria To Work With Turkish Soldiers
By Theodore Shoebat Germany’s new Defense Minister, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, wants to put thousands of German troops in Syria as a way to help stabilize the region. According to a report from Kurdistan24, Germany wants to deploy 2,500 troops, including scouts, special operations forces, and armored vehicles. She wants this force of German troops to work […]
The Syrian Government Sends This Request To US Allies: Join The Syrian Army So That Together We Can Defeat The Turks
By Theodore Shoebat As it becomes more and more obvious that the ceasefire that the Americans brokered in Syria is dwindling, the Syrian government has now called for US allies to join the Syrian military with the message that together they can drive the Turks out of Syria. As we read from a report from […]
Report: The Turkish Military Is Forcing Christians Out Of Their Homes In Syria
By Theodore Shoebat A recent report has affirmed that the Turkish military is forcing Christians out of their homes in Syria, as we read from CBN News: While many believe there is a ceasefire in place inside northeast Syria, the people on the ground tell a different story. On the front lines, a small Christian […]
Turkey And Russia Make Deal Over Syria: All Kurdish Fighters Must Leave Turkish Occupied Zone, And Russian And Turkish Troops Will Now Be Patrolling Northern Syria Side By Side
By Theodore Shoebat Russia and Turkey are striking a deal over the situation in Syria. President Erdogan of Turkey traveled to the Russian town of Sochi, which lies right on the Black Sea, to have talks with Putin. Part of the deal is that there will be a “safe zone” that would be absent of […]
Bashar al-Assad Declares That Turkey Is Invading Syria And That He Is Prepared To Push The Turks Out
By Theodore Shoebat Bashar al-Assad, in a meeting with Iraqi National Security Adviser Faleh al-Fayyad, declared that what Turkey is doing in Syria is an invasion. He also affirmed that the According to the Syrian publication, SANA: The President added that the Turkish criminal aggression launched by Erdogan’s regime on our country comes in the context […]