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IRAQ: Turkey will maintain its military bases
After a series of conciliatory moves, the Biden administration is trying to persuade the Taliban to make concessions in return for financial assistance. Taliban leaders are…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274860
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Turkey's attempts to expand its military role in both Iraq and Syria are entangled with major shifts in its relations with the United States and Russia, and in its overall…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB214345
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The Russian air campaign has mostly targeted rebels fighting against the Syrian regime rather than Islamic State group (ISG), a significant setback for President Barack Obama's…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB205967
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This comes amid a recent rise in Israeli military operations in Syria as part of efforts to prevent Iranian military entrenchment and supply of weapons to sympathetic groups.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB241805
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SYRIA: Turkish pressure on the Kurds will increase
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES229120
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The militants' losses demonstrate their resilience rather than weakness. Kabul is trying to restart talks with the Taliban and assert ownership of the process. Whether the Taliban…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB221907
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Since the breakdown of the peace process with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in July 2016, Erdogan’s policy of all-out violence has to outward appearances smashed the Kurds’…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB247101
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President Bashar al-Assad's two principal foreign backers, Russia and Iran, support and to some extent direct sizeable forces in Syria on which Assad relies. That contributes to a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265106
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SYRIA: Loyalist gains may alter Idlib conflict dynamic