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1 – 10 of 24President Donald Trump announced on December 10 that Washington would recognise Rabat’s claims over Western Sahara (the UN considers it a non-self-governing territory) in exchange…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258440
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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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He was denying a Syrian complaint to the UN that Turkish soldiers were among about 100 fighters allowed to cross into Syria on February 13. Turkish artillery has pounded targets…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB208455
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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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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had signalled strongly that an incursion against the Kurds, whom he regards as terrorists linked to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Turkey…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB229272
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The plans are currently the subject of intensive discussions with the United States. For Erdogan, the safe zone is seen as key to boosting his flagging domestic popularity and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB246266
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Turkish objectives in Syria.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB241322
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The deployment of Turkish troops to protect the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) and intervene in Libya’s civil war looks increasingly likely. GNA Prime Minister…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB249473
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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has repeated his threat of May 23 to invade Syria to "complete" a 30-kilometre-deep ‘safe zone’ and push Kurdish groups away from the border…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB270708
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Trump asserted that the decision was necessary to promote regional security and stability. As with his 2017 decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, the president is…