Syria's Tangled Alliances and Rivalries: A Visual Guide
1 day ago · The rebels who took charge in Damascus were led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which has for years governed part of northwestern Syria, next to the Turkish border. Turkey, whose tacit support for the ...
Syria–Turkey relations - Wikipedia
Turkey–Syria relations are the relations between Turkey and Syria. Turkey shares its longest common border with Syria; various geographic and historical links also tie the two neighbouring countries together.
Turkiye FM meets Syria’s new leader, calls for lifting of global ...
3 days ago · Turkiye FM meets Syria’s new leader, calls for lifting of global sanctions. Meeting comes two days after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his minister will visit Damascus to discuss ...
Kurdish-led forces push back Turkish-backed Syrian rebels in a …
1 day ago · QAMISHLI, Syria (AP) — The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said Tuesday they have launched a counter-offensive against the Ankara-backed Syrian National Army to take back areas near Syria’s northern border with Turkey. The SDF is Washington’s critical ally in Syria, targeting sleeper cells of the extremist Islamic State group scattered across the …
Erdogan says Turkey in close dialogue with Syria's de facto leader
1 day ago · Turkey is in close dialogue with Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday, adding visits to Syria will increase from now on.
Turkey likely to play major role in shaping post-Assad Syria - NPR
Dec 18, 2024 · Turkey, a NATO member that shares a long southern border with Syria, opened its doors to the largest number of Syrian refugees of any country, according to United Nations data — peaking at...
What Role Is Turkey Playing in Syria’s Civil War?
Dec 6, 2024 · Syria. Turkey. Wars and Conflict. Iran. Russia. Turkey’s ally among the rebels is the Syrian National Army (SNA), which, despite its name, is a wholly Turkish-owned entity. Since the defeat of ...
Türkiye Has a Wish List in Syria. It Should Tread Lightly.
5 days ago · Türkiye is basking in triumph after the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime—and trying to cash in on the moment. The head of Turkish intelligence, Ibrahim Kalın, wasted no time in visiting Damascus, where he was accompanied by Abu Mohammed al-Golani, leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the rebel movement that toppled Assad.This was a trip Türkiye …
How Turkey Won the Syrian Civil War - Foreign Affairs
Dec 11, 2024 · Critically, the Syrian conflict also turned Turkey’s already fraught relations with the United States into a strategic nightmare. The U.S. decision in 2014 to airdrop weapons to the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG)—a group Ankara considers a terrorist organization—was a turning point in bilateral relations.
Where Turkey stands as Bashar Assad's government falls | AP News
Dec 8, 2024 · ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Syrian refugees across Turkey jubilantly welcomed the downfall of Bashar Assad’s government Sunday, with many embracing the chance to return to their homeland. Large crowds waving Syrian and Turkish flags gathered in the main square of Kilis, a border city in southern Turkey.