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Oct 21 (4/4): Threats & Foreshadowing

[REDACTED COMMENTS: PLACEHOLDER] CNBC: Pompeo, asked about Turkey crisis, says Trump is ‘fully prepared’ to take military action if needed We prefer peace to war,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tells CNBC’s Wilfred Frost. “But in the event that kinetic action or military action is needed, you should know that President Trump is fully prepared toContinue reading “Oct 21 (4/4): Threats & Foreshadowing”

Oct 21 (3/4): A Brief Look at the Refugee Situation

If anyone is interested in the refugee/IDP thing, here is a UNHCR report on the demographics of Syrian refugees from before Trump wrote his sternly worded letter. UNHCR: Situation Syria Regional Refugee Response And I haven’t seen anything comprehensive from the Red Crescent or the like; just stuff like this: #Syria: @SYRedCrescent dispatched a #humanitarianContinue reading “Oct 21 (3/4): A Brief Look at the Refugee Situation”

Oct 21 (2/4): Lindsey Graham: Man with a Plan

Stateside, Stockholm Syndrome Graham was on FOXNews Sunday morning to explain and defend the Trump administration’s policy. Significant in his remarks, the issue of “the oil” in Syria has finally been raised, and he presents it like Trump split the atom. I don’t know if his remarks are funny or cringeworthy: Graham, who last weekContinue reading “Oct 21 (2/4): Lindsey Graham: Man with a Plan”

Oct 21 (1/4): Reports of Fighting

Looks like the SDF has pulled out of Serekaniye/Ras al-Ain, the city on the central part of the border with Turkey. SDF has declared that they have withdrawn from the 32 km section of the safe zone for which they had agreed upon for the cease fire (such as it was), between Ras al-Ain andContinue reading “Oct 21 (1/4): Reports of Fighting”

Oct 20 (5/5): Withdrawal?

Very recent reports on the ground that US forces have withdrawn from Syria to western Iraq. (Nothing confirmed from MSM as of yet, but reports of this kind have been accurate in the past.) There is video of helicopters flying away and the Kurds sure as hell don’t have helicopters Footage provided by our teamContinue reading “Oct 20 (5/5): Withdrawal?”

Oct 20 (4/5): At Least There’s a Plan.

Erdogan is displeased that the five day pause has resulted in Assad’s SAA manning the Syria-Turkey border. Already making strategic noise about it in advance of his meeting on Tuesday with Putin. Getting kinda threaty. #أردوغان يناقش مع #بوتين انتشار القوات السورية في المنطقة الآمنة هذا الأسبوعhttps://t.co/uf1Heq1VKh — قناة الغد (@AlGhadTV) October 19, 2019 GoogleContinue reading “Oct 20 (4/5): At Least There’s a Plan.”

Oct 20 (3/5): What is it with Erdogan & the Kurds?

Reverend Does anyone have any idea or theory or whatever on why Erdogan seems to be the only leader on Earth who does’t care if ISIS flourishes on his country’s border? I don’t get it. Couperin47 He is far more interested in solving the Kurdish issue, the way the Turks ‘solved’ their Armenian issue. AfterContinue reading “Oct 20 (3/5): What is it with Erdogan & the Kurds?”

Oct 20 (2/5): Starting to Look Ugly

Here’s an up to date report from the ground by the Rojava Information Center. No blue check but they check out and are used by major sources (wonder why no blue check…) Today's update on last 24 hours of Turkish invasion by @RojavaIC, based on eyewitness reports from the ground – evacuation of at leastContinue reading “Oct 20 (2/5): Starting to Look Ugly”