War in Syria Turkey Has Evacuated Every Last Military Outpost Encircled by the Syrian Army Had served as little more than hostages for Syria Marko Marjanović 20 Dec 20 839 5
War in Syria Russian Airstrike Hits HQ of Syrian Islamist Group Close to Turkey; 80 Killed Russian message that it is displeased with Turkey de-stabilizing the Caucusus? Marko Marjanović 26 Oct 20 1384 16
War in Syria Turkey Withdraws From Military Outpost in Syria Surrounded by the Syrian Army Turks had been surrounded there since August 2019 Marko Marjanović 20 Oct 20 1037 8
51st State AdventuresWar in Syria Israeli Soldiers Enter Syria, Blow Up Syrian Army Sites The New Arab 18 Oct 20 1001 11
Those Pesky PersiansWar in Syria Iran to Help Syria Rebuild Air Defenses to Better Withstand Ceaseless Israeli Aggression Will export Iranian analogue to S-200 as soon as UN arms embargo expires next month Jason Ditz 27 Sep 20 776 39
US-Russia Road WarsWar in Syria US Sends Bradley Armored Vehicles to Syria in “Signal to Russia” After US-Russia Road War Claims First Casualties Withdrawal or WW3? As usual Trump can't make up his mind Courtney Kube 19 Sep 20 1130 17
Our Benevolent EmpireWar in Syria Donald “No New Wars” Trump Says Mattis Stopped Him From Assassinating Assad in Strike It was apparent at the time Mattis had put his foot down in a major way and had overruled the stupidity Trump and Bolton had in mind Field Empty 16 Sep 20 575 3
Empire WoesWar in Syria Pair of US Reaper Drones Goes Down Over Syria After Collision Turkish-backed al-Qaeda rebels claimed them as shot down Howard Altman 19 Aug 20 846 12
Our Benevolent EmpireWar in Syria US Attacks Syrian Army Checkpoint, One Killed, Two Wounded Footage shows a heavy exchange of gunfire after which the Syrians say the Americans returned with helicopter gunships Marko Marjanović 18 Aug 20 656 5
US-Russia Road WarsWar in Syria “Tell Him to Relay to His General That Russians Have Urged Him to Stop Following Them” — Latest US-Russian Syria Encounter Video Marko Marjanović 19 Jul 20 2139 7
War in Syria Suicide Car Bomb Hits Russian-Turkish Patrol in Jihadi-Held Syria, 3 Russians Wounded Erdogan agreed to patrols in Moscow in March, the jihadis he bailed out have other plans Marko Marjanović 14 Jul 20 408 0
US-Russia Road WarsWar in Syria Russian and US Militaries Keep Staging Surreal Syria Encounters (VIDEO) Marko Marjanović 9 Jun 20 1004 1
War in Syria UAE Prince Offered Assad $3 Billion to Bog Down Erdogan in Idlib Fighting Turkey again at odds with Moscow would have made things easier for UAE in Libya David Hearst 10 Apr 20 1767 2
War in Syria Al-Qaeda Splinter Kills Two Turkish Troops in Syria, Turkey “Retaliates in Proportion” Erdogan not thirsty for blood when fellow Islamists kill his troops Marko Marjanović 20 Mar 20 845 4
War in Syria Turkey Is Already in Breach of the Putin-Erdogan Truce on Syria South Front 16 Mar 20 987 8
War in Syria “Immediate Cease-Fire Along Existing Lines” — Erdogan Gives Up His Failed Offensive So ends the dream of throwing back the Syrian army, instead Turkey agrees to invite Russian troops into Idlib jihadistan Marko Marjanović 5 Mar 20 3901 32
War in Syria Erdogan Meets Putin With a Weak Hand, Has Shown Himself Weak at Home and on the Front Has demonstrated he isn't actually able to dislodge the Syrian army as he had vowed to do Marko Marjanović 5 Mar 20 1965 4
War in Syria Why Syrian Army Positions Really Collapsed on First Day of Erdogan’s All-Out Offensive Not true that Russians had left them out to dry — and now that they've recovered Erdogan is going to Moscow with a weak hand John Helmer 3 Mar 20 4773 16
War in Syria Anti-Empire Has Some of the Best Syria (Turkey vs Russia vs US) Coverage on the Internet Context and depth in a way that's decluttered and easy to get into Marko Marjanović 3 Mar 20 3006 14
War in Syria Russia Deploys Military Police to Highway That Erdogan Demands Syrian Army Gives Back to Al-Qaeda The Russians are coming Marko Marjanović 2 Mar 20 3224 3
War in Syria Wounded and Shaken the Syrian Army Goes on the Counter-Offensive, Wins Erdogan has bloodied the Syrian army alright, but after initial shock the force has responded with tenacity rather than panic Marko Marjanović 2 Mar 20 3846 6
War in Syria Erdogan Gets His Putin Meeting, but It’s He Who’ll Have to Go to Russia Erdogan's idea of making Putin come to him to talk Syria doesn't pan out Marko Marjanović 2 Mar 20 1137 10
War in Syria Russians-Syrians Had to React to Turkey’s Strikes on Syrian Army or Throw in the Towel Turkey releases footage showing it had been inflicting staggering attrition on the Syrians over the past weeks Marko Marjanović 28 Feb 20 3158 18
War in Syria 33 KIA in Airstrike on Turkish HQ in Syria. Russia Denies Ankara’s Request to Evacuate the Wounded by Air Russia's reply to Turkey pushing the Syrian army from Syrian territory, severing the Damascus-Aleppo highway Marko Marjanović 28 Feb 20 4908 17
War in Syria Syrian Army Collapses a Chunk of Southern Idlib Pocket, but Turkish-Rebel Offensive Takes Back Critical Town Erdogan makes some gains, cuts the recently reopened Damascus-Aleppo highway Marko Marjanović 27 Feb 20 1515 1
War in Syria Erdogan Vows to Risk Everything to Save Idlib for al-Qaeda, Reiterates February-End Deadline for Syrian-Russian Retreat Whether it's a bluff or a threat — Erdogan is doubling down on it Ragip Soylu 27 Feb 20 1249 9
War in Syria (Russian?) Warplanes Drop Bombs Next to Turkish Column in Syria, Force It to Halt Advance Turkey tried sending troops to get in the way of renewed Syrian offensive against the southern tip of Idlib pocket. Didn't work. Marko Marjanović 24 Feb 20 2884 8
War in Syria ‘Syrian’ Footage of Deadly Airstrikes on Turkish Military Shows They Were Actually Russian Strikes Moscow and Ankara are both happy to let the Syrians claim them to avoid a worse falling out neither wants Marko Marjanović 22 Feb 20 3470 10
War in Syria VIDEO: Turkish Troops Fire Missile at Russian Strike Aircraft Video evidence of Turkish-Russian acts of war in Syria Marko Marjanović 22 Feb 20 3107 18
War in Syria US Military Spokesman Says Idlib Is a Magnet for Terrorist Groups Who Are a “Menace and a Threat” to Its Civilians Read this in the context of Turkey asking for US air defenses and fighters to back its Idlib campaign Marko Marjanović 21 Feb 20 1692 3
