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In this picture taken on Thursday, March 29, 2018, a fighter, second from right, of U.S-backed Syrian Manbij Military Council stands next to U.S. humvee at a U.S. troop's outpost on a road leading to the tense front line between Syrian Manbij Military Council fighters and Turkish-backed fighters, at Halawanji village, north of Manbij town, Syria. The front line has grown more tense in recent days as Turkey threatens to advance on the town to clear it of the U.S-backed fighters. U.S troops have increased their patrols in the area, local commanders say, to prevent an outbreak of fighting and to prevent Turkey from advancing on Manbij.
Beltway Confidential

On Syria, Trump should be wary of Obama’s 2011 mistake in Iraq

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Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army soldiers celebrate around a statue of Kawa, a mythology figure in Kurdish culture, after they have destroyed it in the city center of Afrin, northwestern Syria, early Sunday, March 18, 2018. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday that allied Syrian forces have taken "total" control of the town center of Afrin, the target of a nearly two-month-old Turkish offensive against a Syrian Kurdish militia, which said fighting was still underway. Erdogan said the Turkish flag and the flag of the Syrian opposition fighters have been raised in the town, previously controlled by the Kurdish militia known as the People's Defense Units, or YPG.
National Security

Pentagon sharply critical of an unnamed country that sounds a lot like Turkey

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Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army fighters advance in Der Mismis village at the south east of Afrin, Syria, Tuesday, March 13. Turkish troops and allied Syrian opposition fighters have begun a siege of the Syrian Kurdish-held town of Afrin, the Turkish military said Tuesday.
Beltway Confidential

Turkey’s operation in Syria shows its military limitations

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The US could finish off ISIS if Turkey would stop fighting the Kurds, Pentagon says
Defense

The US could finish off ISIS if Turkey would stop fighting the Kurds, Pentagon says

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The U.S.-Turkey relationship has been deeply strained over local Kurdish forces in Syria, Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti told the Senate Armed Services Committee. (Jeon Heon-kyun/Pool Photo via AP)
National Security

US needs an ambassador to Turkey as relations worsen, general says

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Erdogan’s Rising Islamist Militarism
Foreign Policy

Erdogan’s Rising Islamist Militarism

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The dictator has his eyes on a bigger prize. (AP)
Beltway Confidential

Bashar Assad is playing Syrian Kurds by pledging support against Turkey

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Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu hinted at the possibility of a joint Turkish-American effort to hold northern Syria. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
National Security

Turkish diplomat defends ‘Ottoman slap’ threat to US amid signs of deal

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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey. Tillerson started a two-day trip to Turkey amid growing tensions between the two NATO allies. (Pool Photo via AP)
Foreign Policy

Rex Tillerson denies Turkish complaint: No ‘heavy arms’ to Syrian Kurds

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Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the incident marked the first time Russian combatants in Syria were killed as the result of a U.S. strike. (Wikipedia)
Foreign Policy

Five Russian citizens killed in US strike in Syria: Report

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