REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS (2)
Delivery of second batch of S-400s to be completed in 2020: Turkey expects the second batch of Russian S-400 missile system supplies to be delivered in 2020, a senior Turkish official has told a private broadcaster.
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.
Accessed on Aug 1, 2019
Syria regime agrees conditionally to Idlib truce: Syrian government has agreed to a truce with rebels in the northwestern region of Idlib on the condition that a Turkish-Russian buffer-zone deal is implemented, state news agency SANA reported.
https://www.asiatimes.com/
Accessed on Aug 1, 2019
No plans to integrate S-400 into any NATO system: NATO chief: "There are no plans to integrate the Russian S-400 into any NATO integrated air and missile defense system," Jens Stoltenberg said in a news conference on the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty in Brussels.
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.
Accessed on Aug 3, 2019
Erdoğan Says Turkey to Deploy Troops East of Euphrates: Turkey can no longer “stay silent” about the threat posed by U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish fighters and will deploy troops east of the Euphrates River, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said.
https://www.bloomberg.com/
Accessed on Aug 4, 2019
Syria explosion; 26 soldiers killed in blast at air base: Twenty-six soldiers have been killed in an explosion blamed on a technical error in central Syria, according to a Syrian pro-government newspaper.
https://www.independent.co.uk/
Accessed on Aug 4, 2019
'Stop the eco-slaughter', Thousands march in Turkey against Canadian-owned gold mine: Thousands of people have gathered around the outskirts of a small town in western Turkey to protest against a Canadian-owned gold mine project they say will negatively impact the environment.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/
Accessed on Aug 5, 2019
Syrian rebels say ready to back Turkish-led operation in northeast: Syrian rebel commanders said that they are ready to join Turkish troops in an offensive to seize back largely Arab-populated towns and villages in northeast Syria held by Kurdish-led-forces.
https://www.reuters.com/
Accessed on Aug 5, 2019
ISIS is using a Syrian Detention Camp to rebuild in Syria: ISIS is attempting resurgence in Syria and it is using both the desert and a massive displaced persons camp to regrow its network, according to a new US report.
https://www.jpost.com/Middle-
Accessed on Aug 7, 2019
Turkey, U.S. agree to form joint operation center for Syria safe zone: Turkey and the United States agreed to establish a joint operation center in Turkey to coordinate and manage a planned safe zone in northeast Syria, a move that appeared to reduce the chance of imminent Turkish military action.
https://www.reuters.com/
Accessed on Aug 7, 2019
Greece, Israel, U.S., and Cyprus to boost energy cooperation: Greece, Israel, Cyprus and the United States agreed to enhance cooperation in energy, cyber and infrastructure security, Greek Energy Minister Hatzidakis said after ministers of the four countries met in Athens.
https://www.reuters.com/
Accessed on Aug 7, 2019
US deploys more military, logistics equipment in Syria: US sends 70 trucks of armored military vehicles, prefabricated buildings, fuel tankers to YPG/PKK terrorists.
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/
Accessed on Aug 10, 2019
Turkey won't let fait accompli in Cyprus, E Med: Defense minister: "We have defended the rights of our own and the people of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) to the end and will continue [to defend]. Nobody should test our strength," Akar said.
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.
Accessed on Aug 11, 2019
Russia; Syrian Constitutional Committee launch imminent: Kremlin confirms Russia, Turkey, and Iran in preparation for Syria summit on Sept. 11 in Ankara.
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/
Accessed on Aug 13, 2019
Jihadist group says it shot down Syrian warplane over Idlib: The jihadist group Tahrir al-Sham said it shot down a warplane over Idlib province, identifying the jet as a Sukhoi 22.
https://www.reuters.com/
Accessed on Aug 14, 2019
35 years on, PKK’s bloody terror attacks remain vivid: Since 1984, terrorist PKK responsible for deaths of nearly 40,000 people, including countless women, children, and infants
https://www.yenisafak.com/en/
Accessed on Aug 15, 2019