Turkey’s arms diplomacy
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Recent reports that Turkey transferred arms to Idlib and armored vehicles to Libya show how Turkey’s diplomacy is also one of arming regional allies. In this […]
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Everything you wanted to know about the airstrike on the Masyaf Syrian chemical weapons site
By Seth J. Frantzman At 2:30 am on September 7th a Syrian government compound nestled near a hillside near Masyaf blew up. “It is no ordinary base,” writes Jack Moore […]
Whaaaa – The NYT just published a column supporting ISIS in Syria?!
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN The New York Times just published a column by Thomas Friedman (‘Why is Trump fighting ISIS in Syria’) that argues for supporting ISIS in Syria. Surely that […]
Background and strategy of Kurdish Peshmerga operation to take 11 villages near Khazir-Gwer
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In the early hours of August 14th Kurdish Peshmerga forces launched an offensive on the Khazir and Gwer fronts aimed at liberating 11 villages from Islamic […]
