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Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers were wary about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to the White House on Wednesday, calling the timing of the meeting, just one month after Ankara invaded northeastern Syria, “inappropriate.” President ...
MANHATTAN (CN) – Some five years ago, Turkey’s soft power suddenly swelled in the United States as the country’s lobbyists and pro-government charities received millions in newfound funding. That was the same year that leaked ...
In what may well have been the shortest duration of sanctions in modern history, President Trump on Oct. 23 lifted all of the sanctions he had imposed on Turkey just nine days earlier for “escalating violence, endangering ...
BRUSSELS – After spending four tumultuous days engulfed in the chaotic ramifications of the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria, U.S. Defence Secretary Mark Esper lashed out Thursday at Turkey for its military assault across ...
Mark Esper US Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Tuesday said Turkey should be held accountable for alleged war crimes committed by Turkish-backed rebel forces against the Kurds in Syria, the Ahval news website reported. “I’ve ...
In the weeks since US President Donald J. Trump ignored his own military advisors’ warnings and ordered the sudden withdrawal of all American forces in Syria, which then led to an invasion of northern Syria by the ...
Written by The Boston Globe Editorial President Trump broke this nation’s policy in Syria and gave the Turkish government free rein to attack our Kurdish allies, but now insists things in that war-torn region are going ...
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Sate, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs chairman Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks during a hearing. Zach Gibson/Getty Images/AFP US senators are vowing to move forward with sanctions legislation against Turkey despite ...
The charges against Halkbank are linked to a previous case involving Reza Zarrab, a Turkish banker who was arrested in March for evading U.S. sanctions. Federal prosecutors in New York announced charges Tuesday against a ...
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Trump’s decision to abandon Kurdish allies in Syria wasn’t the first time their invisible nation’s dreams of independence have been dashed – and they’re worried it won’t be the last. Mark MacKinnon returns to Kurdish ...