Why Turkey is so influential in post-Assad Syria | Reuters
Jan 19, 2025 · Turkey, which shares a 911 km (566-mile) border with Syria, was the main backer of rebel groups fighting under the banner of the Syrian National Army during the 13-year …
How Turkey plans to expand its influence in the new Syria
5 days ago · Nor does any other outside power have as far-reaching an agenda for Syria. Turkey wants to smother Kurdish autonomy in Syria’s north, help build a new Syrian army and regain …
What Role Is Turkey Playing in Syria’s Civil War?
Dec 6, 2024 · Turkey is the most important outside power supporting the rebel side. It geographically adjoins Syrian rebel territory in the northwest, and Turkish President Recep …
Turkish involvement in the Syrian civil war - Wikipedia
On 24 August 2016, the Turkish Armed Forces began a direct military intervention into Syria by declaring Operation Euphrates Shield, mainly targeting the Islamic State of Iraq and the …
Where Turkey stands as Bashar Assad's government falls | AP News
Dec 8, 2024 · Syrian refugees across Turkey have jubilantly welcomed the downfall of Bashar Assad’s government with many embracing the chance to return to their homeland. Many say …
Turkey expected to play a major role in Syria following fall of the ...
Dec 27, 2024 · Turkey is expected to play a major role as the new government takes over ruling Syria. Turkey had shown tacit support for groups fighting the Assad dictatorship.
Syrians in Turkey Agonize Over a Return Home - The New York …
Jan 17, 2025 · It may change further once the impacts from Syrian departures begin to be felt in Turkey. Rami Sharrack, who fled Syria in 2012 and is the former executive director of the …
Turkey and Russia engage in delicate maneuvers over Syria after …
Dec 20, 2024 · The rapid downfall of Syrian leader Bashar Assad has touched off a new round of delicate geopolitical maneuvering between Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Turkey’s Recep Tayyip …
What does Turkey gain from the rebel offensive in Syria?
Dec 5, 2024 · A few days later, Russia labeled Turkey as an occupying force in Syria. It demanded the withdrawal of Turkish military personnel from Syria, called for an end to Turkish …
EXPLAINER: What’s at stake in Turkey’s new Syria escalation
Turkey sees the Kurdish forces along its border with Syria as a threat and has launched three major military incursions since 2016, taking control of large swaths of territory. Erdogan hopes …