Tag Archives: Kurdistan

Turkey Headed for Trouble

September 6, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Dmitriy SEDOV Recent developments in the Middle East had a considerable impact on the standing of Turkey, a country deeply involved in the unfolding Syrian tragedy. It currently appears that Turkey’s neighbors – Iran and Iraq – are growing allergic … read more »

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Turkey: taking a risk with the U.S. in Syria

June 13, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Igor IGNATCHENKO In late 2011 Frederic C. Hof, one of the State Department`s point man on Syrian policy, equaled the Assad regime to ‘a dead man walking’. At the end of December, 2011, Hof joined a special secret committee set … read more »

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Kurds, Syria, and the Chessboard

April 23, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Andrei SHERIKHOV | Last March, at the peak of the pressure on Syria and Iran, the Syrian Kurds boldly declared the independence of West Kurdistan, with the city of Afrin as the capital. The territory thus claimed lies in the … read more »

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