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    20 hours ago

    Turkey's BoP is seeing positives from many sources: (i) the credit crunch is turning the current account positive, shrinking foreign borrowing needs; (ii) falling oil prices add to that shift; and (iii) the global growth scare makes Turkey's negative growth shock look less bad.

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    1 hour ago

    “If they do not leave we have the experience and ability to remove them by other means that your forces are familiar with:” Iraqi Shiite militia leader Qais al-Khazali, who say parliament will oust US troops, or else.

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  3. 1 hour ago

    So Erdogan is all silent on the Khashoggi case following Trump’s Syria withdrawal decision: Has Trump traded SDF for Khashoggi case closure?

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    Dec 23

    Rojava authorities must allow ENKS and Roj peshmerga to go back to Rojava; although too late, but they should still let them.

    The Kurdish bloc called on the international community to uphold its responsibility and stop the Turkish threats in order to achieve peace.
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  5. 2 hours ago

    The map is still there:

    "Let those who fancy dividing our country with fake maps look at our historical record," an ultranationalist Turkish MP who asked for the removal tweeted.
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    12 hours ago

    In just 7 days everyone became an expert on the Kurds.

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    3 hours ago

    In return for Turkey withholding evidence of MBS' involvement in Khashoggi killing, US is considering Gulen extradition and pulling out of Syria, opening the way for a Turkish invasion.

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    3 hours ago

    The view from Baghdad last night, where Trump’s visit was roundly condemned by political/militia leaders:

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    22 hours ago

    End of the Soviet Union, reported by New York Times today 1991:

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    7 hours ago

    Trump visits US troops in . Arrives unannounced and doesn't bother to meet with any Iraqi officials. America's message to Iraq: You are a vassal territory unworthy of diplomatic protocol. Iraqi Government's response has been v poor.

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    19 hours ago

    In Turkey’s Parliament, the opposition tries to place on the agenda the persecution of 1M Uyghurs in China. Motion is defeated through AKP votes. AKP speaks of Islamic solidarity at every turn. But it looks the other way whenever taking a stand would have consequences.

    Uygur Türklerine karşı yapılan Cin devleti zulmü icin TBMM'de İyi Partinin verdiği araştırma önergesi HDP, CHP, Iyi Parti 'nin kabul, Ak Parti'nin red ve MHP'nin çekimser oylarıyla görüşmeye açılamamıştır.…
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  12. 2 hours ago

    This website is led by known Slemani-based journalists who are relatively, but not always, accurate. But let’s hope it is ‘completely false’.

    I’m certain this is completely false.
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  13. 8 hours ago

    According to this Iraqi Kurdish website, Barzani-backed Roj Peshmarga is going to be part of Turkish plan to invade N Syria and end SDF rule. Roj Pesh will be sent to the Iraqi-Syrian border while TR army & FSA attack from the TR-Syria border in the north:

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    13 hours ago

    . also said there are no plans to pull US troops from "In fact we could use this [Al Asad] as the base if we wanted to do something in " he told reporters who accompanied him on the trip

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    11 hours ago

    I hope President Trump will not do in Syria what Obama did in Iraq -- which led to the rise of ISIS. We also must not abandon our Kurdish allies who have fought so hard by our side in Syria.

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    13 hours ago

    While Trump visits US troops in Iraq, Syrian Kurds worry they’ll be wiped out next door after withdrawal of US forces. There’s talk among Kurdish leaders I heard today of an impending Genocide.

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    11 hours ago

    Turkey’s top television watchdog RTÜK fined and suspended two news shows on Wednesday that have been critical of President Erdoğan, putting both channels one penalty away from seeing their licenses cancelled

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    11 hours ago

    Worth re-upping this statement by Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah in light of ordering pullout of US forces from Syria.

    3-Nasrallah (43:41-44:14): I renew my previous call to [Syrian] Kurds: Don't bet on U.S. Your interest is in negotiating w/the Syrian gov't, and reaching agreement w/the Syrian gov't. Betting on U.S. is mistaken. The U.S. could sell you out at any moment. …
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    15 hours ago

    The view from on withdrawal from : stabbed the in the back. Lesson: the word of a (this) US president is worth nothing.

    ÉDITO. | La décision de Trump est une honte. Les forces kurdes ont été les meilleures alliées de la coalition internationale en Syrie. Chacun est désormais prévenu : la parole d’un président américain ne vaut rien.
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    11 hours ago

    In a statement, Iraqi PM Adel Abdul Mahdi’s office says US informed them about Trump’s plans and it was supposed to include a formal reception btw the leaders but a “divergence of views” over the meeting lead it to be downgraded to a phone call.

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