Ömer Özkizilcik

@OmerOzkizilcik

Work at the Security Department of in Ankara, columnist at and as the editor in chief of E-Mail: hozkizilcik@setav.org

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    29 Dec 2018

    My new work about the factions belonging to the National Army Were they formed before ES? Did they receive US support via MoM or Pentagon? Have they fought ISIS, Assad or YPG? Compose they of Arabs, Turkmens & Kurds? For high quality

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  2. 41 minutes ago

    When the operation starts, the National Army will show how much their performance & numbers have grown since Operation Olive Branch. Rebels from Idlib will also assist thanks to the ceasefire in Idlib. Turkey will thank the US for the new trained recruits deserting from the SDF

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  3. 51 minutes ago

    Shortly after a ceasefire was declared in , the safe-zone negotiations between and the stalled, president announced that Turkey has informed and the about the upcoming military operation into east of the .

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    Jul 7

    Most of my followers know I am writing weekly columns for If you have any topic suggestions you want me to write about, feel free to tweet it beneath this tweet. I'll try to take each suggestion into consideration, and inform the person when it's published 👇👇👇

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  5. 21 hours ago

    With my comments for about the ceasefire in Idlib:

    Syria opposition believes govt will eventually violate CF if not in a few hours, then in a few weeks or a few months. Idlib’s fate is up Russia,Turkey -if their geopolitical interests are aligned ...conditions attached to CF may be overlooked
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    Aug 3

    “Türkiye için bundan sonra en önemli mesele operasyonel zamanlama ile hedefledikleri arasındaki dengeyi sağlamak.” Güvenli bölge tıkanıklığı nasıl aşılır?

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    Aug 2

    Peace corridor plan is a message to US - by Burhanettin Duran | DS Column

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  8. Aug 2

    media: Army slaughters civilians in its operation in northern civilians to soldiers: Do you want more food? pics via

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  9. Aug 2

    Jabir Ali Pasha, head of Ahrar al-Sham published a statement stating that the regime had huge causalities & their initial plan to capture Idlib failed due to the strong resistance of the opposition He confirms the ceasefire, but underlines that the withdrawal to 20km isn't true.

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  10. Aug 2

    HTS extremists published a statement saying that the ceasefire will end if the regime violates it indirectly stating that they have accepted it. HTS argues that the ceasefire is a result of the defeat of the Assad regime. Unclear if HTS will withdraw from the 20km zone

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  11. Aug 2

    The statement of the Turkish Foreign Ministry also indicates that both sides agreed on giving the Sochi deal a new chance. This time, the odds for a success a higher than before but the experience tells: If Turkey fails again, it's results will be death and bombing

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  12. Aug 2

    The ceasefire in Idlib was also announced by Ahmad Ramadan, member of the Political Commission of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces. Since then, airstrikes hasn't occurred in Idlib but there are still some artillery shelling at the frontlines

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  13. Aug 1

    "The Syrian government would agree to a ceasefire in Idlib if the Sochi agreements were fulfilled - militants would move 20 km away from demilitarized zone & heavy artillery would be withdrawn from there." There seem to be an attempt to re-enforce Sochi

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    Aug 1

    What an inconsistent&unreliable&misleading piece of analysis. The claims regarding the oil resources under A20-mile (Qamishli, Kobane, Amudeh, Malikiyah (Derik), Ain Issa, and Manbij) are far away from being realistic. Here is the map that illustrates 's oil&gas resources

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  15. Aug 1

    In this regard I would like to remind about my article for in which show a way out for Turkey and Russia to re-enforce the Sochi agreement in Idlib:

    My article for in which I argue that the current developments in open a way out for and to re-enforce the deal in a bid to de-escalate.…
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  16. Aug 1

    Regimes official TV SANA report that ceasefire will be declared over Idlib this night, rebels will withdraw with their heavy weapons 20km behind the frontline My opposition source told me that this isn't true, but a ceasefire was agreed in Astana We've to wait to see the truth

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    Jul 31

    This weeks column for tries to find the strategic goal behind Russia's escalation in Idlib arguing that it may have changed & that Russia now may aim to use it as a bargain chip for favorable terms in Astana and the constitutional committee:

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    Jan 8

    The US-backed, PKK-linked YPG has long been known to use children as soldiers and its strategy is still the same. Watch our documentary on PKK's child recruitment:

    YPG’s child soldiers
    The US-backed YPG continues to exploit children by recruiting them to fight in Syria’s Afrin.
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  19. Jul 31

    The int community has to understand that only their stance with the Syrian opposition can really pressure the regime. Neither the threat of sanctions, nor reliance on a local actor following a separate agenda outside the regime-opposition dispute will result in change for Syria.

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  20. Jul 31

    Therefore, Russia may try to use the escalation in Idlib as a bargaining chip to enforce its terms on Turkey and the Syrian opposition, which will favor Assad and aim to prevent real power-sharing in the formation of the constitutional committee and the political process.

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  21. Jul 31

    The escalation’s current nature is more suitable as a strategy to force the other side to make concessions at the negotiation table rather than to enforce a military solution. In this regard, the Russians may attempt to channel the escalation into a deal in the Astana meeting.

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