Turkey

Turkey now backs Syrian government offensives against Kurdish-led SDF forces in Aleppo while sustaining operations against PKK-linked groups. Turkish drone support, shifting alliances, and tension with Kurdish factions shape ongoing clashes and fragile ceasefires as Ankara seeks control and influence in northern Syria.

Syrian forces advance as Kurds withdraw from northern towns

Military pressure forces SDF eastward, but core dispute over autonomy remains unaddressed

By Layla Hassan

/ 17 Jan 2026

Syrian forces advance as Kurds withdraw from northern towns

ISIS plans prison attacks as Syria tensions create security gaps

The opportunistic threat

By Layla Hassan

/ 15 Jan 2026

ISIS plans prison attacks as Syria tensions create security gaps

Washington unveils technocratic governance plan for Gaza

Trump administration announces Palestinian administrative body, but security vacuum and disarmament deadlock threaten blueprint's viability

By Layla Hassan

/ 14 Jan 2026

Washington unveils technocratic governance plan for Gaza

Trump imposes secondary tariffs on all Iranian trade partners

New 25% levy threatens countries doing business with Tehran amid unrest, escalating economic coercion beyond conventional sanctions

By Viktor Petersen

/ 13 Jan 2026

Trump imposes secondary tariffs on all Iranian trade partners

Russia-bound tanker diverts to Turkey after Black Sea drone strike

The Palau-flagged oil tanker *Elbus* diverted to a Turkish port on Wednesday after sustaining damage from a drone attack in the southwestern Black Sea, according to Lloyd's List Intelligence and maritime security sources. The vessel, en route from Singapore to the Russian port of Novorossiysk with 2

By Elena Kowalski

/ 8 Jan 2026

Russia-bound tanker diverts to Turkey after Black Sea drone strike

Aleppo clashes reveal deepening crisis over Kurdish integration into Syria's new state

At least three killed as violence exposes breakdown in March 2025 SDF merger agreement

By Layla Hassan

/ 6 Jan 2026

Aleppo clashes reveal deepening crisis over Kurdish integration into Syria's new state

Paris summit exposes the fragile architecture of Ukraine's post-war security

Western powers convene to promise Kyiv protection, but the absence of binding mechanisms reveals the limits of coalition diplomacy in an age of great power rivalry

By Viktor Petersen

/ 6 Jan 2026

Paris summit exposes the fragile architecture of Ukraine's post-war security

Turkey elevates Black Sea security at Paris summit as Ankara seeks regional anchor role

Foreign Minister Fidan to press Ankara's claim as indispensable broker in maritime order at Ukraine coalition meeting

By Elena Kowalski

/ 5 Jan 2026

Turkey elevates Black Sea security at Paris summit as Ankara seeks regional anchor role

Turkish mass arrests expose persistent ISIS infiltration challenge

Coordinated raids detaining 115 suspects reveal Turkey's ongoing struggle with transnational jihadist networks exploiting its strategic geography

By Layla Hassan

/ 25 Dec 2025

Turkish mass arrests expose persistent ISIS infiltration challenge

Aleppo shelling exposes fragility of Syria's Kurdish integration deadline

Civilian casualties and conflicting claims underscore widening gap between Damascus and SDF as Turkey-backed talks falter

By Layla Hassan

/ 22 Dec 2025

Aleppo shelling exposes fragility of Syria's Kurdish integration deadline

Turkey warns patience running thin as Syria's Kurdish integration talks miss year-end target

Damascus, SDF and Washington scramble to bridge command-and-control divide before Ankara's tolerance expires

By Layla Hassan

/ 18 Dec 2025

Turkey warns patience running thin as Syria's Kurdish integration talks miss year-end target

Vučić's rhetorical shift on Turkish drones reveals Serbian constraints

Initial fury gives way to diplomatic tone as economic reality and defence-industrial asymmetry limit Belgrade's options

By Elena Kowalski

/ 18 Dec 2025

Vučić's rhetorical shift on Turkish drones reveals Serbian constraints