Why Turkey is so influential in post-Assad Syria | Reuters
22 hours ago · 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 uprising against Assad. It ...
Syria–Turkey relations - Wikipedia
Turkey–Syria relations are the relations between the Republic of Türkiye and the Syrian Arab Republic. Turkey shares its longest common border with Syria; various geographic and historical links also tie the two neighbouring countries together.
Factbox-Why Turkey Is So Influential in Post-Assad Syria
22 hours ago · 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 uprising against Assad.
Conflict between Turkey and Kurdish groups rises around key …
Jan 9, 2025 · Turkey, for its part, accused the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces of using civilians as “human shields” by encouraging them to come to the area of the fighting. A coalition of Turkish-backed groups in Syria, known as the Syrian National Army, are carrying out attacks to take control of regions near the border with Turkey that are under ...
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 Tayyip Erdoğan’s government...
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.
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 Levant. Turkey has strongly supported Syrian dissidents.
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 Erdogan.
Syrians in Turkey Agonize Over a Return Home - The New York …
3 days ago · By the fall of 2015, with the situation in Syria only worsening, Turkey would register the two-millionth Syrian, a far cry from the numbers Turks were promised. At the same time, around a million ...
Turkey is expected to play a major role in shaping the new Syria
Dec 16, 2024 · Turkey is set to have significant influence in Syria after Turkish-backed rebels defeated the Assad regime. We look at what Turkey's goals are in the region and what challenges it may face.