Featured in PKKBYThomas NewdickApr 9, 2021ShareTurkish Cops Now Have Their Own Attack HelicoptersThe heavily armed and well-protected T129B ATAK might be the most potent police chopper since Blue Thunder. BYThomas NewdickApr 9, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 7, 2019ShareU.S. Blindsides Syrian Kurds With Approval For Turkish Invasion, Opens Door To Larger Conflict (Updated)A Turkish intervention could give ISIS much-needed breathing room and offer an opportunity for Syria and its Russian and Iranian allies to make gains. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 7, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareTurkey’s Intervention in Syria Puts it On a Collision Course With US ForcesThe Turkish operation has laid bare the complexities of the situation in Syria, threatening to spark a new phase in an already brutal conflict. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareTurkey Launched An Offensive Against Kurds in Northwestern Syria, Here’s Why It MattersWith ISIS on the run and so many competing agendas at play, the fighting near the city of Afrin could have broader ramifications. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareIranian Tanks Roll Up to The Iraqi Border As Embargo of Kurds ExpandsIraqi Kurdistan’s neighbors have rushed to block the independence push, while the US and others downplay the situation. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareHow the Kurdish Independence Referendum Could Spark a Civil War or WorseThe vote on whether Iraqi Kurdistan should be independent will have far reaching impacts no matter the outcome. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareRussian Armor Rolls Into Kurdish Town As US and Turkish-Backed Forces SkirmishThe Kremlin’s arrangement with the Syrian Kurds only adds more complexity for U.S. troops trying keep the focus on ISIS. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBack To Back U.S. Drones Crashes in Turkey as Tensions Simmer Between the Two CountriesHow the USAF responds to losing half its Predators at Incirlik could have operational and diplomatic impacts. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareRussia’s “Safe Zones” In Syria Only Make Things More ComplicatedRussia’s “de-escalation zones” might bring it into conflict with the U.S. led coalition, if the associated ceasefire doesn’t collapse first. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareMore U.S. Strykers Appear in Syria as Tensions With Turkey FlareAmerican special operations forces are trying to act as peacekeepers between Turkish and Kurdish forces and fight ISIS at the same time. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 26, 2016ShareSyria Has Reached ‘Game Of Thrones’ Level Of Complexity As Turkey InvadesThe rifts created by the Syrian conflict seem ever more difficult to repair. BYTyler RogowayAug 26, 2016ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 21, 2016ShareF-22 Raptors Swoop in to Protect US Special Ops Forces in Northwest SyriaSyrian Air Force appears to have gotten the message, but this may have been an ominous sign. BYTyler RogowayAug 21, 2016ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 14, 2016ShareVideo Shows PKK Fighter Blasting A Turkish AH-1 Cobra Out Of The Sky With A Shoulder-Fired MissileTurkey loses a Cobra to its nemesis, the PKK, in spectacular fashion. BYTyler RogowayMay 14, 2016Share
BYThomas NewdickApr 9, 2021ShareTurkish Cops Now Have Their Own Attack HelicoptersThe heavily armed and well-protected T129B ATAK might be the most potent police chopper since Blue Thunder. BYThomas NewdickApr 9, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 7, 2019ShareU.S. Blindsides Syrian Kurds With Approval For Turkish Invasion, Opens Door To Larger Conflict (Updated)A Turkish intervention could give ISIS much-needed breathing room and offer an opportunity for Syria and its Russian and Iranian allies to make gains. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 7, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareTurkey’s Intervention in Syria Puts it On a Collision Course With US ForcesThe Turkish operation has laid bare the complexities of the situation in Syria, threatening to spark a new phase in an already brutal conflict. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareTurkey Launched An Offensive Against Kurds in Northwestern Syria, Here’s Why It MattersWith ISIS on the run and so many competing agendas at play, the fighting near the city of Afrin could have broader ramifications. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareIranian Tanks Roll Up to The Iraqi Border As Embargo of Kurds ExpandsIraqi Kurdistan’s neighbors have rushed to block the independence push, while the US and others downplay the situation. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareHow the Kurdish Independence Referendum Could Spark a Civil War or WorseThe vote on whether Iraqi Kurdistan should be independent will have far reaching impacts no matter the outcome. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareRussian Armor Rolls Into Kurdish Town As US and Turkish-Backed Forces SkirmishThe Kremlin’s arrangement with the Syrian Kurds only adds more complexity for U.S. troops trying keep the focus on ISIS. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBack To Back U.S. Drones Crashes in Turkey as Tensions Simmer Between the Two CountriesHow the USAF responds to losing half its Predators at Incirlik could have operational and diplomatic impacts. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareRussia’s “Safe Zones” In Syria Only Make Things More ComplicatedRussia’s “de-escalation zones” might bring it into conflict with the U.S. led coalition, if the associated ceasefire doesn’t collapse first. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareMore U.S. Strykers Appear in Syria as Tensions With Turkey FlareAmerican special operations forces are trying to act as peacekeepers between Turkish and Kurdish forces and fight ISIS at the same time. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 26, 2016ShareSyria Has Reached ‘Game Of Thrones’ Level Of Complexity As Turkey InvadesThe rifts created by the Syrian conflict seem ever more difficult to repair. BYTyler RogowayAug 26, 2016Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 21, 2016ShareF-22 Raptors Swoop in to Protect US Special Ops Forces in Northwest SyriaSyrian Air Force appears to have gotten the message, but this may have been an ominous sign. BYTyler RogowayAug 21, 2016Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 14, 2016ShareVideo Shows PKK Fighter Blasting A Turkish AH-1 Cobra Out Of The Sky With A Shoulder-Fired MissileTurkey loses a Cobra to its nemesis, the PKK, in spectacular fashion. BYTyler RogowayMay 14, 2016Share
