Salman Rafi Sheikh
Vying with Kurds: Turkey Opens a New Front in Syria
The new cease-fire deal reached between the US and Russia on the sidelines of G-20 summit has rightly been declared an important step towards peace as the self-styled Islamic State is only inches from being routed from the Syrian...
The US-Israel are Using Syria Ceasefire to Force Iran Out
The US-Russia brokered ceasefire agreement, like other such agreements reached in the past, is in place now. This is, however, not a straightforward path to peace in Syria as doubts remain and mutual antagonism continues to be in...
Iran Ups the Ante in Syria: What’s the Message?
After the US shot down a second Iran made armed drone on Syria and a Syrian jet in a separate case in last two weeks, Iran responded with a direct missile strike on an ISIS command centre in the Syrian province of Deir Ezzor...
