Western media and analysts have a hard time understanding why Erdoğan has arrested or detained about 500,000 people in Turkey
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Syria's Afrin under Turkish occupation just like northern Cyprus...
20 people have been detained
Teachers at the religious school are tasked with teaching in the Turkish language once they are sent to Afrin
"We hope to promote political, economic, and trade relations with the Kurdistan Region"
Turkey wants a 32-kilometer buffer zone along its southern border with Syria to push back the Kurds
The United States must ensure that a safe zone is guaranteed by international forces and not by Turkey
The Turkish forces attacked YPG units as they claim they were first fired upon first
Ankara’s aim is to crush Kurdish separatism but Russia wants Assad to reassert control
Here is a brief overview of how the current situation developed
