SYRIAN REVOLUTION

Originally published in the Greek weekly newspaper “Paraskinio”, issue 599, p. 19, on Oct. 7, 2017 The results of the referendum on the secession of Iraqi Kurdistan from the central government of Baghdad have shown that 93% of the voters approve it. This development has been seen by most regional […]

Ankara’s choices after the Kurdish referendum

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Originally published in the Greek weekly newspaper “Paraskinio”, issue 598, p. 40, on Sept. 30, 2017 In recent weeks, we have seen a rapid progress of Russia in the Syrian arena  and its allies on the one hand, and of America and the Kurds on the other. Russia has increased […]

The Syrian East will host the post-terrorism struggle

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Huffington Post Greece – Sept. 20, 2017 During the seven years of the Syrian crisis, countless crimes have been committed to date. The documentation of these crimes was dangerous from the outset. Because of this danger, it was difficult for foreign reporters to enter the Syrian territory, since the Assad […]

“Extinguishing” the crimes of the Assad regime against the Syrian ...

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Originally published in the Greek weekly newspaper “Paraskinio”, issue 595, p. 18, on Sept. 09, 2017 Since the start of the Syrian Revolution in March 2011, Israel’s public attitude has been hostile to the brutality of the Assad regime. But Tel Aviv’s real position was to prevent Assad from falling […]

Israeli interests in Syria

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Huffington Post Greece – Sept. 6, 2017 A few days ago, the Lebanese terrorist organization Hezbollah announced the signing of an agreement with the Assad regime in Syria the handing over of the Lebanese border region Jroud by ISIS. In return, ISIS would give back the corpses of eight Lebanese […]

ISIS-Hezbollah agreement: what really hides, how it is interpreted and ...

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Originally published in the Greek weekly newspaper “Paraskinio”, issue 594, p. 41 on 02/09/2017 In a closed-door meeting, the foreign ministers of Russia and US gathered during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) forum in the capital of Philippines, Manila, earlier this month. The two ministers discussed in detail […]

The Tillerson-Lavrov meeting and the roadmap for a political solution ...

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Huffington Post Greece – Aug. 28, 2017 Since the beginning of August there has been a gradual increase in the number of refugees arriving from Turkey to the Greek islands. The number of entrants has reached about 2.400, while only on the 21st and the 22nd of the month it […]

The exploitation of refugee card in the Turkey-EU conflict

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Huffington Post Greece – Aug. 8, 2017 In a previous article, I referred to the recent Washington Post report on the leaked information from the White House about the decision by US President Donald Trump to end the CIA program on support and training of the Syrian armed forces Opposition […]

The background of the CIA program to support the Syrian ...

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Originally published in the Greek weekly newspaper “Paraskinio”, issue 590, p. 42 on Aug. 5, 2017 Since the summer of 2014, the US has launched a full-scale war against the terrorist organization ISIS. This operation started more than a year after  ISIS gained control of about 35% of the Iraqi […]

The other side of the Global Coalition Against Daesh

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Huffington Post Greece – July 26, 2017 In a recent extensive report by the “Washington Post“, based on information from White House officials, we are informed that US President Donald Trump has suspended the CIA’s military support program to the Syrian military opposition which started in 2013 and aiming on […]

Analysis of the ending of the CIA’s military assistance program ...

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Originally published in the Greek newspaper “Paraskinio”, issue 588, p. 46 on July 22, 2017 At the end of last week, US President Donald Trump visited Paris on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of America’s entry into the First World War, which was celebrated on the occasion of the […]

USΑ – France: A New Alliance in the Spotlight

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LastPoint.gr – July 3, 2017 With the substantial formation of “cantons” on Syrian territory, especially after the weak cease-fire agreement in Astana between Russia, Turkey and Iran, the things between these countries have been complicated by the control of the territories owned by ISIS . Although Russia has the upper […]

The clash of influence forces on the Syrian soil

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