The recent sectarian violence shows that the Syrian government and its Turkish backers share a dangerous vision of a Sunni-dominant Syria.

September WTI crude oil (CLU25) on Thursday closed up +0.78 (+1.20%), and September RBOB gasoline (RBU25) closed down -0.0127 ...

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However, Turkey has so far been hesitant to offer full-scale defence support to the Syrian government, holding talks in April with the Israeli government over the establishment of a deconfliction line ...

September WTI crude oil (CLU25) today is up +0.73 (+1.12%), and September RBOB gasoline (RBU25) is down -0.0145 (-0.69%). Crude oil and gasoline prices today are mixed. Crude oil is finding support in ...

"Trust must exist first and foremost," Syrian Democratic Council representative to the U.S. Sinam Mohamad told Newsweek.

This is the closest Turkey and the insurgents have come to peace since the PKK took up arms to fight for a Kurdish homeland ...

As the transitional government fails to bridge divides, other regions may turn inwards to defend their own interests ...