Axis of Resistances refers to countries and movements with common political goal, i.e., resisting against Zionist regime, America and other western powers. Iran, Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Hamas in Palestine are considered as the Axis of Resistance.
Kurds are an ethnic group in the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region, which spans adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. They are an Iranian people and speak the Kurdish languages, which form a subgroup of the Northwestern Iranian branch of Iranian languages.
Incirlic air base as part of the so-called anti-ISIS coalition's mission.
The recent Germany-Turkey dispute over the Incirlic air base can distance Ankara from the West in the Syria and will likely set up further roadblocks ahead of the Turkish accession to the European Union.
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Incirlic airbase and thus opens Washington hand to bargain more powerfully and put more strains on Ankara when it comes to discussing bilateral issues.
2. Kurdish region’s gas and oil reserves: Kurdistan of Iraq is an oil and gas-rich region. This suits the core of the US interests in We ...
Incirlic, but recent Washington-Ankara rifts that resulted in frayed relations between the two allies pushed the Americans to reconsider use of the Turkish air base. Now they are seeking reducing the reliance on Incirlic and instead build bases in northern Syria, where their Kurdish allies are leadi ...