In the middle of the Iraq-Turkey dispute about the latter’s participation in the battle to expel Daesh from Mosul, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at a ceremony for the judiciary, which was aired on 12 October, that the issue of Mosul “could disturb balances in the region”. This is perhaps the first time that the matter has been approached with transparency; it is something that many can sense but only a few speak about it in public.
Fighting Daesh, although a priority, is used by Iran and Russia as a cover to establish a new reality in our region, where …read more
Source: Middle East Monitor
