NATO's Southeastern Spearhead: Turkey's Military Aggression in Iraq, Syria, Yemen and Caucasus Signals Proxy Conflict With Iran
News From Antiwar.com Original and up-to-date news NATO’s Southeastern Spearhead: Turkey’s Military Aggression in Iraq, Syria, Yemen and Caucasus Signals Proxy Conflict With Iran The past week has witnessed reports of increased Turkish military activity in Iraq and Syria as well as its intruding itself deeper into the war in Yemen. In all three cases Ankara has pitted itself against forces that are or can be seen to be pro-Iranian: Shiite parties in northern Iraq, the government of Syria and the Houthi-led government in Yemen. Direct tensions between Turkey and Iran have been increasing s...