Joe Biden
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US policy on Syria will not change with Biden: envoy
The US envoy to Syria said his country is seeking to pursue a two-party policy in Syria and the policy will not change with President-elect Joe Biden's taking of power.
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Turkey-West relations unlikely to improve under Biden: analyst
Without significant policy and behavioral changes from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Turkey is likely to encounter further punitive measures from the West under the Biden administration, wrote Sinan Ciddi, associate professor of national security studies at Marine Corps University in Virginia.
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Biden victory strengthens position of Kurds and northeastern Syria- institute
The election of Joe Biden as US President could improve the situation of the Kurds and northeastern Syria, the Washington Institute wrote, referring to Syrian Kurdish officials' satisfaction with Biden's victory as the new US president.
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Syria’s Kurdish-led administration calls on Biden for political recognition*
SDF commander Mazlum Kobane told Al-Monitor last month he hopes the Biden administration will double the US troop presence in northeast Syria.
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Ankara-Moscow talks will decide possible Turkey capture of Ain Issa
A Kurdish affairs analyst believes the possible Turkey attack on Ain Issa, a Kurdish city in northern Syria, and taking its control depends on negotiations between Ankara and Moscow.
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Joe Biden would likely pressure Turkey to negotiate with PKK and Syrian Kurdish forces: analyst
It is possible that new US President Joe Biden will interact with Turkey and the Syrian Kurds and he would likely will ask Turkey to negotiate with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) as well as the Syrian Kurdish-Arab forces known as the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)," Anthony Avice Du Buisson told KurdPress in an interview.
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Joe Biden government can mediate between Kurds and Turkey: representative
The head of the office of the Syrian Democratic Council in the United States, requested the continued presence of the United States in Syria and announced the possibility of mediation by the newly-elected President Joe Biden government to resolve the Syrian Kurdish dispute with Ankara.
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Joe Biden won't stay silent over possible Turkey attack on Syrian Kurds: analyst
A Middle East analyst at Oxford University believes that if Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attacks the Syrian Kurds again, Biden's verbal support for the Kurds will become a reality.
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Biden's adviser says US should help resumption of Kurdish peace process in Turkey
The national security adviser to the US president-elect believes that Turkey should accept cooperation between the United States and the Syrian Kurds until the end of the fight against ISIS and the United States must also help resume the Kurdish-Turkish peace talks.
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How would Blinken impact U.S.-Turkey relations as secretary of state?
U.S. President elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate Antony Blinken as secretary of state. If nominated and confirmed, he would be a leading actor in the incoming administration’s bid to reframe U.S. relations with the rest of the world, including Turkey.
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Iraqi FM: closure of US Embassy in Baghdad has become history
The Iraqi foreign minister stressed that the issue of closing the US embassy in Iraq has been resolved and Washington would not close the embassy.
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People in Syrian Kurdistan support Biden presidency, official says
During Donald Trump presidency, three important cities in Syrian Kurdistan (Afrin, Gri Spi and Sari Kani) were occupied by Turkey, which is why Kurdish people want president-elect Biden to become US president, said a member of the North and East Syrian Autonomous Administration in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region.
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US FM candidate's views on PKK and Syrian Kurds
Anthony Blinken has said the United States should continue to be present in Kurdish-controlled regions of Syria, but that it should do more to help Turkey oust the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) leaders in Qandil Mountains.
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Biden would continue Obama policy in Syria: tribe head to KurdPress
US President-elect Joe Biden's policies would different from those of President Donald Trump and could be similar to those of former US President Barack Obama, the head of a Syrian Arab tribe told KurdPress, adding that Biden is likely to present a new project for the Syrian crisis.
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Biden's presidency does not mean he will back Syrian Kurds: official
The election of US President- elect Joe Biden does not necessarily mean supporting the Syrian Kurds, and governments have interests with each other, and Turkey also has some winner cards, a member of the representative office of the Democratic Syrian Council in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region told KurdPress.
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Syrian and Iraqi Kurds should be united instead of relying on Biden: daily
Kurds in Iraq and Syria should not rely too much on US president-elect Joe Biden to advance their affairs, but should strengthen the unity among themselves, the British newspaper Levant wrote in an article.
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Biden could provide more support to Syrian Kurds: weekly
The name of US President-elect Joe Biden is tied to supporting the Syrian Kurds during the presidency of Barack Obama and the fight against ISIS, so he is expected to provide more support to the Syrian Kurds.
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Joe Biden is likely to be more pro-Kurds than Trump: academic
It is likely that the new-elect US President, Joe Biden, will be more pro-Kurdish than Donald Trump," Dr. Fabrice Balanche told the KurdPress.
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Joe Biden must bring Turkey and Syrian Kurds closer together
Two scholars believe that Joe Biden, as the new US president, should pave the way for peace between the Turkish government and the Kurds, both in Syria and inside Turkey.
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Joe Biden will support Kurds in Syria and Iraq more than other US presidents, university professor says
Joe Biden has a very positive attitude towards the Kurds in Iraq and Syria, and the Turkish government, like outgoing President Donald Trump, cannot have much room for maneuver in Syria," Dr. David Romano told the KurdPress news agency.