Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- March 4, 2020

Ayla Jean Yackley, Al-Monitor: Idlib operation splits Turks more than other Syria interventions

ISTANBUL — Turkey’s fourth military operation in Syria in as many years has divided the country along the same political fault lines that have polarized it in recent years, with the government’s supporters seeing an urgent threat emerging south of the border and its critics fearing Turkey is sliding deeper into the Syrian quagmire.

Fighting in Syria’s northwest province of Idlib, the last stretch of territory held by Turkish-backed opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has intensified dramatically as Turkey downs Syrian jets and bombs air defense systems in Operation Spring Shield, launched at the weekend. At least 34 Turkish soldiers were killed Feb. 27 in Idlib in an airstrike blamed on Syria.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- March 4, 2020

US-Taliban deal: How Pakistan's 'Islamist support' finally paid off -- Shamil Shams, DW

Can Afghanistan ever find peace with the Taliban? -- Sean Callebs, CGTN

US defense leaders: Taliban peace deal results mixed -- Lolita C. Baldor and

Matthew Lee, AP

Egypt believes Ethiopia is dodging dam agreement -- Ayah Aman, Al-Monitor

Guinea-Bissau: Coup or legitimate change of power? -- Antonio Cascais, DW

Deadlock broken, South Sudan on road to ‘sustainable peace’, but international support still key -- UN News

How Asia's official maps promote propaganda -- Rodion Ebbighausen, DW

The Coronavirus Is No 1918 Pandemic -- Jeremy Brown, The Atlantic

China’s virus slowdown offers hope for global containment -- Liindsey Tanner, AP

Coronavirus: What can we learn from the Spanish flu? -- Stephen Dowling, BBC

Can Zuckerberg stop Facebook's coronavirus conspiracies? -- Rory Cellan-Jones, BBC

Biden's Super Tuesday surge reshapes Democratic race, Bloomberg out -- Jason Lange And Jonnelle Marte, Reuters

Mainstream Democrats relieved by Biden’s Super Tuesday boost -- Alan Fram and Andrew Taylor, AP