I'm John Batchel with Bill Raja of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracy, my colleague and co-host.

And we're spending time with Ahmad Sharaway, very helpful to understand the conflict between Iraq and Syria before and now.

Iraq and Syria, both now, Iraq and Syria.

Both countries have been major sources of defeat for the U.S.

these last decades, but now they have their own geopolitics,

and it includes the revelation that Qatibhizbullah, a sizable militia with great discipline,

lots of weapons, and the ear of the Iraqi government in Baghdad, Ketabizbalah,

is sworn in all fashion against al-Sahara, the man who claims to be the leader of Syria.

However, Akhman, we need to update your report last week about Turkey. Let's begin with Erdogan offering weapons to Al-Sharah,

Damascus, and looking to occupy airbases. Has that story moved in any fashion? Are the Turks

showing up at the air bases?

So just to update from last week, there's been talks between the Israelis and the Turks in

Azerbaijan on trying to de-conflict on what the Israelis might allow in Turkey and what Turkey

might see appropriate in terms of having bases in Syria.

So for now, the T4 base, which is located in central Syria, has not been taken over by the Turks.

I think there's still discussions between the Israelis and the Turks in regards to that.

And President Trump even offered to help if any issues arise.

But I think it was in the press conference he did with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

in the Oval Office on Monday.

So it seems like the US is also invested in this and it's trying to avoid any conflict or any possible

conflict between Turkey and Israel.

So that's the Turkey up. What about the weapons for Al-Sahar? Are they already on the way?

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