PKK’s Syria Branch PYD: A Violent Non-State Actor and its Controversial Legitimacy
ounded by the PKK terrorist organization in 2003, PYD developed into a critical actor in Syria after 2011.
The Turkish Opposition’s Litmus Test: Syrian Refugees
It becomes rather clear that the Nation Alliance does not have a clear answer to the following questions: What will happen to the safe zones established by Turkey in Northern Syria? How much will the demands of the Syrian opposition be supported in the process of reconciliation with Assad? How will it be ensured that the returnees can trust Assad? What will be the response to the PKK's Syrian extension, the PYD, and its affiliates, and how will the dangerous regional policies of the U.
Sweden Must Face Its Commitments Instead of Instrumentalizing Anti-Turkish and Anti-Muslim Sentiments
In addition to the PKK, PYD, MLKP, and DHKP-C, groups like Daesh and the Al-Nusra Front have recruited dozens of members from the ghettoes.
What Goes Wrong With Sweden’s “Limitless” Freedom of Expression?
On June 28, 2022, Sweden and Finland signed a tripartite agreement with Turkey at the NATO Leaders' Summit held in Madrid, according to which the two Nordic countries would not support the PYD/YPG and FETO as banned terrorist organizations.
The West Seeks to Meddle in the the Most Important Election of 2023
It has been stealing Syria’s oil and rendering peace and stability elusive by supporting the PKK’s Syrian component, the PYD, despite Turkey’s and the Syrian opposition’s objections.
Turkey’s Slow-Motion Encircling and Elimination of the YPG
Could the YPG have chosen a different path? In fact, in 2013, the Turkish intelligence service had a meeting with PYD officials and asked them to stop challenging Turkey.
Can Turkey, Russia, and Iran Bring Permanent Security to Syria?
On the other hand, this terror network—the PKK/PYD/YPF/SDF—negotiated with Russia, Iran, and Assad to replace the Americans if needed.
The Tehran Summit: What Is Next for Turkey, Russia, and Iran?
Showing how determined Turkey is to clear the terrorist organization YPG/PYD, which operates in Syria, from the region, Erdoğan underlined the steps that need to be taken to reach a political solution to the Syrian crisis.
The New Politics of Alliance: Allies, Proxies, and Adversaries Have Become Hard to Tell Apart
· The PKK/PYD/YPG, under the umbrella of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), is a proxy of the U.
Sweden and Finland NATO Membership: The Calculus of Alliance Politics
Read: Can NATO Bypass the Security Complex Mentality?Sweden hosts a considerable number of FETO and PKK/PYD/YPG offshoots that facilitate these organizations’ work with wider Europe against Turkish interests through fundraising, propaganda, and conscription.
How the Russia-Ukraine War Will Change Turkey-US Relations
support to the PYD in Syria to be cut off; (ii) concrete steps to be taken against the FETO terrorist organization; (iii) a reasonable approach to Turkey’s purchasing of the S-400 missile defense systems, and, thus, lifting of the sanctions imposed on Turkey as its exclusion, as a co-manufacturer of F-35s, from the program and not delivering two F-35 aircraft to Turkey—though these were paid for—under the pretext of Turkey’s S-400 procurement were seen as important mishaps; (iv) and, finally, compensation for Washington’s exclusionist moves against Turkey in its Eastern Mediterranean policy.
Kurdish Voices from Afrin Unheard in Western Media
Read: Looking Beyond Ain Issa: The Way Forward in North East Syria
According to the KKS, which aids the Kurds return, the PYD, the political wing of the YPG obstructs their departure.
Managing the Rivalry between the UAE and Turkey
Read: How Do the Gulf Countries View the PKK?Turkey has successfully conducted several military operations in Syria against terrorist groups such as DAESH and the PKK/PYD despite the fact that the latter has been supported by the United States, Turkey’s strategic ally.
Why Russia Protects the YPG in Syria
Moscow regards the legitimate Syrian opposition as a bigger threat than the YPG.
The EU and the PKK: Hypocrisy and Double-Standards at Large
Europe needs to address its wrongdoings in combatting terrorism. Otherwise, the PKK terror may continue to take the lives of…
Debates Heat Up As Iranians Elect Their New President
Iran’s position on Turkey’s fight against PKK-PYD terror has been even more disheartening.
Russia in the Middle East: From Arms to Mercenaries
and Hezbollah, Turkey and the PYD.
Palestinian Political Prisoners: Untold Stories and Palestinian Politics
Israa al-Jabis, 34, a Palestinian mother who is sentenced to 11 years in Israeli jails, has lost two of her…
The Syrian Conflict 10 Years On: Who is in Control and What are the Possible Scenarios?
Read: Looking Beyond Ain Issa: The Way Forward in North East Syria
Local governance scenarios in Syria
Autonomy: Today, Syria is effectively divided into three areas of control: In addition to the regime that controls the capital, Damascus, and the main cities in the country, there are the areas under the control of the PYD / YPG in the north, in addition to the Idlib region bordering the Turkish border, which is controlled by the opposition forces.
The PKK Is the Wrong Horse to Back in the Middle East
The PKK established the YPG as the military wing of the PYD and maintained control over three separate Kurdish enclaves in northern Syria along the Turkish border.
