Why Is Turkey Involving Itself in Post-US Afghanistan?
support for the YPG in Syria has infuriated Turkey.
European Foreign Fighters and Their Children Are in Limbo
Some have joined different jihadist or militant opposition groups such as Jabhat al-Nusra and Daesh (ISIS), while others in Northern Syria are fighting in the ranks of the YPG, the Syrian branch of the PKK terror group.
Syria’s Tribal Politics Critical to the Country’s Future
Read: The Syrian Conflict 10 Years On: Who is in Control and What are the Possible Scenarios?Recently a Turkey backed effort to unify the ranks of the Arab tribes culminated in the first Arab tribal conference in Operation Peace Spring territory since its liberation from the YPG terror group.
Brett McGurk: The Epitome of the Democrats’ Middle East Policy
support for a Kurdish paramilitary group in Syria known as the YPG has been a particular flash point between the two allies.
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.
Will the Biden Administration Bring the Saudi-Emirati Partnership to Account?
and Saudi-led countries regarding the offensive against the Houthi rebels – a conflict that will be similar to the tensions Turkey experienced as a result of Syrian border security and the YPG/PKK activities there.
How Do the Gulf Countries View the PKK?
In fact, soon after the Gulf crisis broke out, according to a pro-government newspaper in Turkey, namely Yeni Şafak, officials from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Egypt, met with the YPG, which Turkey considers the PKK’s Syrian branch.
Looking Beyond Ain Issa: The Way Forward in North East Syria
In late November reports emerged of ongoing oil sales; by the self-styled Syrian Democratic Forces, a group which Ankara believes the PKK’s Syrian wing the YPG uses to hide behind, to Assad, despite America prohibiting such sales.
Sour Candy in the Mouth: US-Turkey Relations
government continues its support to the YPG, the Syrian branch of the PKK terrorist organization.
Mercenaries in Karabakh: Who They Are and How They Got There
Meanwhile, a separate group of YPG militants, regarded by many as the Syrian wing of the PKK, were sent to Nagorno-Karabakh from the Qamishli region on the Syrian-Iraqi borders.
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Since then, the situation in Idlib has relatively calmed down and the joint Syrian-Turkish military operation against the YPG has redirected the focus of the world to northeast Syria.
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Since then, the situation in Idlib has relatively calmed down and the joint Syrian-Turkish military operation against the YPG has redirected the focus of the world to northeast Syria.
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Since then, the situation in Idlib has relatively calmed down and the joint Syrian-Turkish military operation against the YPG has redirected the focus of the world to northeast Syria.
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Since then, the situation in Idlib has relatively calmed down and the joint Syrian-Turkish military operation against the YPG has redirected the focus of the world to northeast Syria.
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Since then, the situation in Idlib has relatively calmed down and the joint Syrian-Turkish military operation against the YPG has redirected the focus of the world to northeast Syria.
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Since then, the situation in Idlib has relatively calmed down and the joint Syrian-Turkish military operation against the YPG has redirected the focus of the world to northeast Syria.
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Since then, the situation in Idlib has relatively calmed down and the joint Syrian-Turkish military operation against the YPG has redirected the focus of the world to northeast Syria.
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Since then, the situation in Idlib has relatively calmed down and the joint Syrian-Turkish military operation against the YPG has redirected the focus of the world to northeast Syria.
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Since then, the situation in Idlib has relatively calmed down and the joint Syrian-Turkish military operation against the YPG has redirected the focus of the world to northeast Syria.
