By Raja Abdulrahim Updated Oct. 14, 2019 3:02 pm ET ISTANBUL—A quickly forged agreement between Kurdish forces and the Syrian government to confront a Turkish military campaign has reshaped alliances in Syria, transforming an erstwhile partner of the U.S. in the fight against Islamic State into a force more closely aligned with Russia and Iran.
The U.S. pullback ahead of Turkey’s cross-border incursion into Syria on Wednesday left the Kurdish forces vulnerable. Late Sunday, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces struck an agreement with the Syrian government that essentially meant switching from one military backer, the U.S., to another. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan played down suggestions that his forces and allies would go to war with the Syrian regime.
Residents said there was a sense of chaos in those areas and that people were nervous about what this could mean for the future. That changed Wednesday after Turkey launched its offensive on two Syrian border towns with a barrage of airstrikes and Syrian fighters, who are majority Arab. Turkey pushed faster and deeper into northern Syria than anticipated.
“The diplomatic leadership of the SDF is in a very difficult spot because they don’t have any leverage with the regime, their biggest leverage was the presence of the U.S.,” said John Dunford, a Syria analyst with the Institute for the Study of War. “They may be forced to accept a deal where they get absolutely no concessions.”
Tulsi was right about Syria all along.
Putin's asshead…. I mean asset... in the White House certainly helps
The YPG/PKK are communists who have previously used terrorism, sometimes against Turkish civilians. They deserve a bit of payback.
TURKEY is USA NATO ally and most of Turks are show the USA as a friends. On Turkey a lot of USA military base exist.Two Country are big economic ties and around 30 billion dollar trade. PKK/YPG terrorist organization killed a lot of Turks.Turkey defended border of Syria now...
And that's the way it is America, don't forget who your enemy really is? Remember China and Russia were allies in WWII, they are now our WORST ENEMIES! The enemy of my enemy is my friend? That was the NAZI's? Hmm ISIS our enemy, Kurds our friends? realDonaldTrump NO More ISIS?
Hey, what‘s this? They ride a Mitsubishi and not Toyota? Wired world ?
While Trump fiddles and our dead soldiers weep at their own betrayal by the president.
arms aid to terrorism, embargo on ally. We have recorded this in the US
To save their lives.
Pullback in war is called capitulation.
Russia keeps gaining ground around the world with Trumps decisions...
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