President Trump was right again. According to a new Fox News piece published late Sunday evening, Kurdish forces negotiated a deal with Damascus to face off Turkey’s offensive. Russia is involved in the dealmaking as well.
IMAGE: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on the ground and speaking to Syrian Arab Army officers.
Patrick Henningsen
21st Century Wire
Last night, Kurdish officials in northeastern Syria issued a statement that an agreement has been reached with the government in Damascus allowing the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) to takeover key strategic positions along Syria’s northern border with Turkey.
Guess the originating source for this latest news? Of course, it's the SDF. Do I believe this claim??? Not at this time. It's too early to take this latest report at face value. My inclination leans towards the idea that if there was a REAL deal between Damascus and some group of Kurds. The deal would be announced by Russia, Damascus and the allied Kurds, all together.
Via RT…
US President Donald Trump has promised to work with both parties in Congress to hit Turkey with “powerful sanctions,” after Ankara’s military launched a much-criticized operation against Kurdish militias in northern Syria.
Truth is always the first casualty of war. So let's talk about this latest truth casualty of Operation Peace Spring. The earlier casualty was covered here: Operation Peace Spring: Explosion Near US Soldiers Occupying Alongside Kurdish Proxies- Source UnclearThe source for the bombing was totally unclear, but, point a finger and the media followsNow the latest: Heyrin Khalaf was killed, along with her driver and others. This story broke early yesterday.
Also worth mentioning this October 12/19 (hattip Abdullah for reminding me):Turkey, Russia, Iran agree to use local currencies in trade
Following up on the news from this post: Turkey Launches Operation Peace SpringNumber 9 regarding the UN Security Council MeetingThe US stated they’d already been very clear about their condemnation.Russia wanted the resolution expanded to condemn the presence of the US occupation forces.The resolution didn't pass
This week, President Trump ordered U.S. forces to withdraw from northeastern Syria, opening the door for Turkey to enter that region in order to flush-out Kurdish YPG/PKK militants previously working as proxies for the Pentagon, and leaving the fight against ISIS in temporary limbo.
On Thursday, 21WIRE editor Patrick Henningsen talks to RT News International about the current situation and what needs to happen to mitigate more serious complications down the road. Watch:
