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A special meeting on the Syrian file of the “Group of Seven”.

alayham — Tue, 29 Jun 2021 06:45:12 +0000

A special meeting on the Syrian file of the “Group of Seven”. alayham Tue, 06/29/2021 - 08:45

The United States of America announced that a meeting of the “Group of Seven” will be held next Monday on the Syrian file in particular. The United States indicated that it will take place on the sidelines of the “Group of Seven” meeting, which will take place in the Italian capital, “Rome”. The “International Coalition […]

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Turkish forces escalate their bombing. Displacement and clashes in “Manbij”, northeast of Aleppo.

alayham — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 06:41:48 +0000

Turkish forces escalate their bombing. Displacement and clashes in “Manbij”, northeast of Aleppo. alayham Thu, 06/24/2021 - 08:41

The Turkish forces and their loyal factions renewed their military escalation towards the northern outskirts of the “Manbij” area in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo. Local sources said that since dawn yesterday, the Turkish forces bombed the villages of “Al-Jat”, “Al-Hawsaria”, “Al-Sayada”, “Al-Dandania”, “Al-Jamousiya” and “Al-Farat” in the countryside of Manbij, with missiles, which resulted […]

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Turkish Reinforcements Arrive on Syrian Border to Counter US-Backed Forces

alayham — Mon, 07 Aug 2017 12:58:57 +0000

Turkish Reinforcements Arrive on Syrian Border to Counter US-Backed Forces alayham Mon, 08/07/2017 - 14:58

US forces are beginning to worry about a new front in the Syrian war as Turkish reinforcements arrive on the border of Kurdish controlled Afrin.

(GPA) — Turkey has been exchanging rocket and artillery fire with the US-backed Kurdish forces in Syria in recent weeks and it now looks like Ankara is looking to expand operations. Turkey has deployed fresh artillery and armored units to the border and has promised to respond to any actions by the People’s Protection Units (YPG) – who they believe are connected to the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK.
The YPG currently comprises a majority of the US backed coalition known as the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), but the group is considered a terrorist organization by the Turkish government. However, NATO doesn’t share this classification of the YPG, and is currently cooperating with them as the main ground force for retaking the “capital” of the Islamic State, Raqqa.
US military leaders are now beginning to show some concern about Turkish movements, especially these latest developments which are suspected to be a part of a push by the military to secure a swathe of territory between the Kilis border region and Idlib, Syria. This is speculated to be part of a larger agreement between Moscow and Ankara for a joint operations to liberate Idlib.

This details of this operation were just speculation until the past few days when statements by the Turkish-backed Syrian opposition spoke with Turkish media outlet TRT World. According to these rebels, they are currently just awaiting an order from Ankara to retake Menagh Airport, Tel Rifat and other villages from the YPG. Turkey and Russia will also both send their own troops to Idlib to act as a buffer between Syrian and opposition forces.
While Russia may not be fully on board with the Turkish ambitions – since the YPG also receives support from Moscow – in Afrin it’s likely that they see this as a lesser problem than the Al Nusra infestation in Idlib. Plus, with Kurds getting more aggressive with their dreams of independence, maybe Moscow is seeking to let the two forces – that both have ambitions that run counter to that of the Syrian government – cut each other down for the time being.
By Jim Carey / Republished with permission / Geopolitics Alert / Report a typo
This article was chosen for republication based on the interest of our readers. Anti-Media republishes stories from a number of other independent news sources. The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not reflect Anti-Media editorial policy.

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A special meeting on the Syrian file of the “Group of Seven”.

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Turkish Reinforcements Arrive on Syrian Border to Counter US-Backed Forces

US forces are beginning to worry about a new front in the Syrian war as Turkish reinforcements arrive on the border of Kurdish controlled Afrin.

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