In a move intended to facilitate to US pullout they’ve long sought, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has confirmed that Turkey will be postponing its own military invasion of northeast Syria. Indications are that the invasion is on hold until the US finishes withdrawing its own forces from the same area.
This makes sense given other reports on the process. President Trump appears to have settled on the pullout after speaking with Erdogan last week, and Erdogan is said to have told him the invasion was happening and for the US to get out of the way.
Now that US troops are getting out of the way, and Erdogan says he believes he and Trump are on the same page on Syria, there really is no reason for Turkey not to facilitate the withdrawal by waiting on an invasion they’ve been holding off on for years.
While the eventual invasion will focus on fighting the Kurds, Turkish officials are also indicating that they intend to “take over” the fight against ISIS remnants in Syria now that the US is gone. That might take awhile, as they are on the other side of Kurdish territory, and any Kurdish fighting against ISIS will almost certainly be put on hold to try to defend their own lands.
“Kurdish fighting against ISIS will almost certainly be put on hold to try to defend their own lands.”
First, kurds are not indigenous to the region, they have absolutely no land to claim. They are a nomadic tribe from the Kordistan region in Iran and wandered into these lands were they found refuge in the 1930’s and onwards. Kurds in Syria are mostly refugees from Turkey. Other refugees like Palestinians in Syria in comparison have laid no claim on the parts were they live and are fighting alongside the Syrian national army, not against the state that harbours them.
Second, claiming that Syrian kurds (or Iraqi for that matter) “fights Isis” is ridiculous. They have been cooperating with them , joined them in droves and facilitated their expansion since the war on Syria started. In the eastern part occupied by US they are fighting side by side and have accepted intro their ranks, thousands of Isis terrorists. Together they are fighting the SAA, are ethically cleansing Syrian Arabs who constitute the majority and have committed unspeakable acts of genocide against Syrians. Right now they are releasing thousands of Isis terrorists from their prisons, try to guess where these are heading….
To say that Turds are not exactly popular guests in Syria would be an understatement.
That was not meant to be an “ethnic slur” I misspelled it. Could happen to anyone you know, you too.
I smell a russian troll bot.
You folks usually do. But I’m here and you may disagree with me sometimes, that’s ok.
Erdogan’s history as an ISIS frenemy doesn’t exactly inspire hope. Antiwar people should support a withdrawal AND condemn a Turkish invasion. The last thing the world needs is for Rojava to become another Yemen.
It would behoove the Kurds to make nice with Assad right now. Half a loaf (semi-autonomy) is better than no loaf at all.
I’ve been saying the same thing for a while but I fear it may be too late.
What makes you think Assad will offer that. He and his russian partners are now firmly in bed with Turkey.
Hopefully this US “withdrawal” isn’t just a fig leaf for continued air strikes and mercenary mayhem from the US. It is certain that US/Israeli war aims are simple, war and destruction everywhere in the ME except Israel. The liberal/globalist war aim theory is obfuscation.
Seems evident US pullout is derived from a move it or lose it directive from Turkey. The US ground troops had nowhere to go, but entirely out. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Turkish invasion doesn’t happen once the US leaves, and that a brokered peace occurs. Meaning, the biggest obstacle to brokering a deal has been the US.
What have you been smoking. Turks just sent reinforcements to Al tanf border. News flash just cause you peoples favorite leader Putin is in bed with Turkey doesn’t mean it’s gonna be his bitch. And funny how you people making a big stink out of US occupation being there never bring up the russian occupation being there
Russia is there at the invitation of their ally Syria. Who invited the US in ?
So it’s fine for the US to be in Iraq then as it’s gov have it permission to be there.
Evidently you have been smoking some cable news crack.
The Russians and whatever Iranian forces are in Syria were invited there by the government that the US is trying to overthrow via covert action and military invasion.
Now please go back to checking under your bed and in your closet for Russian agents, OK senator McCarthy ?
Uh no sir. Assad asked for them and last time i checked he does not represent all syrians. Ive actually talked with pro assad syrians who have openly called for all foreign troops to leave so clearly its not just rebels and kurds who think this slick.
You can find elements in every society that oppose it’s governments policies. What is your point ? In as much as states exist, Syria with Assad as its head is an internationally recognized one, as is Iraq.
and for the record not american. and you don’t have to be a gringo to know Trump is both a racist pos and a russian clown all in one.
except i don’t watch american news as i’m not american slick.