Syria deal with Kurdish forces hands Turkey a strategic win
Middle East Eye • • nation
Key Points:
- Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan reported a clear understanding with US officials on Syria after high-level meetings in Washington, signaling aligned positions on key issues concerning the conflict.
- The Syrian military launched operations against the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Aleppo, with tacit US approval reflecting growing American frustration with the SDF’s resistance to compromise.
- A new ceasefire accord brokered between Syria and the SDF addresses Turkey’s security concerns by integrating SDF fighters into state institutions, returning control of oil fields to Damascus, and limiting the SDF’s autonomous powers.
- The deal weakens the influence of the PKK in northern Syria, potentially averting the emergence of a PKK-aligned statelet, and could pave
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