Posted on 11/24/2016 4:03:39 PM PST by Texas Fossil
The Syrian army and the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) launched a joint military operation against the ISIS terrorist group east of Aleppo city on November 24.
The joint forces reportedly liberated at least 2 villages in the area: Sheikh Kife and Nirbeh.
Pro-government sources also argue that they liberated Juba and Halisah, but they had alredy been in the hands of YPG.
Clashes between pro-government force and ISIS were also reported near Tal Shair.
The joint advance of Syrian government and YPG forces took place following the recent escalations between them and Turkish-led forces across Syria.
On November 23, in northern Latakia, Turkish artillery units delivered strikes against the Syrian army, reportedly killing up to 80 soldiers. On November 24, the Syrian Air Force hit Turkish army units deployed in the countryside of al-Bab, killing at least 3 soldiers.
Intense fighting between Turkey-led forces and Kurdish YPG units have been ongoing west of Arimah since November 22.
If the army-YPG cooperation east of Aleppo is confirmed to be a full-scale advance, it will mean that the Syrian government and its Kurdish allies have decided to build a buffer zone west of al-Bab to prevent the Turkish military from expanding its presence into central Syria.
In this case, a major escalation against Syrian army and Kurdish YPG forces the only way to seize al-Bab for Turkey.
Very heartening to see that the Syrian army and the Kurds are deepening their cooperation against the jihadis.
BUT
Turkey is a NATO ally.
This is a huge problem for the US.
Only if the US is so stupid to get suckered by the Turks.
Greece and Turkey (both NATO) also were at war with each other.
The NATO alliance angle is mostly overblown.
Tge Turks haven’t acted as allies of us since the Cold War ended.
With this cooperation, Obama and Clinton and Kerry have the sads.
I appreciate this article fossil. Not sure about the source. Have the Kurds been invited into the sovereign country of Syria by is constituent government? I see the Russians just knocking the crap out of the Turkish invaders very very soon. If you think that we are going to spend any American money or lives backing Turkeys illegal invasion of sovereign Syria under the illusion of Nato ? You better check again. You will have blue collar bubba in the street wanting that Wall built and our Jobs— Not messing around where we have no damned business!! This is BOLTON/McCain crap and it needs to be put DOWN HARD!!
This is NO PROBLEM FOR THE US— We don’t give a tinkers damn about Turkey or NATO. If you want to go fight the Russians — get your damned boots on and take off!! Let us know how it comes out!!
Kurds are native to NE Syria.
The Turks are ISIS allies. If you go after ISIS, and if you go after Al Qaeda, you are going after Turkish proxies.
Which is fine. They should have taken better care to protect the Christians in their midst if they wanted our support. The obamists might not care, but normal Americans care quite a lot when Christians are being massacred and aren’t going to support it.
Yes, but Erdogan was/is Obama’s bestest buddy.
And they are (were?) a NATO ally.
I see. Well taken. At least they have a right to be there!! Good. Thank you. They fight for sovereign Syria!!
Yes, all 3 are US versions of Quisling.
I got a heads up on part of this today from a friend on Twitter. We have had ongoing discussions of the region for quite a while. Trust factor is very strong.
What I think has happened is that Syria finally realized what Turkey’s ambitions actually were. They were not to take out ISIS, on the contrary to ally with them to dismember Iraq and Syria. I think the Kurds may have decided Turkey was bleeding them and excluded them from taking Aleppo. It appears the US military agreed to the exclusion of the Kurds from the assault.
Now we have a real mess.
Agree.
Incerlick is a problem.
Ill bite. What is that?
Our nuke storage base in Turkey. Largest in that part of the world.
They both wanted the caliphate. They just haven’t decided which of them should be the caliph.
Get out!! How could we be so stupid?? I hear you and believe you!! Turkey is infested with Wahabbi Sunni. Are you telling us that we have NUKES IN TURKEY? For some strange reason, I believe you—
My God !! These dumb asses put our nukes in Incerlick, Turkey??
We need to remove them with all dispatch!! What madness — in the midst of wahabbi Sunni terrorists? Someone tell TRUMP!! OMG!!!!
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