[ETCM]

So Syria will defen their border ?

They will likely give the Kurds assistance similar to what we provided, that is artillery and air support, including some air defense. It seems the Kurds were forced by our pull out to actually engage Assad on diplomatic terms and make some sort of deal.

While Syria is no match for Turkey, the introduction of Syrian Government forces changes the legal and moral balance. We shall also see if Erdogan is willing to commit the forces and casualties required to overcome the combined Syrian/Kurdish forces.

[PIF]

Syria is no match for Turkey

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According to other sources, Turkey will be hard pressed to go up against the 140,000 Kurd troops dug in around the contested area, and will have to have a major call up to even begin to marshal enough troops to take the area, let alone against the additional Syrian forces and its air force.