Turkish officials have demanded that Kurdish forces withdraw from the Syrian cities of Kobani and Raqqa
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on 20 December that foreign countries should withdraw their support for Kurdish fighters in Syria amid efforts by Turkish proxy groups to expand their control of territory in northern Syria.
In a statement released by his office on Friday, Erdogan said there was no longer any reason for outside support for Kurdish fighters from the People's Protection Units (YPG), which form the backbone of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
The SDF occupies areas in north and east Syria, including the country's major oil fields, in partnership with the US military.
Turkiye considers the YPG as an extension of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which it views as a terrorist organization. The PKK has for decades fought the Turkish state to win autonomy and greater rights for Kurds in Turkiye.
“In the upcoming period, we do not believe that any power will continue to collaborate with terrorist organizations. The heads of terrorist organizations such as Islamic State and PKK-YPG will be crushed in the shortest possible time,” Erdogan added.
The US military still has 2,000 troops on the ground in Syria supporting the YPG-led SDF, which holds large numbers of ISIS militants in its prisons.
“Islamic State, the PKK, and its versions which threaten the survival of Syria need to be eradicated,” Erdogan stated.
After the government of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad fell two weeks ago, the Syrian National Army (SNA), a Turkish proxy, took control of the northern Syrian border city of Manbij from the SDF. The US then brokered a ceasefire deal between the two sides earlier this month, which has been extended to the end of this week, according to a State Department announcement on Tuesday.
A Turkish Defense Ministry official said on 19 December, contradicting the State Department, that there is no talk of a ceasefire, according to Reuters.
On Friday, Turkish Defense Minister Yaşar Guler announced that Turkiye intends to expel SDF fighters from the northern Syrian cities of Kobani and Raqqa, disarm them, and transfer their weapons to Syria's new government. [Who will in turn tranfer weapons to Israel? lol⤵️]
See: This Video Shows Syrian Militants In The Golan Heights Handing Over Weapons To The Israeli Occupation.. They've Been Israel's Proxies All Along.
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Trying To Figure Out Whats Going On In Syria Like
Aug: US Allies (pentagon backed Kurds, the ones fighting Turkey) Released ISIS Prisoners
Aug: Iraq Beefs up Border Security
Dec: US Allies (the CIA backed ones ones allied with Turkey, fighting pentagon backed Kurds who just released hundreds of ISIS Prisoners months ago) ABOUT TO RELEASE MORE ISIS Prisoners
Dec: Iraq reinforces boarder
12/17- NEW: Senior U.S. officials say Turkey and its militia allies are building up forces along the border with Syria, raising alarm that Ankara is preparing for a large-scale incursion into territory held by American-backed Syrian Kurds - WSJ
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