Turkish army patrolling in Diyarbakir, in southeastern Turkey, after two soldiers were killed by a car bomb that exploded as a military convoy passed, Saturday, July 25, 2015. (Credit: Ilyas Akengin/AFP)
As Turkey advances into Syria to dismantle the Kurdish front along its border, its affiliated Syrian National Army (SNA) forces are pressing east of the Euphrates. Meanwhile, the Kurdish community within Turkey watches with apprehension as clashes ripple through neighboring towns in the post-Assad landscape of Syria. Read more Syria’s SNA, a rebel faction taking orders from Turkey Since the dramatic breakthrough on Dec. 8 by fighters led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which led to the overthrow of former president Bashar al-Assad, an anti-Kurdish offensive has been waged in parallel. Pro-Turkish forces have seized Kurdish strongholds in northeastern Syria and are now advancing toward Kobane, disregarding calls for a cease-fire from Washington-backed Kurdish forces.Turkey’s cross-border operations threaten to strain relations...
As Turkey advances into Syria to dismantle the Kurdish front along its border, its affiliated Syrian National Army (SNA) forces are pressing east of the Euphrates. Meanwhile, the Kurdish community within Turkey watches with apprehension as clashes ripple through neighboring towns in the post-Assad landscape of Syria. Read more Syria’s SNA, a rebel faction taking orders from Turkey Since the dramatic breakthrough on Dec. 8 by fighters led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which led to the overthrow of former president Bashar al-Assad, an anti-Kurdish offensive has been waged in parallel. Pro-Turkish forces have seized Kurdish strongholds in northeastern Syria and are now advancing toward Kobane, disregarding calls for a cease-fire from Washington-backed Kurdish forces.Turkey’s cross-border operations threaten to strain...