Arrogant Turkey has refused to stop attacks on the YPG, a Syrian Kurdish militia, and says that it will never negotiate with a “terrorist” organisation. The YPG’s Jarabulus military council said on Tuesday that it had agreed to a truce after consultations with the US-led coalition — allied to both the Turkish and YPG forces. … Continue reading
It’s a bitter pill for our establishment to swallow but there is now the real prospect that the Syrian government of President Assad will gain a clear military victory. Russian air power is “allowing Assad forces to advance against previously formidable foes,” said Jennifer Cafarella, Syria analyst at the Washington-based Institute for Study of War. … Continue reading