MESOPOTAMIA NEWS IMPORTANT ! – WILL US STOP ERDOGAN’S INCURSION CONTRA PKK/PYD(SDF) IN SYRIA ?
Tobias Schneider@tobiaschneider –
Last I spoke to US officials about this they were pretty clear that, looking at the forces positioned across the border, the Coalition was not going to be able to halt a concerted Turkish push. US might try and position handfuls of soldiers as tripwires near the border – risky.
Idrees Ali@idreesali114 – · 1h
Speaking with reporters enroute to Tokyo, US Defense Secretary Esper says any Turkish operation into northern Syria would be “unacceptable,” adding that the US would prevent any unilateral incursion.
Tobias Schneider@tobiaschneider
There is no obvious answer here. It’s a strategy built on contradictions. There are huge humanitarian and security risks involved in seeing the AANS falter, but at the same time, we need a path to disentangle ourselves from the SDF/YPG sooner rather than later.
Tobias Schneider@tobiaschneider – 1m
Addendum: That path obviously at a minimum requires us finding a solution to the foreigner annex of Al-Hol.
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