SDF Allegations? Damascus Reminds Us Who Armed ISIS.
The story, quoting a Syrian Foreign Ministry statement from October 6, 2025, positions the clashes as solely between Damascus-backed forces and the 'PKK/YPG terrorist group.' But this clean narrative glosses over Turkey's own documented history of supporting various Syrian opposition groups, some with extremist ties, against the very same SDF it now labels as pure 'terrorists.' It's a convenient
amnesia when discussing regional stability. One might wonder if the Daily Sabah forgot the Turkish border was practically a turnstile for foreign fighters joining ISIS in 2014-2015, as reported by outlets from The Guardian to The New York Times . When Damascus refutes SDF claims, perhaps they're also refuting the simplified, two-dimensional conflict narrative served up by state-aligned media. It's
not a 'terrorist group' operating in a vacuum, but a complex tapestry woven with Western, Turkish, and Russian threads of geopolitical ambition. The pot, it seems, is always calling the kettle black.