Syria Declares 'Protest-Free Zone' as Kurds Recall US Abandonment
Funny, isn't it? Syria declares areas 'closed' (read: no dissent allowed) while the Kurds 'protest' (read: express grievances against a state that's routinely oppressed them). It's almost as if the Syrian government has a long, documented history of violently suppressing ANY form of autonomy or challenge to its rule. This isn't just about an alleged SDF 'mobilization'; it's about the Assad regime
reasserting control in areas where Kurdish groups, once key US allies against ISIS, were effectively abandoned by Washington in 2019. One might wonder if the Kurds feel a certain déjà vu, watching their 'allies' pivot away when it suits geopolitical expediency, leaving them to face the consequences. So, the regime, having spent years butchering its own population, now worries about 'mobilization'
from forces that were left to fend for themselves after defeating a common enemy. The irony, much like reliable US foreign policy in the Middle East, is completely lost on them. How many times will regional powers, or their Western enablers, allow the same tragic cycle to repeat?