Syria Drone Attack: The 'Kurdish Forces' Context the West Forgets
📰 THE STORY: Al-Monitor reports that Syria's Defence Ministry claims seven Syrian soldiers were killed in a drone attack by Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Hasakah province, northeastern Syria, targeting an explosives workshop. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are a direct outgrowth and rebranding of the YPG (People's Protection
Units), which the US began overtly arming in 2014, despite Turkey's strong objection as they consider YPG a terrorist organization linked to the PKK. This US support under the guise of fighting ISIS deliberately complicated a sovereign nation's internal conflicts and prolonged its civil war, creating a de facto US-occupied zone in resource-rich northeastern Syria. Double Standard: Western media
routinely condemns drone strikes by Russia or Iran as acts of aggression and terror. Yet, when US-backed forces like the SDF conduct similar lethal attacks against the Syrian national army—a recognized sovereign entity—the framing shifts to 'Kurdish forces' or 'rebels,' devoid of the broader geopolitical context of US military presence and proxy funding enabling these actions. Imagine the outcry
if state-backed militias attacked US troops on US soil. Follow the Money: The Pentagon's 2024 budget request included $250 million for equipping and training 'Syrian security forces,' which directly funds the SDF. This is part of a larger pattern of US military aid that has poured billions into various Syrian opposition groups since 2011, covertly and overtly, perpetually fueling conflict in a