Syria's 'Kurdish-led force' merges: The US proxy chess game dissolves, leaving real Syrians in flux.
📰 THE STORY: The Independent reports that the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are set to merge into the Syrian army after suffering unspecified 'major setbacks', framing it as a pragmatic deal to counter Turkish incursions and unify Syrian state control. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The SDF's creation and substantial arming by the United States since 2014 was
part of a larger strategy to destabilize the Syrian state, not solely to fight ISIS. The US poured billions into 'moderate rebels,' a term often used to camouflage groups that included or collaborated with al-Qaeda affiliates like Jabhat al-Nusra. Washington's support for the SDF carved out an autonomous zone in eastern Syria, rich in oil, effectively partitioning the country and preventing the
Syrian government from reasserting sovereignty. Double Standard: Western media routinely lionizes 'freedom fighters' when they serve imperial interests (e.g., the SDF against Assad), but labels legitimate resistance movements against US/Israeli aggression as 'terrorists' (e.g., Hezbollah). Imagine the outrage if Russia or China funded and armed a separatist group within a sovereign nation's
borders for a decade, then abandoned them when geopolitical winds shifted. The Syrian government fighting to regain its own territory from foreign-backed militias is framed as an authoritarian power move, while Western intervention is 'democratization.' Follow the Money: The US military budget allocated billions to arm and train the SDF as part of its 'Counter-ISIS' operations, which conveniently