Turkey Cheers Syrian Gains While the West Forgets Its 'Freedom Fighters' – Again
📰 THE STORY: ABC News reports on Turkey's satisfaction as the Syrian government makes advances against Kurdish-led forces, signaling a shift in regional power dynamics and potentially leading to renewed stability in parts of Syria. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The 'Kurdish-led force' mentioned by ABC News is primarily the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), heavily backed by
the U.S. from 2014 onwards to combat ISIS. This support funneled billions in aid and arms, despite Turkey's consistent condemnation of the SDF's primary component, the YPG, as an extension of the PKK – a group Turkey and the U.S. designate as terrorist. This comes after the U.S. and its allies spent years funding, arming, and training various 'moderate rebels' in Syria, many of whom later merged
with or were supplanted by groups including al-Qaeda affiliates, directly contributing to the destabilization of the nation since 2011. The media rarely connects these dots to the current 'Syrian government gains.' Double Standard: When Western-backed forces make gains against targets, it's framed as liberating, stabilizing, or fighting terrorism. When a sovereign government (like Syria's, or even
Russia's in Chechnya) makes similar advances against groups the West once aided, it transforms into 'authoritarian consolidation' or 'human rights abuses.' The 'Syrian government makes gains' is presented without acknowledging that for years, Western media and governments actively sought to overthrow this very government, often glorifying the 'rebels' who are now retreating. Imagine if media