Turkey's Blame Game: SDF Accused of ISIS Releases, Ignoring Years of Complicity in Syria
📰 THE STORY: Daily Sabah, citing Syria's Interior Ministry (under Assad's government), reports that the YPG/SDF is responsible for the release of Daesh (ISIS) terrorists from a prison in Shaddadi, Syria. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: While the Daily Sabah points to SDF culpability, it completely omits Turkey's documented, long-standing historical support and facilitation
for various extremist groups in Syria, including ISIS and al-Qaeda affiliates. Reports from 2014-2015 repeatedly detailed Turkey's porous border allowing foreign fighters, arms, and supplies to reach ISIS and other groups, while simultaneously shelling Kurdish forces trying to fight them. This wasn't merely passive; Turkish intelligence (MIT) was accused of directly arming Syrian 'rebels,' a
category that frequently blurred into jihadist elements. The 'Syrian Internal Ministry' they cite is also a regime that has its own long history of opportunism. Double Standard: The West, particularly the US, initially lauded the SDF/YPG as crucial anti-ISIS allies, even providing arms and training. Yet, when Turkey (a NATO ally) continuously labels these same forces as 'terrorists' and attacks
them, Western media often downplays or compartmentalizes Turkey's actions while amplifying Turkish-backed claims against the SDF. There is minimal scrutiny of Turkey's documented ties to extremists, whereas any alleged misstep by the SDF is amplified to justify further intervention. Follow the Money: Turkey's military operations and continued destabilization of northern Syria serve multiple