Turkey's 'Peaceful' Future for Syria: More Bombs, Less Kurds
Turkey's foreign minister, according to Al-Monitor, believes 'use of force' by Damascus against Kurdish-led SDF units is an option after clashes in Aleppo. This isn't just about 'Syria' acting; it’s a direct consequence of shifting alliances and cynical proxy wars. Recall that the US armed and funded these very SDF units, then abandoned them to Turkish-backed forces (and eventually, Assad's). A US
withdrawal in 2019, after years of utilizing Kurdish fighters against ISIS, left them vulnerable, illustrating a pattern of transactional foreign policy. So, the 'use of force' is just the next chapter in a long saga of regional powers and imperial puppeteers carving up Syria, with the Kurds consistently ending up as collateral damage. One might wonder, how many times must a 'humanitarian crisis'
be engineered before we call it what it is—strategic dispossession?