Just in case you thought Syria was over: US ally Turkey fighting US-backed Kurdish YPG, who played a central role in taking Raqqa from ISIS. Prediction: US lets it go, leaving the Kurds out to dry. Open question: What Syrian gov. does about this region.http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42831296 …
The problem with that is the Syrian military is exhausted from nearly 7 years of civil war. And Turkey was more powerful to begin with. For the Syrian military to be a threat to the Turkish military, they'd need Russian help. And I haven't seen any indication Russia's willing.
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All good points. Hmmm.... Russian priority #1 is U.S. out of Syria. Russia might prefer to work with Syria & Kurds rather than allow U.S. as protector. Kurds have been playing Russia-U.S. agin each other all along. My cloudy crystal ball: Kurds prefers U.S. help.
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Dr. Landis is The Man on Syria. I can't quite get past fact he is married to Alawite woman, how can he not be biased? But he is often right.http://www.joshualandis.com/blog/a-sustainable-united-states-policy-for-north-syria-the-kurds-turkey-and-the-syrian-government-by-landis-and-barber/ …
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