Reuters reported on Thursday that the Trump administration was also planning to cut short the air war against Isis in Syria. Donald Trump's Syria withdrawal could reverberate for years Read more“Why are we fighting for our enemy, Syria, by staying & killing ISIS for them, Russia, Iran & other locals?,” Tump asked on Twitter. Other Kurdish leaders said the mooted abandonment would cause damage to Kurdish movements elsewhere in the region. Throughout the Syrian war, Turkey has prioritised managing Kurdish ambitions in Syria, and potential implications for its own Kurdish populations, above all else. Ankara sees the YPG in Syria as indistinguishable from Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK) militants inside Turkey.

Source: The Guardian December 20, 2018 10:24 UTC