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Syria: US-Backed Forces Suspend Anti-IS Operations

  • #Syria
  • #Military
  • #Weapons
  • #Turkey
  • #Politics
  • #Terrorism
  • #Iraq
  • #Coal
  • #Mali
  • #Sweden
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DEC 2022
Image copyright: AFP [via The National News]
story last updated DEC 2022

The Spin

Narrative A

Though Turkey says it's fighting terrorism, in reality, it's just attacking the Kurdish people. Turkey has always sided with groups like IS when it served its interests, and another ground invasion would be a gift to the group as SDF forces would be pulled from other regions in northeast Syria to resist Turkish aggression, thus allowing IS fighters to regroup and launch attacks. The US must pressure its so-called ally into not attacking northern Syria.

RUDAW

Narrative B

Turkey can't allow rampant terror on its border with Syria. Though the SDF pretends to be some sort of bulwark against IS, Turkey has consistently proven a reliable partner against the group. The Turkish army has killed over 4k IS terrorists, and its local Syrian allies, the Syrian National Army, are more than capable of handling security in northern Syria. Turkey must respond to Kurdish terrorism.

Daily Sabah

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