Syria, clashes between SDF and pro-Turkey militias intensify in Kurdistan
The internal war for Ankara's aid between TAF allied groups in Idlib and Aleppo is also escalating. The money for the fighters’ wages ran out.
Syria, minor militias in Idlib raise the bar and target Turkey
Attacks against TAF by groups cut off from aid distributed by HTS are increasing. Ankara, however, also has the Kurdistan issue. Erdogan has two choices.
Syria, uneasy calm in Ain Issa after the Turkish air raids on Sayda
The tension, however, is skyrocketing. Russia intervenes with patrols on the M4 to prevent the SDF and pro-Ankara militias from coming into contact.
Syria, Turkey bombs Kurdistan for the first time in 17 months
TAF fighters attacked the SDF in Sayda (Ain Issa) on the Nowruz eve. It is no longer proxy war, Ankara is fueling an escalation with unpredictable outcomes.
Syria: tension in Kurdistan between Turkey, Russia, SDF and SAA skyrockets
New infiltration attempt by pro-Ankara militias in Ain Issa. In the meantime, bases proliferate in the M4 area. The last is the Moscow one.
Syria, Turkey builds two military bases in Kurdistan
One is in Tel Mannakh and the other in Rashidiyah. For Ankara it is the same script as Zawiya in Idlib. Objectives: not to allow SDF-SAA to advance and create a platform for a possible offensive.
Syria, internal war in Idlib between HTS and rival militias continues
Attack on the Al-Faoua city council, controlled by the Qaedists. It is the response on the campaign of arrests of the Huras al-Din leaders.
Syria, HTS tries to regain control of the situation in Idlib
The Qaedist group fears that Huras al-Din wants to undermine its image, fueling the distrust of Turkey and the population, to raise its head.
Syria, pro-Turkish militias in Idlib and Aleppo begin to implode
Internal clashes between local groups, which do not enjoy aid from Ankara such as HTS, increase. The qaedists entity also has less and less grip on them.
Syria, Russia sends troops in support of the SAA against Isis in Badia
The soldiers failed to counter IS ambushes between Deir Ezzor-Homs. For Turkey 2 new problems in the north: the US and the Ansar Abu Bakr al-Siddiq Brigade.