Syria, pro-Turkish militias in the north begin to lose control
After the HTS purges in Idlib, internal clashes arrive in the al-Hamza Division. Everyone is fighting for Ankara’s aid, increasingly scarce.
Syria, Turkey strengthens defenses south of Idlib
TAF movements in Zawiya, targeted by the SAA with a remote offensive. Ankara fears that the allied militias will be put in difficulty and a surprise offensive.
Syria, pro-Turkey militias raise the bar and target their allies
The Ansar Abu Bakr al-Siddiq Brigade claims the IED attack against the TAF in Idlib. This confirms that groups close to Ankara are increasingly nervous.
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.