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The LobeLog article claims: "Officials in Ankara are especially alarmed by reported discussions between the PYD and the regime about the Kurdish militia integrating its militants into the SAA and the PYD’s reported preparations for working with the SAA in an offensive to take back Idlib in exchange for Damascus handing Afrin and Manbij (currently controlled by Turkey and Turkish-backed Sunni Islamist forces and armed groups of Sunni Arab refugees) to the YPG." Manbij is not "currently controlled by Turkey...", despite the claim made by Erdogan during the Turkish election campaign. See: https://anfenglishmobile.com/features/emel-dede-we-put-manbij-on-its-feet-27982 https://anfenglishmobile.com/rojava/manbij-military-council-establishes-4th-regiment-27852 This error casts doubt on the expertise of the authors. For a report on the talks with the Assad regime by Ilham Ehmed, a leader of the Syrian Democratic Council, see: https://anfenglishmobile.com/rojava/msd-s-ehmed-meeting-with-syrian-officials-was-positive-28638 Chris Slee ________________________________ From: Marxism <[email protected]> on behalf of Louis Proyect via Marxism <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, 1 August 2018 9:49:04 PM To: Chris Slee Subject: [Marxism] Idlib Further Complicates Turkish-Russian Relationship – LobeLog ******************** POSTING RULES & NOTES ******************** #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. ***************************************************************** https://lobelog.com/idlib-further-complicates-turkish-russian-relationship/ _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/chris_w_slee%40hotmail.com _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
