The SDF regards Turkey as the main threat. In 2018 Turkey invaded Afrin, a predominantly Kurdish region. Since then, Turkey and its proxies in the so-called Syrian National Army have continually harassed north and east Syria.
During this period relations with the Assad regime were tense, with occasional armed clashes, but it was seen as a less immediate threat to the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria than Turkey. The SDF views HTS with great suspicion, seeing it as both politically reactionary and an ally of Turkey. I am not clear about the actual relationship between HTS and Turkey. Perhaps others can comment. Here is an article on the current situation by Amed Dicle, a Kurdish writer: https://medyanews.net/chronicles-of-conflict-aleppo-tel-rifaat-manbij-and-hama/ Chris Slee ________________________________ From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of RKOB via groups.io <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, 6 December 2024 11:59 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [marxmail] The Reactionary Role of the YPG/SDF in the Syrian Revolution The Reactionary Role of the YPG/SDF in the Syrian Revolution By Michael Pröbsting, Revolutionary Communist International Tendency (RCIT), 6 December 2024, www.thecommunists.net<http://www.thecommunists.net> The YPG/SDF, a petty-bourgeois nationalist force active among the Syrian Kurds, has played a highly unfortunate role since the beginning of the offensive of the Syrian revolutionaries. Since the 27 November, it has refused to join the struggle of the liberation fighters to overthrow the Assad tyranny. Worse, it has negotiated a series of deals with the Assad regime, handing over territory and even concluding joint defence agreement to block rebel advances. Let’s be clear: this is a treacherous stab in the back of the Syrian Revolution! Read more at https://www.thecommunists.net/worldwide/africa-and-middle-east/the-reactionary-role-of-the-ypg-sdf-in-the-syrian-revolution/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#33920): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/33920 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/109956824/21656 -=-=- 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. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
