Posted on 05/07/2017 7:01:28 PM PDT by Texas Fossil
Kurdish fighters of the YPG. File photo
Ilham Ahmed, Kurdish co-president of the Syrian Democratic Council, said on Friday that she hopes the recent deal by Russia, Iran, and Turkey signed in Kazakstan will not be hurtful for the Syrian Kurds.
The co-head of the SDC said that Turkey by this deal is trying to hit the safety and stability of the local self-administration areas in northern Syria–Rojava.
She said that Turkey is worried about the presence of U.S. troops on the east of the Euphrates, and Russian soldiers on the west of the Euphrates in Efrin, Til Rifaat, and other areas.
“We hope that the Russian government did not make an agreement that would be hostile to the stability and the safe areas which host the Syrians who fled from the persecution of ISIS and the brutality of war, and who still defend themselves and fight against terrorism,” she told local Hawar agency on Friday.
Abdulkarim Omer, the foreign relations chief of the Cezire canton in northeastern Syria, told ARA News in an interview on Friday that Turkey “sold the Syrian revolution” in Astana and made an agreement with Russia and Iran to undermine the Kurds.
“They created Astana for this reason,” he said.
However, until now the Syrian Kurds have good relations with both Russia and US, and Kurdish officials expect the Astana agreement to fail.
“I think that the chances of the success of the Astana agreement are low due to the contradictions of the agenda of the signatory countries,” Omer said.
I never expected Iran and Turkey to agree on anything.
This is aimed at the U.S. But it does affect the Syrian Kurds and the SDF coalition.
I never believed Turkey ever intended to end ISIS. Erdogan the Islamist is too in tune to them to want that.
And Iran? They are not the same as Turkey, but they certainly are Islamist and support many terrorists groups.
So, we wait to see. (as one of my friends said).
Syria Ping
These Kurds are extreme marxist-lennists
Of course Russia betrayed the Kurds. That what commies do.
Of course Turkey betrayed the Kurds. That what nutcases do when they can’t distinguish between various Kurdish factions.
Of course Iran betrayed the Kurds. They don’t want any decent people to stand in their way of expansion and aggression.
Next question.
I have a question, what the Hell are we doing even getting involved in that mess?
It is all about power politics re the Russians and their long-planned expansion into the Middle East. They once tried it with Egypt/Syria in the 1950’s and got them literally kicked out. Then again in 1967 and tried for a comeback in October 1973 war.
Used Syria as a base against Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, as well as Lebanon, providing arms for anyone who fought against Israel, Saudi Arabia or Jordan (i.e. the PLO).
Then moved to supporting Khomeini in Iran (covertly at first), and seized Afghanistan in 1980 or so.
Soviet arms and trainers also went to Libya. Jet pilots fought in Yemen in the 1970’s.
The Kurds are the only really organized force in Iraq and parts of Syria to stop the Islamists, the Russians (if they can shoot down their planes - need good missiles), and to check Turkey’s expansion into Iraq and Syria.
We sided with the Kurds many years ago in Iran and Iraq. They have been more loyal to us than we to them, esp. under Obama’s betrayals.
Regarding Iran and ISIS, Hezbollah,etc., it is about religious expansion as much as political/ideological expansion. Iran wants it all. So do the Palestinians.
Not much of choice as to who the few good guys are.
Maybe the tooth fairy will leave a quarter in an Easter egg under their pillow that Santa gave at Christmas.They hope.
Just what agreements exist between the Kurds and the Russians for the Russians to betray?
If there are none, the Russians should consider Russian interests first, then Syrian interests by treaty.
Fake news propaganda promoting a Fake requirement that Russia should watch out for the Kurds, as opposed to the US, who, of course, don't have to meet that requirement.
They have tried to court Kurd loyalties and friendship.
I never take Russian statement at face value. But yes, they have their own agenda.
There is a lot of speculation of what Russia’s actual reasons for supporting the “agreement”. But like Mattis said (and I said here before him): “the devil is in the details” of the agreement.
Some were/are?
There is a huge difference between Iraq, Shingal, North Syrian Kurds. Is a complex mixture. Iran & Turkey make is much worse.
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