Syrian Kurdish commander says Russia opposes further Turkish land grabs - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Amberin Zaman

Amberin Zaman

Nov 9, 2021

Mazlum Kobane (Mazlum Abdi), commander-in-chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces. — Mazlum Kobane (Mazlum Abdi), commander-in-chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces, gives a press conference near the northeastern Syrian Hasakah province on Oct. 24, 2019. — AFP via Getty Images

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NORTHEAST SYRIA — Turkey has resumed its threats of yet another large military operation against the Syrian Democratic Forces, the United States’ top ally in the fight against the Islamic State.

Unlike in October 2019 when Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan got the go-ahead from then-President Donald Trump to invade a large chunk of the Syrian Kurdish region, Turkey is facing resistance from the international community.

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