Military analyst: northern Syria may witness a major confrontation between America and Turkey

[The SC]

WASHINGTON (CNN) - The US military's retired military analyst, Rick Francona, said the northern region of Syria was a candidate for a major US-Turkish confrontation, wondering whether Washington would accept the possibility of the Turkish army's destruction of Kurdish forces it supported.

In an interview with CNN, Francona said in response to a question about his reading of the "olive branch" operation carried out by Turkey and the Free Syrian Army forces against the Kurdish Democratic Union: "This area of the Syrian north was not a good area for Daesh. So why is Turkey attacking it? There is one answer: the Kurds. "

"The Turks have serious concerns that the Kurds might establish a semi-autonomous region in Syria that is similar to that of the Kurds in Iraq, something the Turks are very afraid of." Francona said.

When asked about the possibility of the return of the forces in Syria, which cooperated in fighting Daesh, to fight each other after the defeat of the organization, Francona replied : "This is possible, because we lost the umbrella that was enough to keep everyone in this alliance, despite their hatred of it. And things are likely to worsen more because "We have the Russians who are watching closely and with concern. We have the American side. The question is, will the Kurdish military force be allowed to be destroyed by the Turkish army?"

He added: "The Turkish army is capable of defeating the Kurds in that region, it is is clearly superior in firepower, will we stay neutral watching this unfolds?, will the Russians allow the Turks to launch a military operation in the area adjacent to their area of operations in Syria?
And what about the Syrian side itself?

"We are facing a major confrontation between Turkey on the one hand and the United States on the other," Concluded the retired American officer who had previously worked as a military attaché to his country in Syria.

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So what do you think about it guys? In light of the current visit by a US military delegation to Ankara and this: The Pentagon is threatening to cut off support for "protection units" if they move their forces east of the Euphrates to the city.

 

[Hakikat ve Hikmet]

Relax folks!!! If it were otherwise Reis would have been long dead, and the Turkish forces wouldn't have crossed into Syria!!! It's just the start!! One by one will go!!! The Albatross of 100 years' curse is falling off the neck of the Turkish folks, but it will make a home somewhere else!!!

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Not a confrontation , it will be more like Turkey will clean house
US will watch from far away , and eat Pizza slice

Russia/S-300 below their asses , Turkey on Top and Turkey on sides

 

[Dalit]

LOL first the Russians decimated US sponsored rebels in Syria during Obama's term. Now the Turks are decimating Yankee terror outfits. In Afghanistan the Russians, Chinese, Iranians and Pakistanis are also confronting these Yanks. Same thing happened in the failed war in Iraq where all parties chose to oppose US warmongering. The message just hasn't struck home.

 

[PaklovesTurkiye]

Relax folks!!! If it were otherwise Reis would have been long dead, and the Turkish forces wouldn't have crossed into Syria!!! It's just the start!! One by one will go!!! The Albatross of 100 years' curse is falling off the neck of the Turkish folks, but it will make a home somewhere else!!!

Ameen. May Allah succeed you guys in all your initiatives

 

[K0pa_Shamsu]

grab you pop corn guys,exactly what i predicted,waiting for more to pound murikkan a*s,lets see how long murikkan can take these pounding.

 

[MMM-E]

"olive branch" operation carried out by Turkey and the Free Syrian Army forces against the Kurdish Democratic Union

the Kurdish Democratic Union ? Kurdish terrorist organization , Pkk-Ypg are Terrorist organizations

against the Terrorist Ypg-Pkk which killed over 40.000 Turkish citizens including women and childs since 1985

what the hell is The US doing in N.Syria ?
The US is arming the Ypg terrorists to invade 30% of Syrian territory ( oil and gas reserves ) and to create terror coridor against Turkey under the mask of fighting against DAESH
the next target will be Turkey ...... Turkey has right to clean the borders from the Terrorists
and Turkey was exercising its rights to combat the attacks as defined by article 51 of the United Nations

nobody can stop Turkey to fight against Terrorism
This is a national struggle and we will crush anyone who opposes our national struggle

 

[cabatli_53]

As I always told, Domestic arm industry and strategic projects encourage Turkish Republic to process independant policy serving own benefits. We are doing great things today but the things being done today can’t even come close to what we are going to do in next 10 years all of you will see what I am talking about. You are going to see more aggresive and independent foreign policy for future. US is just there to control Turkish Republic with supporting terrorists aiming to close our southern border to cut our trade line with Arab nations but Turkish Army is there to destroy their plans. US is worried about Turkey’s next target, Münbic which host US soldiers and bases. Their top generals are visiting Turkey to stop such an operation since Turkey started giving signals with conflicts at some parts of Münbic in recent days while openly declaring to clean Menbic after Afrin operation.

Only 4 days, Turkish Army killed 268 PYD whores feeded with US equipments. We will see what would be the results of US soldiers showing pose with emblems of terrorist organization while calling themselves as “ally” to Turkey.

 

[damm1t]

What kind of a military analyst he is? Doesn't even know dynamics of the region, whom and why we are fighting to. An average PDF user may better analyse the situation. Pathetic

 

[K0pa_Shamsu]

As I always told, Domestic arm industry and strategic projects encourage Turkish Republic to process independant policy serving own benefits. We are doing great things today but the things being done today can’t even come close to what we are going to do in next 10 years. You are going to see more aggresive and independent foreign policy for future. US is just there to control Turkish Republic with supporting terrorists aiming to close our southern border with YPG terrorists to cut our trade line with Arab nations but Turkish Army is there to destroy their plans. US is worried about Turkey’s next target, Münbic which host US soldiers and bases. Their top generals are visiting Turkey to stop such an operation since Turkey started giving signals with hitting some parts of Münbic in recent days while openly declaring to clean Menbic after Afrin operation.

Only 4 days, Turkish Army killed 268 PYD whores feeded with US equipments. We will see what would be the results of US soldiers showing pose with emblems of terrorist organization while calling themselves as “ally” to Turkey.

congratulations brah for successfully figuring out the motive of these freedom and drama-cracy seller murikkan b@stard.
i hope south korea and japan will come out of their delusion soon that in the event of conflict these b@stards will protect them.

 

[LeGenD]

LOL first the Russians decimated US sponsored rebels in Syria during Obama's term. Now the Turks are decimating Yankee terror outfits. In Afghanistan the Russians, Chinese, Iranians and Pakistanis are also confronting these Yanks. Same thing happened in the failed war in Iraq where all parties chose to oppose US warmongering. The message just hasn't struck home.

Read and understand.

1. Russian mission was to secure Assad-led regime of Syria and bombard rebel-held regions to dissuade people from supporting rebels. It did squat against ISIS.

2. US mobilized YPG to counter ISIS on the ground while USAF would pounded its combatants from above (i.e. Operation Inherent Resolve). This was a sound plan but it irked Turkey [understandably].

3. Turkey advised US to utilize FSA against ISIS but US insisted that FSA was lacking in capability and manpower for the job. Therefore, Turkey waited for US-led operation to reach its logical conclusion.

Now that ISIS has been routed from Syria, US and Turkey are in talks [behind-the-scenes] in regards to what to do about YPG.

Contrary to fanboys here and media-related bluster, Turkey does not have the nerve to commit a crackdown on YPG without taking US into confidence about it. USAF shot down Syrian Jets and warned Russian forces to maintain distance when US was utilizing YPG for its mission in Syria.

You will be surprised to learn how much US and Russia have cooperated with each other in regards to developments in Syria. Both established lines of communication for this purpose, and to make sure that USAF and Russian Air Force will not come in each others way.

There is no such thing as Russia and Turkey joining forces to oust US from Syria and dismantle its creations on the ground. They cannot pull this off, contrary to wishes of some fanboys here. Turkey has its strategic calculations [and limitations].

US doesn't give a damn about YPG in the long run. They used it to achieve an end (i.e. Operation Inherent Resolve] and they will abandon YPG, if necessary. Turkey carry more weight than YPG for the US in its strategic calculus.

Countries do not play games like fanboys. Geopolitical developments and interests create strange bedfellows at times.

Perhaps, one day people will learn how much of a joke the entire Syrian chapter turned out to be.

 

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US mobilized YPG to counter ISIS on the ground while USAF would pounded its combatants from above. This was a good plan but it irked Turkey.

The US backed Ypg terrorists to invade 30% of Syrian territory ( oil and gas reserves ) and to create terror coridor against Turkey under the mask of fighting against DAESH

The US backed Terrorist Kurds occupied Arabian lands under the mask of fighting against DAESH
and YPG terrorists forced to move over 1 million of Arabs,Kurds and Turkmen from N.Syria to Turkey and N.Iraq

 

[LeGenD]

The US backed Ypg terrorists to invade 30% of Syrian territory ( oil and gas reserves ) and to create terror coridor against Turkey under the mask of fighting against DAESH

The US backed Terrorist Kurds occupied Arabian lands under the mask of fighting against DAESH
and YPG terrorists forced to move over 1 million of Arabs,Kurds and Turkmen from N.Syria to Turkey and N.Iraq

There is ample evidence of US army mobilizing YPG to counter ISIS on the ground [i.e. Operation Inherent Resolve]. Turkey was watching these developments from safe distance.

US routed ISIS from Syria with support of YPG by 2017 [i.e. Operation Inherent Resolve], and the final battle of the Syrian chapter of this campaign took place in the city of Raqqa: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...islamic-states-capital-in-syria-idUSKBN18W29P

Now that ISIS is no longer in the picture, this report has surfaced: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/01/military-support-kurdish-ypg-afrin-180116202955100.html

Looks like a deal has been struck [behind-the-scenes] and US has abandoned YPG to its fate.

US accomplished its objective in Syria, and is now allowing Turkey to have its way in the same region. In the end, both countries happy. This is geopolitics, my friend.

You need go through timeline of events in Syria to understand my disclosure. Many people are confused about what transpired in Syria because they haven't studied these events properly.

 

[MMM-E]

US routed ISIS from Syria with support of YPG by 2017 [i.e. Operation Inherent Resolve], and the final battle of the Syrian chapter of this campaign took place in the city of Raqqa:

zionist media is very well working

Whole world have seen how The US and YPG transfered ISIS Militants to Afrin and Sinai from Raqqa
now Turkish Army fight against around 9000 YPG and 1000 ISIS terrorists in Afrin

I am saying again The US used both YPG and ISIS to invade 30% of Syrian territory ( oil and gas reserves )

 

[cabatli_53]

Menbic is under bombardment by TurAF.

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