US, Turkey diverge on role of Kurds in Syria
Turkey reportedly targets Syrian Kurdish militias as it escalates attacks on the PKK; Egyptian journalists alarmed by proposed anti-terror law.
US undertakes "major combat mission" in Syria
A Syrian Kurdish militia that has been effective in combating the Islamic State (IS) claimed Aug. 1 that the Turkish military is targeting its forces in Syria.
The Turkish decision July 24 to take military action against IS and to allow US use of the Incirlik Air Base, which was announced with great fanfare, coincided with a massive Turkish air campaign against Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) bases in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
Turkish targeting of the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) would be both unsurprising and complicating for US policy, especially as the United States has now given in to a long-standing Turkish demand for a “safe zone” in northern Syria.
