It did not have to turn out this way, with Turkish into Syria attacking Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces. ... Eventually, this lack of U.S with Turkey, Russia, and Iran would lead to U.S partners on the ground being excluded from Geneva discussions about Syrian constitution. ...…

It already supports Syrian Kurdish YPG, which Erdogan views as extension of PKK and existential threat to the unity of Turkish state. Russia repeatedly pressed for the inclusion of Syrian Kurds in Geneva Talks while calling for the exclusion of Salafi-Jihadist group Ahrar..…

Defense Secretary Mark Esper indicated, was that Washington's Kurdish-led ally, Syrian Democratic Forces, were looking to make deal with Russia to counter Turkish onslaught.. Syrian Kurdish politician told Reuters SDF and Syrian government were in talks at Russian airbase on how..…

Ahmed Suleiman, a senior member of the Kurdish Democratic Progressive Party in Syria, said the talks were being held at Russia’s Hmeimim airbase in Latakia, although a source close to the Syrian government said they were taking place in Damascus. . ... Russia is President Bashar..…

source told Sputnik news agency on Saturday that Syrian government forces will Manbij Aleppo Province under agreement reached between Russia and Syria on the one side and Russia, the US and Syrian Democratic Forces on the other.. ..…

Time and again, it blamed Syrian and Russian military operations for invented crimes — again in its latest issue, claiming.. Russia's Defense Ministry issued reports of its aerial operations, including footage of targets struck.. ..…

For five years, United States policy relied on collaborating with the Kurdish-led forces both to fight the Islamic State and to limit the influence of Iran and Russia, which support the Syrian government, with a goal of maintaining some leverage over any future settlement of the conflict. . ..…

Turkey’s incursion into northern Syria comes more than eight years into a civil war that has shattered the country and pulled in Russia, Iran, Turkey and the United States, all of which have forces on the ground backing their local Syrian allies. . ..…