Syrian affairs Experts Fabrice Balanche warned in an article about the dangers that are threatening the Kurdish administration in northern Syria.

In an article posted on the Washington Institute website, Lyon University professor warned that the recent project to integrate Kurdish movements in northern Syria under the U.S.-brokered deal cannot save the Kurdish administration in northern Syria from the danger of being destroyed, adding that without U.S. military and financial support for Syrian Kurds, there is the risk of dismantling the Kurdish administration in northern Syria.

Lyon University professor believes that Russia, like the United States, is not a friend of the Kurds, and even Moscow wants to dismantle the self-ruling system and integrate the Syrian Arab-Kurdish forces into the Syrian army. Balanche believes Moscow and Turkey hope that U.S. President Donald Trump will withdraw the remaining troops from Syrian Kurdish-controlled region to pave the way for destroying the Kurdish semi-autonomous region in northern Syria.

A researcher on Syrian and Kurdish issues, Balanche also warned that Turkey is keen to further weaken the Kurds, and in this regard, it is working hard to secure Russia's consent to let Ankara to launch another attack against the areas that are under the control of the Syrian Kurds.

Balanche pointed to other challenges facing Syrian Kurds, the most important of which is the economic problems of the Kurdish authority, Turkey's use of water as a weapon against the Kurds and the activation of IS elements in the region.

The western researcher believes that Syrian Kurds can leave the current threats behind only if western countries conduct joint actions against Russian and Turkish strategies, and promote political programs for Syria, as well as military presence in the Kurdish-controlled areas.

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