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Fidan and Blinken discussed Kurdish forces, “stability” in Syria by phone
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan discussed the issue of Kurdish forces in Syria in a telephone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, Anadolu reported.
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The Kurdish struggle is central to Syria's future / Joseph Daher
In recent weeks, the Syrian National Army (SNA), with the support of Turkish forces, launched deadly attacks on areas controlled by the Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of the North East of Syria (AANES) and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Indeed, the SNA has been acting as a Turkish proxy in Syria since its establishment in 2017 and is provided funding, training, and military support by Ankara. However, on December 23, the SDF led a counter-offensive that pushed the SNA to withdraw from various areas.