In the Turkish-Syrian crisis of Oct. 1998, Hafiz Assad retaliated by also massing troops near the borders, prepared Scud missiles, demanded Turkey cut ties with Israel... but sent a message via Iran that he started arresting PKK militants & ready to talk. https://www.mepc.org/journal/turkish-syrian-crisis-october-1998-turkish-view …
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This unprecedented statement also comes days after the YPG leadership revealed that talks with the Syrian regime will start soon. So it could also be a way for the regime to pressure the YPG in the said negotiations.
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I think Turkey, Russia and the Regime's views towards the YPG problem are close enough where an agreement can be reached soon. However, there is still the opposition to consider when negotiating.
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So they would allow an invasion of Qamishli? It would be utterly destroyed along all christians there.
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