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In talks between Russia and the U.S., the Syrian affiliate of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), the YPG, joining the Syrian army has come to the fore.
According to Syria’s semi-official newspaper al-Watan daily, so-called top PKK figures have been conducting meetings with the Assad regime in Damascus.
The PKK/YPG terror organization, after its failure in the northwestern region of Afrin, is enhancing ties with Assad and is preparing to join its forces.
The Turkish military on Monday completed its eighth round of patrolling in the northern Syrian city of Manbij as part of a deal with the U.S. to rid the area of the terror group YPG/PKK.In a message posted on its official Twitter account, the Turkish General Staff said that both countries' forces conducted separate coordinated patrols in the area between the area liberated by Turkey's Operation Euphrates Shield and Manbij.The first patrols by both Turkish and U.S. troops in the region began on June 18.The Manbij deal between Turkey and the U.S. focuses on the withdrawal of the PKK-affiliated YPG terror group from the city in order to stabilize the region.In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK has taken some 40,000 lives, including those of women and children. The YPG/PKK is its Syrian branch.Should the Manbij model prove to be a success, Turkey will push for a similar arrangement in eastern Syria.Turkey has said the presence of terror forces near its border constitute a threat and has launched military operations and other efforts to rid the region of terrorists.Turkey’s military chief visits troops on Syria borderTurkish army conducts 6th round of patrols in ManbijWe support Turkish army’s entry into Manbij: northern Syria locals
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Four PKK terrorists were "neutralized" in southeastern Turkey and northern Iraq, according to the military on Tuesday.The Turkish General Staff said on its official Twitter account that four armed terrorists were neutralized in an air operation in Turkey’s southeastern province of Sirnak and northern Iraq's Zap and Avashin-Basyan areas.The operation, which also destroyed shelters and weapon warehouses used by “the separatist terrorist group”, was conducted on Monday, the statement read.Turkish authorities use the term “separatist terrorist group” to refer to the PKK, declared a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and EU.They also use the term "neutralized" to signify the terrorists in question either surrendered or were killed or captured.The PKK terror group has waged a campaign against Turkey for over three decades resulting in the death of 40,000 people, including women and children.
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Talks regarding raising the regime’s flag to the east of the Euphrates River, which is under the terror group’s control, operationalizing military service centers, and giving it political and military privileges are continuing, thus the PKK will be linked to Damascus.
Under the agreement between the two;
The status of the regional power force of Iraq’s Baghdad which is currently the Peshmerga, will be given to the YPG/PKK terrorist organization in eastern Syria.
PKK/YPG payments will be provided by the regime and terrorists who previously fought in the PKK/YPG will be considered as having completed their military duties.
The language of military trainings will be reorganized as Kurdish and Arabic in PKK/YPG-dominated regions, and the Syrian Petroleum Minister will be elected from PKK terrorists.
The U.S. military presence will be maintained and western companies will have rights to operate and explore for oil around eastern territories invaded by the PKK/YPG.
Russia, in addition to its military presence in Lattakia, Homs, Deir ez Zor and Tartus, will have broad authority on oil and natural gas operations.
Ongoing talks in Damascus with the Assad regime have been set up by Ilham Ahmed, who is in the PKK’s Qandil cadre and a top figure of the YPG. The other prominent name of the deal is Redur Khalil, the so-called official spokesperson of the YPG, as well as Omer Osi, who is a member of the Syrian parliament.
Al-Watan daily, which is owned by President Bashar al-Assad's cousin, confirmed the ongoing negotiations and stated that significant steps have been taken regarding the deal, adding that the Trump- Putin summit had a pivotal role in the PKK alliance with Assad.The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the European Union and the United States.