A former partner of the U.S. in the fight against Islamic State has become a force more closely aligned with Russia and Iran
By Raja Abdulrahim Updated Oct. 14, 2019 3:02 pm ET ISTANBUL—A quickly forged agreement between Kurdish forces and the Syrian government to confront a Turkish military campaign has reshaped alliances in Syria, transforming an erstwhile partner of the U.S. in the fight against Islamic State into a force more closely aligned with Russia and Iran.
The U.S. pullback ahead of Turkey’s cross-border incursion into Syria on Wednesday left the Kurdish forces vulnerable. Late Sunday, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces struck an agreement with the Syrian government that essentially meant switching from one military backer, the U.S., to another. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan played down suggestions that his forces and allies would go to war with the Syrian regime.
Residents said there was a sense of chaos in those areas and that people were nervous about what this could mean for the future. That changed Wednesday after Turkey launched its offensive on two Syrian border towns with a barrage of airstrikes and Syrian fighters, who are majority Arab. Turkey pushed faster and deeper into northern Syria than anticipated.
“The diplomatic leadership of the SDF is in a very difficult spot because they don’t have any leverage with the regime, their biggest leverage was the presence of the U.S.,” said John Dunford, a Syria analyst with the Institute for the Study of War. “They may be forced to accept a deal where they get absolutely no concessions.”
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