To counter Turkey, Damascus sidles up to Kurds
by Sammy KETZ
Beirut (AFP) | 1 March 2017 15:55
▻http://zululandobserver.co.za/afp/251983/to-counter-turkey-damascus-sidles-up-to-kurds
Worried over Turkish advances in Syria’s north, the Damascus regime has formed an alliance of convenience with the country’s Kurds to prevent their common enemy from gaining ground.
▻http://www.leparisien.fr/flash-actualite-monde/syrie-face-aux-turcs-le-regime-s-allie-aux-kurdes-dans-le-nord-01-03-2017
Manbij villages will be handed to Syria government in coming days: local official
▻http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-manbij-idUSKBN1691FS?il=0
Villages controlled by the Manbij Military Council will be handed to the Syrian government in the coming days under a deal agreed with Russia, an official from the council said on Thursday.
The Manbij Military Council is part of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a group of U.S.-allied militias including the powerful Kurdish YPG, which is fighting against Islamic State group but is regarded by Turkey as a militant organization.