Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad family

Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by teractiveodular on Sunday December 08, 2024 @03:31AM (#42355852)

The best case is that northern parts of Syria end up like Iraqi Kurdistan, where they will de facto control a slice of the country.

However, Turkey to the north is really not keen on the Kurds having any territory, so they'll do whatever they can to frustrate this.

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Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by AngaraliTurk on Sunday December 08, 2024 @05:42AM (#42356374)

The Iraqi Kurdistan (KRG) you mention has friendly relations with Turkey.

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Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by teractiveodular on Sunday December 08, 2024 @05:48AM (#42356396)

The main Syrian Kurdish militia has very unfriendly relations with Turkey.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Defense_Units

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Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by AngaraliTurk on Sunday December 08, 2024 @06:38AM (#42356572)

It was a reply to your comment:

> However, Turkey to the north is really not keen on the Kurds having any territory, so they'll do whatever they can to frustrate this.

It's not true that Turkey is not keen on the Kurds having any territory because their friendly relations with KRG is a counter example.

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Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by throw0101d on Sunday December 08, 2024 @07:34AM (#42356767)

> However, Turkey to the north is really not keen on the Kurds having any territory, so they'll do whatever they can to frustrate this.

Could it work that if the Kurds have their own 'official' region (either country, or province with-in another country) Turkey (Türkiye) would simply throw money at people to move to it?

If there aren't any Kurds living with Turkey's borders, would that be a win for Turkey?

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