Objection to Turkey’s operation in Syria by US intelligence

The steps of Turkey, which continues with its air operation against the PKK/YPG terrorist organization in northern Syria and giving signs of a ground operation, are closely watched in the US.

According to news from Axios, a major US media outlet, an objection to Turkey’s possible ground operation came from the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). CIA director William Burns was said to have met with MIT chief Hakan Fidan and reacted harshly to the air operation against Syria, warning that this situation put US soldiers in the region at risk.

‘THE REGION NEAR US SOLDIERS HAS BEEN HIT’

According to the story based on two US sources, the US, which has some 900 soldiers and supports the Syrian Democratic Forces, whose backbone is the PKK/YPG terror organization in northern Syria, is concerned about the possibility of Turkey launching a ground attack. operation. One source claimed that an area in close proximity to US soldiers was hit in airstrikes carried out by Turkey last week, and then CIA Director Burns called Hakan Fidan.

Mazlum Abdi, the leader of the Syrian Democratic Forces, who has been calling for more US help against Turkey for a while, also told Axios that the US has a “moral responsibility” to prevent President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan orders a ground operation. .

THEY HAVE GIVEN THE DATE

Speaking to the Washington Post yesterday, three US officials said Turkey could launch a ground operation in Syria this month. While the sources argued that this would put the Americans in Syria and stability in the region at risk, US military spokesman Joseph Buccino said: “We are concerned that such a step would jeopardize hard-won security and stability. effort in Syria”.

The Washington Post also wrote that the United States would increase its cooperation with the Syrian Democratic Forces despite rising tensions with Turkey.