The battles in N. Syria will determine the fate of the peace process | |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 46863956 United States 12/21/2015 05:04 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | snip the secret deal between Washington and Moscow to divide the areas of influence in northern Syria between them – essentially assigning the Kurdish enclaves north of the Euphrates river and bordering on Iraq to American influence (see map), and the areas west of the Euphrates up to the Mediterranean to Russian control. This deal (first revealed by DEBKA Weekly 688 on Dec. 4) effectively squeezes Turkey out of any role in the Syrian conflict. |