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When Erdogan rewrites the history of the Kurds in Syria

Very angry, Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared in front of the members of his party the AKP, this Tuesday, January 8, 2019, that the fight of the Kurds of Syria against the organization of the Islamic State was a " huge lie ". And to reiterate the threat he has been waving for months, that is to say to launch a new military offensive in northern Syria to drive the Kurdish militia YPG out of the entire area it controls around the border. border with Turkey.

This is an astonishing statement regarding the reality on the ground: the YPG, the backbone of the Syrian Democratic Forces since 2015, played an undeniable role in defeating the Islamic State organization, and continue to fight today. against the fighters of the group EI folded in several places of the Syrian territory. But the wrath of the Turkish president can be explained by the priority given by Ankara to the fight against the PKK and its allies. Because of the announcements and reversals of American politics in the region ...

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