Turkish troops and FSA stopped the offensive in northern Aleppo not because of the activity of the Kurdish units

Turkish troops, together with controlled militants from the so-called "Syrian Free Army", continue shelling the territory south of the city of Azaz. The main directions of attacks are on both sides of the important route No. 214.

On the eve of "Voennoe Obozreniye" reported that Turkish armored vehicles made an attempt to advance (after artillery preparation) in the area of ​​the Milkia settlement to the west of the Minak military airfield. This airfield is under partial control of the Syrian army. However, the advance (offensive) did not last long, and was stopped.

If Turkish troops and FSA do not stop strikes in the Aleppo province, then for the Kurdish formations there is a serious risk of losing one of the major zones of control. It is a zone of control in the Tal Rifat area - north of Aleppo city. The loss of Kurdish control over this territory will automatically lead to the fact that the pro-Turkish militants will gain control of several thousand square kilometers of Syrian territory with a section of the mentioned (214th) highway, which connects Aleppo with the Turkish border.

Ankara will thus be able to expand the so-called buffer zone in the Syrian territory adjacent to its borders. Also, the Syrian military contingent, which is located in the area of ​​the Minak airfield, may find itself in a difficult situation.

Earlier, Turkish troops increased their concentration in northern Syria, and Erdogan threatened the Kurdish armed groups in the SAR with a full-scale military operation with "the complete destruction of the threats emanating against Turkey."

At the same time, Ankara is already facing a problem with Minak. Perhaps the operation in the Tel Rifat area would have been more full-scale than it is now, but in this case it would have to face not only Kurdish troops, but also the Syrian regular army, supported by Russia. That is why the offensive was stopped. And not at all because of the activity of the Kurdish detachments.

In Ankara, the inability to “cleanse” the territory of Kurdish militias due to the presence of the SAA is irritating. And in such a situation, the Kurds who control Tal Rifat can only hope that the Syrian troops will continue to be in the area, otherwise they (the Kurds), without support, will be swept away by Turkish troops and controlled militants.

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[Murmur 55]

The Kurds have put them on the wrong "roof" and are still raking it quietly, it was necessary to agree to autonomy (wide).

[Koldirbek]

Quote: Murmur 55

The Kurds have put them on the wrong "roof" and are still raking it quietly, it was necessary to agree to autonomy (wide).

I agree .. After all, they were offered! The United States threw cookies on them and the Turks entered Syria.
Now there is no trust in them, they will get rid of everyone. And the United States, as always, fled, and supposedly they have nothing to do with this massacre .. But Assad is in power and the people support him, like Russia!
Such things are "lord dermocrats".

[Cat]

All this Syrian fuss is starting to resemble a game of go.

[Mavrikiy]

Turkish troops, together with controlled militants from the so-called "Syrian Free Army", continue shelling the territory south of the city of Azaz.

Worthy students of the USA.

[Vladimir Vladimirovich Vorontsov]

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The Kurds have no Saladin ...
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[Flooding]

Quote: Vladimir Vladimirovich Vorontsov

The Kurds do not have Saladin

here it was just not enough to complete the picture.

[rotmistr60]

Ankara will thus be able to expand the so-called buffer zone in Syrian territory.

Which is what Erdogan wants. In addition, he is greatly annoyed by the American support of the Kurds, whom he desperately wants to sweep away and at least temporarily forget about them. And in order to achieve his goals, he will not spare his soldiers, not to mention the "meat" from the FSA.

[Alex777]

Erdogan is not that simple.
On one announcement of the offensive, the lyre sank.
Prepares early elections in 2022.
You have to be careful.

[rocket757]

In Ankara, the inability to "clean up" the territory from the Kurdish armed formations due to the presence of the SAA causes irritation

Yes, yes, but the presence of the barmaley, under the cover of Turkish troops, does not annoy anyone ???

[askort154]

The USSR very pragmatically used the Kurdish "problem" in the relations of the most dangerous NATO representative in the BV, and especially in the Caucasus. Specifically, two military bases in Armenia were organized against Turkey.
Which, at that time, were sufficient to complete the task. And another direction was a political strategy - support for the Kurdish "issue" - the PKK (Kurdish Workers' Party), which is very painful for Turkey's domestic policy. There is no USSR, but the "Kurdish problem" for Turkey has remained to this day. Unfortunately, the current policy of Russia has taken a different path. As a result, the "Kurdish theme" was quickly picked up by the Anglo-Saxons, and they are successfully using it both in Iraq and against Syria, and today, against Turkey. Everyone uses the Kurds as a political "Kalashnikov" in the BV. And they stupidly go for it, despite the fact that all of them are regularly "thrown".
And their "naivety" can be understood. This nation of 42 million, living in Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Syria, cannot create its own statehood. And this is understandable, none of these countries is eager to share their territory with them. So the "Kurdish theme" will be used endlessly, in the interests of the big players in BB.