The Islamist-led Syrian Interim Government reached a preliminary agreement with Israel and began escalating against the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) immediately after that.
Tensions between the government and the SDF have been building up for months over the failure to implement the integration agreement signed last March. The end of the year deadline passed with no progress, and direct talks held in Damascus on January 4 failed to produce any meaningful understanding.
However, a new round of talks with Israel that began in Paris on January 5 was more successful and resulted in a preliminary agreement that was announced the next day.
A joint statement from the two countries and the United States said that the talks resulted in the creation of a “joint fusion mechanism” — a “dedicated communication cell” meant to “facilitate immediate and ongoing coordination on their intelligence sharing, military de-escalation, diplomatic engagement and commercial opportunities.”
Right after the announcement of the preliminary agreement with Israel on January 6, Syrian government forces began attacking the Kurdish neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh in the northern city of Aleppo.
Multiple attempts to de-escalate failed, and by the end of the day it became clear that government forces are preparing a military operation to capture the neighborhoods, which are under the de facto control of the SDF.
On January 7, government forces declared Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh a “closed military zone,” and classified all “SDF positions” within the two neighborhoods as “legitimate military targets.” The military also announced a curfew and opened two evacuation corridors, promoting an exodus of civilians from the neighborhoods.
Kurdish forces said that they repelled multiple attacks to the north and east of the neighborhoods, mainly along the Castillo road and the Alleramoon roundabout.
Government forces denied any attempt to storm the neighborhood, but confirmed that they will later launch a military operation there. On January 8, the government escalated strikes on Kurdish forces after issuing a warning.
The clashes have so far claimed the lives of 15 people. Including seven civilians from Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh, as well as five members of government forces.
Despite the progress in talks with Syria, Israel condemned the attack on Kurdish forces in Aleppo city, with foreign minister slamming the “systematic and murderous repression of Syria’s various minorities” by the government.
It is clear that Syria’s Islamist ruler thought that the preliminary agreement with Israel – which gave it de facto control over all of the country’s south – was a greenlight to start a battle against the SDF. Israel’s reaction, however, indicates that this may be just a political trap.
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if hts commits genocide against the kurds, republicans will be sitting ducks at the polls in november.
ramses tommy civilian mia vagya kok head anoz gargantuan as usual with your democratic representations.
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hts will commit genocide against the kurds and then in november the republicans will stay home.
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all those forces sponsored and armed by the us (and us ‘allies’) hitting each other, with many ‘collateral damages’ creating havoc and depopulation by death and panic… puppet theater and weapons sales contracts…
all these factions are a jewish land clearence operation. the jews want to steal syrian land. assad was the only one standing in their way.
you couldn’t get any more wrong.judaism has never taught or believed that they have the right to rule the universe, the catholics always have that is 101 catholic fundamentalism. we are the only true church in the universe all non catholics are heretics. bottom line.
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jens the ramses mia tom whatever, whatever.
what a total load of nonsense. unbelievable as usual. as if there’s even enough jews to fill israel hardly. most don’t even want to live there they prefer england and america
typical troll for the monarchist communists globalist imperialist anti american anti democratic fascst feudalists allegedly.
americunts inferior species not allowed democracy
grow up its multi cultural. they aren’t racist nazis or homophobic satanists.
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nb. “they in there hate jesus and christians” pope emeritus benedict. and “they hate truth and beauty”. talking about them in vatican city.
he used those words hate. comprehende? not dislike or disagree with. hate.
if you’re unsure research the origins of the inquisition throughout europe to see the evidence of their love for humanity and their passion for saving souls
in november, voters will bill dump and then the russian pigs will pay for the betrayal of syria and venezuela.
putin wears the yarmukle humps the wailing wall orthodox rabbis like rabbi yosef mizrachi speak fond of him how jews took him in as a teen ager and groomed himf or the position. so what did you expect. he serves them not the russian venezuelan syria armenian or serbian interests.
jews superior to ugly americunt species
your arrogance is obvious.
americunt inferiority obvious
hts is just a tool that serves israels interests in syria. israel wants syria weakend and divided so it can snatch land gradually. until syria no longer exists.
rubbish its a stepping stone of the globalists as everyone except lying deceivers and frauds knows because it’s been publicised for years especially by swizz catholic klaus schwab saying ” you will own nothing”. allegedly the jews have never made claims like that not even close.
oh look. mister headchopper al-jolani is so handsome. no wonder puppet master ñetañaju has his hand up puppet al-sharaa’s @ss.
yeah man. word on the street is netanyahu and al-juliani like to play swordmanship with their red ties but in the end it is al-juliani who always end ups in all four.
ramses tom sux hole spewing his diatribe again as usual
if you were alert at all you would know who’s admiring the islamic royals but youre either not or disingenuous. and your clear anti semitism does not make anything you allege credible as realistic.
looks like a former dentist i had. maybe he’s the al qaeda dictator of syria now.
hts is probably infiltrated by israeli assets. mossad is everywhere to document and control the new “syrian” puppet government.
wake up the top intelligence agencies of this world have always lamented than none of their operations even come close to the vatican’s intelligence operation because they have the death bed confessional on top of their routine confession. no one else has anything that rivals it.
you mob of one are really sad
the so called terrorists never attack israel, what a cohencidence.
hahahaha good example of sfs favourite troll could you rust?
are you mad or dishonest october 7 !!! hello dipstick
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there is no possibility the population of syria agrees to be slaves to israel by choice. the work of the cia and mossad always bring dystopian results
crazy man, but the anarchist monarchist fascists love it allegedly
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35 comments from mostly one troll.