The Kurds, Assad and the shape of a future Syria
Putin must be looking with equanimity at the prospect of Syrian government forces coming into direct conflict with Turkish ground troops.
A Turkish military helicopter flies over as Turkish and U.S. troops return from a joint U.S.-Turkey patrol in northern Syria, as it is pictured from near the Turkish town of Akcakale, Turkey, September 8, 2019(photo credit: REUTERS/MURAD SEZER)
