Russia deploys military reinforcements to northeastern Syria
Russian troops escort a convoy of Syrian civilians leaving the town of Tal Tamr in the northeastern Hasakeh province via the strategic M4 highway, on January 10, 2021 [DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images] January 19, 2021 at 11:22 am
Head of the Russia-Syria Joint Monitoring Centre Dmitry Suntsov announced on Monday the deployment of additional Russian military units to northeastern Syria.
Suntsov confirmed that an additional Russian military police unit had been deployed to the city of Hasaka in northeastern Syria to strengthen the joint observation posts with the Syrian regime forces, and to contribute to calming the conflict in the region.
Biden pick McGurk seen in Turkey as an Erdoğan antagonist
McGurk. Photo: Jordan Pix/Getty Images
Ankara The appointment of Brett McGurk as Middle East coordinator on President-elect Biden s National Security Council has already set alarm bells ringing in Turkey.
Why it matters: McGurk, who served as counter-ISIS envoy under both Barack Obama and Donald Trump, is considered a staunch critic of the Turkish government’s policies in the Middle East and an outspoken advocate of America s partnership with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to defeat ISIS.
The SDF is seen by Turkey as the Syrian extension of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which has waged a decades-long insurgency against the Turkish state.
January 15, 2021 at 3:04 pm | Published in: Middle East, News, Syria
Members of the Kurdish Peoples’ Protection Units militia (YPG), 28 February 2015 [Kurdishstruggle/Flickr] January 15, 2021 at 3:04 pm
Militants belonging to the Kurdish Peoples Protection Units (YPG) are reported to have opened fire on children who attempted to flee after they were recruited forcibly by the militia earlier this week,
Anadolu has reported.
The YPG militants were in the process of rounding up over a dozen boys in the centre of Qamishli in Hasakah province on Tuesday when the unwilling recruits began to flee. The militants opened fire, injuring at least one.
The militia has long been reported to recruit children by force in the territories it controls. Militants are accused of raiding homes and whole villages to abduct the youngsters, who are then transported to training camps prior to fighting across north and eastern Syria and northern Iraq.
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