The civil war in Syria has flared up again with a jihadist offensive and is putting pressure on dictator Bahar al-Assad. There are also several foreign military units stationed in the country, namely from Turkey, Iran, Russia and the US.
Turkey currently has troops stationed in northwestern Syria. The areas surrounding the Ildib region are also strongholds for jihadists, some of whom are supported by the Turkish government. Its goal is to control Kurdish rebel groups. They have already taken control of a number of border regions. Erdogan’s government considers them part of the Kurdish extremist organization PKK, which they have been fighting for decades.
In recent years, Turkish associations have also helped prevent attempts by Assad’s forces to retake the area, which is in turn backed by Russia. Assad views Turkey as an occupying power.
These are the different parties in the civil war.
Russian forces intervened on the side of the Syrian ruler in 2015. The air force set up a base in the Latakia region in the west of the country and helped stabilize the Assad regime. Russian military police have been deployed to areas where Syrian government forces have been detained.
Hezbollah has already intervened
Twelve years ago, Iran sent its Revolutionary Guards to Syria to support Assad. The radical Islamic group Hezbollah, which fought with Israel until the ceasefire, also intervened. Assad is considered an important partner for Iran in the fight against Israel and the US. It was also recently said that they would be willing to send regular troops.
The US military operation began in 2014. The main reason was the fight against Islamic State (IS), which had taken control of large areas in both Iraq and Syria. Four years later, then-president Donald Trump wanted to withdraw them after the fight against IS was considered won. After criticism, the associations remained in the country of civil war and mainly support the SDF group (Syrian Democratic Forces). About 900 American soldiers are still in the country, mainly in the northeast.
Source: Krone
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