In a month of fighting, Turkish forces have lost 32 soldiers. The Syrian government has opposed the Turkish action from the start, accusing it of a breach of Syrian sovereignty, but Russia, which controls Syrian airspace, opened airspace to Turkish war planes. Syrian and Kurdish officials suggested from the start that the Syrian government could move in to help the Kurdish forces. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThe Kurdish militias have welcomed Syrian government support in their fight against Turkish forces but risk losing their autonomy. out, there is no problem,” Turkey’s foreign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, said, using the acronyms for the Turkish and Syrian Kurdish groups.

Source: New York Times February 22, 2018 22:41 UTC