Turkey relying on events to turn tide against Kurdish YPG
A Turkish military operation in northern Syria does not appear to be in the cards, but Ankara is determined to use the threat of one to curb Kurdish aspirations.
Turkey’s much-threatened military operation against the People's Protection Units (YPG) east of the Euphrates River in Syria remains unlikely for the foreseeable future due to political and military obstacles.
Ankara is determined, however, to keep the heat on the American-backed Kurdish group — which the Turkish government says is a terrorist organization — and continues to insist that the option for a military operation remains on the agenda.
