The jihadi group's defeat in Mosul & Raqqa is about to usher in a new era -and new conflicts- across the Middle East
YPG
In recent weeks Turkey has sent reinforcements into the area north of Aleppo
Turkey sees the YPG as an extension of the outlawed Kurdish
Kurdish militants, demanding protection from their U.S. allies, threatened to pull out of plans to liberate Raqqa from ISIS
The weapons transfers have begun ahead of an upcoming offensive to recapture Raqqa
Erdogan is having trouble fixing the damage he has done to relations with the West
US fully backs diplomat
Ready for operations, apparently...
US - Turkey relations' meltdown
Turkey-U.S. relations are deteriorating just as the U.S. gears up for an assault on the Syrian city of Raqqa