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I wonder if The deal/push will continue in the entirety of ex-YPG held areas in North Aleppo...
Let's hope to see a full control of all this Yellow area...
There was propably never a real deal for those areas but more an understanding that Assad would get some areas. Turkey most likely used the protest as a "we both can't afford unrests while trying to end this conflict" against the russians and they know how much Iran wants to undermine Russia in Syria so they most likely agreed to a couple villages south of Azaz and Tel Rifaat and the rest goes to Assad to satisfy everyone.
Turkey's influence in Ghouta most likely also helped.
Tel Rifaat and Meenagh area was a TR/RU deal... since the beginning, we saw it with the lack of offensive on that part since the beginning...
TR used the PKK and "Protest" events to push for a change of "deal"
And Thanks to TR "good" stance against Russia whatever in Syria or on the international stage,like the SKripal case or sanctions or Def deals etc... Russia choose to accept it. "A show of good faith"
Ofc Iran/ASSad are not happy... but what can they do? When RU is somewhere "Officially" they have no words neither no "power" to intervene with whatever militia under their sleeves...
First Afrin, now Tal Rıfaat.. PKK/YPG flee from everywhere to avoid direct confrontation with the FSA. Unlike how they are portrayed by the western media, they are really cowards.
PKK/YPG even did not fight ISIS. It was the US jets destroying entire cities including civilians under ISIS control. ISIS did not retreat because of being afraid of YPG, it seems, but have no other choise to stop the civilian deaths.
So, if to compare the two, i can say ISIS fighters were more brave than YPG terrorists.
So, that means there is actually no military operation in Tal Rıfat. but an agreement with Russia.Tel Rifaat has been abandoned for a long time now, they fleed after their defence lines broke in Afrin. There are videos of FSA fighter walking through the streets and you can't see a single soul in the town. The only forces there were Russians MPs as a buffer.
So, that means there is actually no military operation in Tal Rıfat. but an agreement with Russia....