Al-Monitor
Almost a month after Turkey's launch of Operation Olive Branch in the northern Syrian district of Afrin, there is no clear outcome. Since the beginning of the campaign, Turkey's post-Afrin objectives remained a matter of serious concern to other players mainly Iran whose reaction was to distance itself from supporting the Turkish assault while simultaneously refraining from supporting the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in the area.To Iran, Turkey's intervention will only complicate the already-complicated situation in Syria and weaken the Sochi peace process that already... Read More
Almost a month after Turkey's launch of Operation Olive Branch in the northern Syrian district of Afrin, there is no clear outcome. Since the beginning of the campaign, Turkey's post-Afrin objectives remained a matter of serious concern to other players mainly Iran whose reaction was to distance itself from supporting the Turkish assault while simultaneously refraining from supporting the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in the area.To Iran, Turkey's intervention will only complicate the already-complicated situation in Syria and weaken the Sochi peace process that already... Read More