Countdown to conflict with YPG, Turkey over Afrin?
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In the last week of June 2017 rumors began to spread of increased tensions on the Turkish border with Kurdish-run areas in Afrin. A small province, […]
Tag Archives: Syrian Democratic Forces
Battles for Mosul and Raqqa: Challenges and comparisons
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On March 22nd US forces helped transport elements of the Syrian Democratic Forces across lake Assad behind ISIS lines. Coming ashore around 30 kilometers from Raqqa, […]
Can the clusterf— of US policy in Syria today be unravelled
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On August 24th Syrian rebel groups and the Turkish army rolled across the border into Jarabulus in an operation dubbed “Euphrates Shield.” The operation was aimed […]
Seth J. Frantzman - author - analyst 