Syrian Government Regains Control Over Country's Northeastern Parts

By Moon Of Alabama

"Information Clearing House" -Eight days ago U.S. President Donald Trump gave a green light for another Turkish invasion of Syria. We explained why that move made it inevitable for the Kurds to submit to Damascus and to let the Syrian Arab Army back into northeast Syria:

While the YPG might want to fight off a Turkish invasion they have little chance to succeed. The land is flat and the YPG forces only have light arms.There is only one solution for them. They will have to call up the Syrian government and ask it to come back into the north east. That would remove the Turkish concerns and would likely prevent further Turkish moves.

After Trump had spoken with the Turkish president Erdogan, the U.S. military removed a few of its forces from some areas near the Turkish border. The Pentagon was still under the false impression that Turkey would limit its invasion to some 5 kilometer in depth. It was obvious, as we wrote, that Turkey wanted far more:

A major goal is to interrupt the M4 highway that runs parallel to the border and allows for troop movements between the east and the west of the Kurdish majority areas. The highway is about 20-30 kilometers from the border.

The M4 road is also one of the major logistical routes for the U.S. troops stationed in the western part.
The Kurds could do little to resist the Turkish onslaught. On Saturday Turkish supported "Syrian rebels" reached the M4 highway and captured and killed several Kurdish troops and civilians who were passing by. The Pentagon finally took notice of the imminent danger:

“This is total chaos,” a senior administration official said at midday, speaking on the condition of anonymity about the confusing situation in Syria.Although “the Turks gave guarantees to us” that U.S. forces would not be harmed, the official said, Syrian militias allied with them “are running up and down roads, ambushing and attacking vehicles,” putting American ­forces — as well as civilians — in danger even as they withdraw. The militias, known as the Free Syrian Army, “are crazy and not reliable.”

Ahhhh. The "Free Syrian Army", which the U.S. built and supplied with an immense amount of weapons to fight the Syrian government, is "crazy and not reliable". How come that all the think tankers and 'journalists' who for years lauded that 'army' never noticed that?
The Pentagon finally recognized that it was not possible to hold onto the area without starting a war with its NATO partner Turkey. On Saturday evening Trump gave the order that all U.S. troops shall leave northeast Syria within 30 days. The Secretary of Defense did not resign as his predecessor did over a similar decision but defended the move.
The decision was the kick in the ass the Kurds needed to agree to the return of Syrian government troops to the area they had held on to while under U.S. command. Currently Syrian troops and their heavy weapons are streaming in. Their primary task is to prevent any further encroachment by Turkish forces. They will also move to retake the oil fields east of Deir Ezzor and they will take control of the prison camps where ISIS fighters are held.
As of this writing Syrian troops (red) have entered Manbij, Ain al Issa, Tabqa airbase near Raqqa and Tel Tamr. Turkish supported groups (green) hold Tell Abyad and Ras al-Ayn and the villages between those two cities. That area has an Arab majority population.
The Kurds wish to keep their 'autonomous administration' of northeast Syria. While talks are still ongoing I do not expect that the mostly Arab inhabitants of the whole area, nor the Syrian government will agree to that. There can not be a special status for any of Syria's many ethnic or religious groups.
The Kurdish led Syrian Democratic Forces will be disbanded. Its soldiers will be integrated into the Syrian army. The Syrian government will also disband the 'autonomous' Kurdish administration. It will confiscate the weapons the U.S. has given to the Kurds. All this will take some time but it will, in the end, remove the Turkish concerns that the organized Syrian Kurdish groups could enter Turkey to fight on the side of  their PKK separatist brethren.
The U.S. had more than 1,000 troops in northeast Syria. There were also several hundred French and British special forces and some 2,000 U.S. contractors. They, and a huge amount of equipment, are now moving out. They have nothing to fear from the Syrian forces. Syria is happy to see them leave. (Reports that the U.S.yesterday bombed Syrian troops are false.)
The strategic plan behind last weeks development must have come from Moscow. Russia has tried for some time to get Turkey into its camp. Russia, Iran and Syria allowed Turkey a limited invasion of Syria to scare the U.S. out. Russia largely supported the Turkish move but it will also set its limits.
Since last year Trump looked for a chance to move the U.S. troops out of Syria. The borg made that politically unfeasible. The Turkish (Russian) move gave him the excuse he needed.

It is possible that the whole arrangement was made for exactly that purpose.

Nasrallah: Anyone bets on America is destined to fail

Leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has said that the US is untrustworthy.

“The Americans abandoned the Kurds overnight and left them. This is the fate of all who bet on the US,” Nasrallah said during his speech at the weekly Ashura council at Sayyed Al-Shuhada compound, according to Alahed News.

Hezbollah’ Secretary-General pointed out that all experiences confirm that the Americans do not preserve their allies and do not respect the agreements.

Nasrallah called on anyone looking the US for alternative options, pointing out that what is happening in the east of the Euphrates is a message to them.

He pointed to the words of the Iranian leader Ali Khamenei when he rejected any negotiations with the US, stressing that Iran’s experience confirms that the US cannot be trusted.

He added that what they have done today with the Kurds is a message to all the peoples of the region and all those who rely on the US; they have to search for another alternative as betting on the US brings nothing but failure.

On Monday, the United States began withdrawing its troops from northeast Syria near the border with Turkey amid preparations for a military operation by Turkey to clear the territory of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), which is the primary component of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces coalition in the war against Daesh. Ankara sees YPG an arm of the PKK and considers both to be terrorist organisations.

Arab Sheikhs donate PKK to destabilize Iran borders

TEHRAN, Apr. 15 (MNA) – In line with their proxy war against Iran, Arab Sheikhs headed by Saudi Arabia have sponsored PJAK and Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) terrorist groups financially.

PKK and its Iranian branch, the PJAK's armed terrorist group are on the blacklist of terrorist groups in America, Europe, Iran and Turkey. To continue its terrorist acts, this group is strongly dependent on contributions from some countries in the region in addition to money laundering, drug trafficking, human trafficking and extortion and kidnapping.

The Persian Gulf states, especially Saudi Arabia, have repeatedly contributed to this group in order to make the western borders of Iran insecure and spillover the conflicts into Iran.

In fact, PJAK, as a terrorist group, is wholly dependent on foreign aids in the fields of finance, information, military and media. Regarding Saudi Arabia's approach toward Iran, especially during the era of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, there is also a need to mention important evidences. Supporting the independence referendum in Iraq Kurdistan (supported only by Israel) illustrated the Saudi policy of encroaching Iran's territorial integrity.

Saudi officials believe that the idea of ​​establishing the great Kurdistan will destroy the ideals of Iran, Iraq and Turkey, so the Saudi Kingdom supports independence of Kurdistan and emphasizes on the formation of Kurdistan state. Behind the scenes US along side with Israeli regime has also supported PJAK  to inflict damages to Iran.

Seymour Hersh (the New Yorker magazine journalist) disclosed in 2008 that US forces are supporting PJAK as part of their plan to mess up Iran. He also reveald that both US and Israel provide PJAK  with financial aid of $ 400 million.

Also, White House national security adviser John Bolton explicitly outlined three strategies or policies toward Iran, in his article in the National Review, which included support for separatist movements in Khuzestan, Baluchestan and Kurdistan of Iran. PJAK is practically engaged in terrorist activities under the pretext of protecting Kurdish rights in the northwest of Iran.

Turkish Yeni Şafak newspaper has recently reported on the Persian Gulf states' aid of $ 1 billion to PKK which big part of it will go to its Iranian offshoot, PJAK . Most portion of the aid have been provided by the Saudi Arabia and the UAE to aid the terrorist activities of the terrorist groups against iran.