US Syria special envoy James Jeffrey is in Turkey to discuss a host of issues - but none more important than Turkey’s security concerns regarding its border with Syria
The US special envoy to Syria James Jeffrey and Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar after a meeting in the capital Ankara in 25 January, 2019.
Several issues strain the relations between the two NATO allies, but Washington’s never-ending support for the YPG dominates the agenda. Moreover, the head of US special forces, General Raymond Thomas said it was Washington who suggested the YPG rebrand itself as the 'SDF' to avoid Turkish concerns. "So we literally played back to them that you've got to change your brand. What do you want to call yourself besides the YPG? With about a day's notice, they declared that they were the Syrian Democratic Forces.
Despite Washington’s unchanged stance on the PKK-linked group, James Jeffrey says Washington now acknowledges Turkey’s security concerns in Syria after a planned US withdrawal is completed. Turkish and US officials announced a few months back that they’ve been working on "a safe zone of some length along the Turkish border," saying the zone would have no YPG/PKK presence.
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