PKK/YPG terrorist organization seeks assistance from Israel after Assad’s fall
A member of the PKK/YPG terrorist organization in Syria. (AFP Photo)
Reports have surfaced suggesting that the PKK/YPG terrorist group sought assistance from Israel following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria.
According to a report by Israeli media outlet Jerusalem Post, PKK/YPG members reached out to Israel, requesting both aid and protection.
The report, however, did not provide further details on the nature of the request or Israel’s response.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar expressed concerns on Tuesday regarding the Syrian National Army’s operations in Manbij.
Meanwhile, Israeli FM Saar called for a halt to the targeting of PKK/YPG forces.
Listed as a terrorist organization by Türkiye, the U.S. and the EU, the PKK is responsible for the deaths of more than 40,000 people, including women, children, babies and the elderly, in its 40-year campaign of terror against Türkiye. YPG is PKK’s offshoot in Syria.
US maintains support for PKK/YPG in Syria
Meanwhile, the White House acknowledged on Tuesday Türkiye’s “legitimate counterterrorism threat” in Syria, however reaffirmed its support for the PKK/YPG-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a key partner in the U.S.-led fight against Daesh.
U.S. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby emphasized U.S. interests in combating Daesh, stating that the U.S. will continue to work with the SDF.
“Where those two goals overlap or potentially conflict, we will have, as we have, the appropriate conversations with the Turks about how both those outcomes can be achieved,” he said.
