What does Trump's Presidency Mean for Rojava?

Opinion

7th November 2024
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An anonomous comrade who has lived in The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) for a number of years, gives us their analysis of the balance of power with Turkey under a second Trump presidency. We Hope it provides a useful overview or starting point for research for those who are worried that Trump will green light a fourth round of Turkish invasion in AANES. - Organise

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Quick post election analysis, in case anyone is a bit worried:

Last time Erdoğan managed to get a temporary withdrawal of US troops by threatening Trump financially, but he couldn't get it to last more than a few months because other parts of the administration objected. Probably he has the same amount of power and can do the same again, but he won't want to do this until the situation is good for an invasion.

This situation would mean:

  • • Sorting out the infighting in the occupied territories, so that the local proxies (çeta) are available for occupation duty
  • • Winding down operations in Başur (Iraqi Kurdistan) so that special forces are available
  • • Resolving the current civil unrest in Bakur (Turkish occupied Kurdistan) and Turkey so that the rest of the army is available

  • Erdoğan will probably focus on Bakur for a while, because preventing local democracy is his priority. The balance of power is also different. In 2019 he had a large force of çeta to use as occupiers and cannon fodder. The Americans had also destroyed most of our fortifications along the border as part of their doomed peace plan.

Now the çeta are divided and depleted and a lot of them have died in Turkish wars in other parts of the world. And the friends have built an impressive network of fortifications, many of which will require high quality troops to clear. This means moving more slowly, taking more Turkish casualties, and generally paying a higher price for ground taken.


Military victory for us will be hard with Turkish dominance of the air, but holding them off with minimal ground lost until a diplomatic solution is found is possible. Especially since Russia is always looking to expand their local influence and are currently cross about Turkish support for Ukraine


So bad things, but not yet, and not like last time

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