Syrian Kurdish leader Ilham Ahmed says Israel must be part of the solution for Middle East security as tensions rise between the SDF and Islamist rulers in Damascus.
Although Erdogan might deplore the effect on Turkey’s domestic political scene, he may yet see an autonomous Kurdish region recognized within a new Syrian constitution.
With the stars aligning, Israel, as a regional power, should use its new and improved position to advance its security interests, basing them on the reality on the ground, not wishful thinking.
Manbij city is some 30 km (19 miles) south of the Turkish border and to the west of the Euphrates River.
The lack of a unified military and diplomatic view on Syria from US Central Command the US Embassy and other actors is a recipe for trouble.
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) warned ISIS "still poses a great danger to our regions and the world.”
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq - an umbrella group of several Iran-backed Iraqi armed groups - on Monday claimed responsibility for the attack.
Iran seeks to inflame Syria and Iraq and to use the Gaza war to increase attacks on the US. Tehran wants America to leave the two countries so it can dominate them along with Lebanon and Yemen.
What unites Turkey and Iran is their opposition to the US role in Syria.
It is important to look back at how various forces involved in the Syrian turmoil go to this point in order to understand this complex conflict.