Afrin
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Oct 9, 2026
Elizabeth TsurkovGUEST
They are not under Turkish commanders.
Elizabeth TsurkovGUEST
Turkey also used to have an intelligence apparatus, uh, of Syrians operating inside Syrian Afrin.
Elizabeth TsurkovGUEST
This is now dismantled, uh, because Syrian au-authorities refused to basically take, uh...
Elizabeth TsurkovGUEST
Turkey wanted this apparatus to turn into Syrian intelligence for them to have this legacy influence.
Elizabeth TsurkovGUEST
They are not under Turkish commanders.
Elizabeth TsurkovGUEST
Turkey also used to have an intelligence apparatus of Syrians operating inside Syria, Efrin.
Elizabeth TsurkovGUEST
This is now dismantled because Syrian authorities refused to basically take, Turkey wanted this apparatus to turn into Syrian intelligence for them to have this legacy influence.
Elizabeth TsurkovGUEST
Damascus refused this and there are multiple points of tension between Damascus and Ankara because this group of people that came to power, done so through years of, you know, painstaking work and sacrifices to reach power.