SYRIA-SECURITY/TURKEY-MINISTER:Turkey says it believes Kurdish fighters will be forced out of all Syrian territory

The commander of Syrian Kurdish-led forces in Syria said in an interview on December 19 that Kurdish fighters who came to the country from around the Middle East to fight for his militia will leave if Turkey agrees a total ceasefire on clashes taking place in northern Syria.

Syria’s leadership isn’t the only aspect of the country to be changing as a result of this month’s toppling of longtime dictator, Bashar al-Assad. The blurring of its borders is also underway — from Israel to the southwest and Turkey to the north.

If Turkey decides to arm the rebel forces, it is unclear how Israel will respond and whether it will be able to thwart the transfer of American-backed weapons.

While Turkey backs the HTS regime, Israel is destroying its military capacity and claiming territory – fuelling fears of fragmentation.