Overview

• On August 13, Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler and Syria’s Murhaf Abu Qasra signed a memorandum covering joint military training, consultancy and the procurement of weapons systems, equipment and logistical materials.
• The March accord to integrate the Kurdish-led SDF into Syrian state institutions remains stalled following separate clashes in Aleppo province that killed a Syrian government soldier.
• Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan publicly urged the YPG/SDF to stop delaying implementation of the integration pact or face unspecified consequences.
• Several Arab tribes in northeastern Syria have issued calls for a general mobilization against the SDF, raising concerns over potential wider tribal confrontations.
• In a joint Ankara press conference, Turkish and Syrian officials warned Israel to cease actions they say are destabilizing Syria’s fragile recovery.