国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Syria turns to be focus of military tussles by major powers
<p><span word="DAMASCUS">DAMASCUS</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 17-- <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="strongholds">strongholds</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prospect">prospect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span>-<span word="torn">torn</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="tussles">tussles</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="powers">powers</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="complicated">complicated</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="defeating">defeating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="eighth">eighth</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Apparently">Apparently</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="confined">confined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="militarily">militarily</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="broader">broader</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>.</p><p><span word="Tension">Tension</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="allies">allies</span>, <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="backing">backing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kurdish">Kurdish</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Protection">Protection</span> <span word="Units">Units</span> (<span word="YPG">YPG</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="allies">allies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Forces">Forces</span> (<span word="SDF">SDF</span>).</p><p><span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="deems">deems</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kurdish">Kurdish</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="terrorists">terrorists</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="links">links</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="banned">banned</span> <span word="Kurdistan">Kurdistan</span> <span word="Workers">Workers</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> (<span word="PKK">PKK</span>) <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="autonomy">autonomy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southeast">southeast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>.</p><p><span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wide">wide</span>-<span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="offensive">offensive</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kurdish">Kurdish</span>-<span word="controlled">controlled</span> <span word="Afrin">Afrin</span> <span word="enclave">enclave</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="YPG">YPG</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="border">border</span>.</p><p><span word="Ankara">Ankara</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="offensive">offensive</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Manbij">Manbij</span>, <span word="another">another</span> <span word="Kurdish">Kurdish</span>-<span word="controlled">controlled</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="presence">presence</span>.</p>
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