Claiming that Russia would want to use the opportunity to cooperate with the PYD, Professor Ferhat Pirinççi from Uludağ University’s Department of International Relations said even in the event of such cooperation, “advancements of ISIS might be stopped, but cannot be rebuffed.”

“The YPG’s war power is weak. Moreover, the population structure in YPG-led areas and ISIS-led areas are not the same. Namely, it is hard to say that there will be an impact on the field.”