The thing in that area is that there are two parties on the Kurd side, another is YDF, which is a so-called official organization, and the other is PKK, which is classified as a terrorist organization in Turkey. So what makes this case so problematic. The thing is that the relationship between armed groups and governments in that area is also very complicated.
When we are saying that Turkey is allied with the USA that doesn't mean that the generals of the USA army control straight the military forces of Turkey. And the thing that makes this situation "interesting" is that the USA denied selling the F-36 fighters to Turkey, which choose the S-300 missile system from Russia for air defense.
The reason for that is Russia could calibrate it's air defense missiles to shoot down those fighter-bombers. And of course, Turkey doesn't like that kind of advantage in the relationship between it and its other allies. The position of Donald Trump is not very nice anyway, because of his period as the President of the United States of America is the internal political crises, and his way to act is far away from the way how people have adjusted to seeing in the international politics.
So this is the reason, why commenting about this kind of situation is so complicated. When we are thinking about the situation in Syria there is no military answer. And the violence increases violence. When people are facing bombardment that thing causes hate and increases the support of the PKK and other radical groups, as we have seen in other places on Earth.
I know this might mean a really cold way to think, but a good example of this kind of advantage is the situation in Israel. The Israeli military force crushed the PLO in 1982 and after that, the policy in that country has been that because Israel is the stronger side, it must not negotiate with the opposite side.
And in that area, the conflict has continued as terrorism and guerilla warfare. The tactic of IDF is to use aircraft and helicopters with smart weapons against guerilla targets. Those tactics cause hate, and of course, those strikes are effective and they are keeping Israeli forces safe.
Some people believe that airstrikes are used because of the psychological aspect, what is two side thing. Airstrikes are coming like lightning from the skies, which makes fear in the mind of the enemy. But also that thing makes sure that the distance with own troops and enemy is long enough.
And the own troops are not facing "negative psychological effect", which means that the own troops are not spending time in the homes of the opposite side. That thing is supporting the terrorist agenda, which wants to show their enemy as a monster. And airstrikes guarantee that there is no trace of the terrorists, who are not in place at that moment.
We always forget those normal soldiers, who are operating in the field are they special forces or tank men are sometimes forced to make tough decisions. And those field operators are also under the psychological influence of the regular representers of the opposite side. That's why helicopters and airplanes are a better way to scout and fast strike operations.
They can track mobile telephones, and then shoot their missiles against those targets, but in those cases, the person who uses the mobile telephone might be different than a person, who has bought that device. That means that airstrikes are effective against targeted mobile telephones.
But they are causing that tracking the terrorists or the user of that telephone is difficult because there is no DNA or other samples in those targets. There are also no people for interrogations, what is, of course, a good thing for terrorists. And there is a possibility that terrorists are waiting for the last second and then leave the house, what might confuse the intelligence of Israel, that they are dead.
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