Original Title: Iran, Russian and Turkey team up to hold sway in Syria.
Iran, Russia and Turkey are teaming up in Syria. Turkey and Iran, as regional neighbors are using their location to further their own motives. For Iran, it is to help support Shia Muslims and to connect Syria, and Lebanon to Iran. For Turkey, it is to combat the YPG militia in the northern part of Syria in order to further de-legitimize the creation of a Kurdish autonomous state. For Russia, it is to put a “bow” on their interactions in Syria. Not wanting a repeat of Afghanistan. However the complications come in when realizing that this now allies, are in fact being pragmatic. Ankara and Moscow are not the closest of friends, and Iran and Ankara also do not have the warmest relationship. It will be interesting to see what happens to their relationship in the 10 years. One thing is clear: the United States is nowhere to be seen in Syria.
