Russia and Turkey: Approaches to Regional Security in the Middle East

... Turkey and Syria, fighting against DAESH and pursuing the less explicitly mentioned objective of preventing the U.S.-backed SDF/ YPG from establishing an autonomous corridor in the north of Syria [ 38 ]. The operation was completed on 29 March 2017 with ... ... creating regional security systems with Russia as a participant.” [ 44 ] Both Turkey and Russia cooperate within a number of international security organizations, including the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) as member countries,...