Jenny Keesden

And it's deja vu because they said this before. I was actually here, Wayne. They said this before. Back in 2019, I also happened to be in northern Syria. And it was, if I'm not wrong, it was Trump again. Yeah, it was. And they said we're withdrawing our forces from Syria. Did they actually withdraw? Not exactly, no.

And it's deja vu because they said this before. I was actually here, Wayne. They said this before. Back in 2019, I also happened to be in northern Syria. And it was, if I'm not wrong, it was Trump again. Yeah, it was. And they said we're withdrawing our forces from Syria. Did they actually withdraw? Not exactly, no.

You still saw them driving around in big cars, mostly right next to the oil fields. It was almost comical, sort of like when parts... Yeah. When parts next to the oil fields. But that withdrawal was symbolic. That withdrawal was... They withdrew from bases right on the border with Turkey.

You still saw them driving around in big cars, mostly right next to the oil fields. It was almost comical, sort of like when parts... Yeah. When parts next to the oil fields. But that withdrawal was symbolic. That withdrawal was... They withdrew from bases right on the border with Turkey.

You still saw them driving around in big cars, mostly right next to the oil fields. It was almost comical, sort of like when parts... Yeah. When parts next to the oil fields. But that withdrawal was symbolic. That withdrawal was... They withdrew from bases right on the border with Turkey.

Which lies just to the north of Syria, and as such, just next to north of East Syria, for anyone without the map immediately in their head. And they...

Which lies just to the north of Syria, and as such, just next to north of East Syria, for anyone without the map immediately in their head. And they...

Which lies just to the north of Syria, and as such, just next to north of East Syria, for anyone without the map immediately in their head. And they...

announced it very very clearly and very publicly and so it was a kind of it was a green flag to say to turkey yeah come on you come yeah we're not going to stop you we're not gonna um because what you don't want to do is hit an american by accident as you gave the examples they you know they brought down the drone because it was over an american base not because it was bombing civilians nearby which dozens of other were

announced it very very clearly and very publicly and so it was a kind of it was a green flag to say to turkey yeah come on you come yeah we're not going to stop you we're not gonna um because what you don't want to do is hit an american by accident as you gave the examples they you know they brought down the drone because it was over an american base not because it was bombing civilians nearby which dozens of other were

announced it very very clearly and very publicly and so it was a kind of it was a green flag to say to turkey yeah come on you come yeah we're not going to stop you we're not gonna um because what you don't want to do is hit an american by accident as you gave the examples they you know they brought down the drone because it was over an american base not because it was bombing civilians nearby which dozens of other were

And so you had that kind of symbolic withdrawal, which led to, in 2019, was one of the times that Turkey has annexed a section, essentially annexed a section of Syria, north and east Syria, under the remit of the Autonomous Administration, but nonetheless still technically Syrian territory. And in that time, it was Serekhaniye and Girespi, which people may have heard of.

And so you had that kind of symbolic withdrawal, which led to, in 2019, was one of the times that Turkey has annexed a section, essentially annexed a section of Syria, north and east Syria, under the remit of the Autonomous Administration, but nonetheless still technically Syrian territory. And in that time, it was Serekhaniye and Girespi, which people may have heard of.

And so you had that kind of symbolic withdrawal, which led to, in 2019, was one of the times that Turkey has annexed a section, essentially annexed a section of Syria, north and east Syria, under the remit of the Autonomous Administration, but nonetheless still technically Syrian territory. And in that time, it was Serekhaniye and Girespi, which people may have heard of.

And so that, yeah, that was the green flag to Turkey to take that step. And at that time, yeah, I'll maybe share, it's a lot of, A lot of political stuff, a lot of acronyms, a lot of all this, and maybe I'll just share a wee anecdote.

And so that, yeah, that was the green flag to Turkey to take that step. And at that time, yeah, I'll maybe share, it's a lot of, A lot of political stuff, a lot of acronyms, a lot of all this, and maybe I'll just share a wee anecdote.

And so that, yeah, that was the green flag to Turkey to take that step. And at that time, yeah, I'll maybe share, it's a lot of, A lot of political stuff, a lot of acronyms, a lot of all this, and maybe I'll just share a wee anecdote.

At that time, when they made the announcement they were going to leave, people organized a march to an American base. And I was here at the time, and I joined it with some of the women's organizations. It was the most amazing day. Like, I sort of went home and wrote this massive journal entity, because I'd already been here for a very long time, but my mind was still a bit blown by it.

At that time, when they made the announcement they were going to leave, people organized a march to an American base. And I was here at the time, and I joined it with some of the women's organizations. It was the most amazing day. Like, I sort of went home and wrote this massive journal entity, because I'd already been here for a very long time, but my mind was still a bit blown by it.

At that time, when they made the announcement they were going to leave, people organized a march to an American base. And I was here at the time, and I joined it with some of the women's organizations. It was the most amazing day. Like, I sort of went home and wrote this massive journal entity, because I'd already been here for a very long time, but my mind was still a bit blown by it.