The United States in Northeastern Syria

Fabrice Balanche (1)

1 EVS - Environnement, Ville, Société

The United States plans to maintain its military presence in northeastern Syria until 2021 for three reasons: to prevent the return of the Islamic State, to influence the political transition in Syria, and to block the construction of the Iranian "land bridge" to the Mediterranean. Because of this commitment, the United States decided to keep two thousand men on the ground and to seek help from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF),

Mots clés: Syrian Conflict; Realpolitik; Raqqa; United States Foreign Policy; Kurdistan; Syria; Kurdish Studies; Geopolitics; Abdullah Öcalan; Rojava; YPG

Domaines: Sciences de l'Homme et Société; Architecture, aménagement de l'espace; Démographie; Géographie

Fabrice Balanche. The United States in Northeastern Syria. 2018. ⟨halshs-03175782⟩