A member of the Syrian Parliament warned over efforts by the United States for returning the terrorist of the Islamic State (IS) to Iraq.

David Pollack, a researcher of the Kurdish issue in Middle East Institute in Washington that there is the possibility of negotiation between Turkey and the Syrian Kurdish forces of Peoples’ Protection Units (YPG) as the former leader of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) had called for talks with Turkey.

US Special Envoy for Syria James Jeffrey stated on Sunday that Washington would take some steps by the end of this year to ensure criteria for the road map in Manbij as soon as possible.

Scores gathered in the Kurdish city of Qamishli, northern Syria, on Sunday to denounce the illegal presence of US and Turkish troops on the Syrian territories which constitute a breach of international laws and agreements and an attempt to undermine national unity.

U.S. special representative for Syria James Jeffrey said the new US military posts near Turkish border in northern Syria aims less harassment fire and ensuring security of the region including Turkey’s.

US and allied forces in eastern Syria need to complete training between 35,000 to 40,000 local troops to establish stability in eastern Syria following the defeat and expulsion of the Islamic State (IS) terror group in those areas, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs General Joseph Dunford said.

The United States regards its presence in Syria as a strategic tool and will maintain it unless Iran withdraws its forces from the country, which is a highly unlikely scenario, former UK Ambassador to Syria Peter Ford told Sputnik.

The U.S. seeks to keep a close watch on Turkish territory and protect Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) forces with its observation posts that are being established along the northern Syrian border, a military analyst said.

The United States is trying to establish a quasi-state entity for Syrian Kurds that is independent of Damascus on the eastern Euphrates River, said Russian Chief of Staff, General Valery Vasilyevich Gerasimov on Wednesday.

Two leading Syrian Kurdish officials have called for the creation of a no-fly zone in the north of the country to protect the region from any possible Turkey incursion.

The U.S. envoy to Syria affairs says Washington backs preserving Syria integrity, denying that Washington has any joint political plans with Kurds in Syria.

A top U.S. Department of State (DOS) official, while testifying before a House panel on Thursday, cautioned Turkey that military action against the American-allied Kurds in northern Syria is “unacceptable.” 

The chief of foreign ties of the Syrian Kurds Democratic Society Movement blamed talks over Syria crisis in Astana, Kazakistan, stressing that the solution to the crisis should be found in Geneva.

The Russian envoy to Syria affairs has stated that there are some Kurdish sides in Syria peace tals but all of the Syrian Kurdish grous should attend the talks.

The co-leader of northen Syria Democratic Federalism parliament told Kurdpress that the entity in northern Syria is not a threat to Turkey.
Hediyeh Yusuf, however, stated that they are ready to defend the entity against any possible Turkey incursion.