The US it seems is at war with Turkey.

US sending arms to YPG to fight Turkey in Idlib and Afrin.

Turkish Armed Forces YouTube account confirms Commando Unit deployment to Idlib. “Deployment Ceremony” broadcast on YouTube.

BREAKING: Turkish President confirms to Turkish media that Turkey has now resumed direct contact with President Bashar Hafez al-Assad of the Syrian Arab Republic.

Turkey is preparing to transfer control back to the Syrian Arab Republic of areas its forces cleared on the condition that Syria will not allow any Kurdish movements to control these areas. Turkey will also have certains powers under a Treaty to intervene if the Kurds attempt to move into these locations.

President Putin has held a conference with President Erdogan in Ankara today.

President Putin: “Conditions to end Syria war in place, joint success with Turkey”- See https://www.rt.com/news/404951-putin-erdogan-ankara-meeting/

President Putin & Erdogan: “We are prepared to hit US interests in Syria”- See http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/erdogan-and-putin-prepare-to-hit-us-interests-in-syria/article/2636006

Kurdish-led forces accuse Russia of targeting, wounding troops in Syria
Karzan Sulaivany Karzan Sulaivany | 3 hours ago
http://www.kurdistan24.net/en/news/ff416a72-e283-4063-9ba4-5e0d4f5138e3

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region (Kurdistan 24) – The US-backed, Kurdish-led forces battling the Islamic State (IS) in Syria on Monday said Russian warplanes targeted their fighters in Deir al-Zor Province, eastern Syria.

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an alliance of Kurdish and Arab forces, said a Russian air raid struck their positions in Deir al-Zor near a major gas field they recently captured from IS.

On Saturday, the SDF announced they had seized the largest natural gas field in Syria from the extremist group.

The Conoco gas field, as well as the plant, is now under the control of SDF fighters.

According to Lilwa Abdallah, a spokesperson for the SDF, the Russian airstrikes wounded at least six of their forces.

“Russian airstrikes and mortar fire hit the Conoco gas plant where a large number of our forces are stationed,” Abdallah told AFP.

Meanwhile, in an official statement, the SDF said it had the right to respond to military provocations.

“We will not stand by with our arms crossed, and we will use our legitimate right to self-defense,” the statement read.

While SDF fighters continue to advance on the east bank of the Euphrates River in Deir al-Zor, Russian-backed Syrian troops are gaining areas on the west bank of the river.

A “de-confliction” zone was imposed to prevent the two forces from clashing as they advance in their respective campaigns, but Monday’s incident is the second time the SDF has accused Russia of targeting its troops.

Earlier this month, the US-backed forces said their fighters were wounded by Russian and Syrian airstrikes on their positions in the countryside of Deir al-Zor.

The SDF immediately condemned the assault on their forces and called on the attackers to “stop such actions that only serve IS militants.”

Russia has been Syria’s main ally, joining the war two years ago, and has supported Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in his fight against rebel and Islamist forces.

Editing by G.H. Renaud

SDF says it was attacked by Russian Jets. Moscow denies claim.

Turkey has also stated that based on its own HUMINT & IMINT the US backed SDF and elements of the US Joint Special Operations Command are working together with ISIS.

Meanwhile recently modernized M-60T Sabra SARP with self-protection suites have been amassing on Syria-Turkey border.

Turkish Aerospace Industries has won the Turkish tender for the Turkish Air Force Jet Trainer program dubbed the HurJet. It is also entering the Australian tender which will be announced soon.

So TAI comes out as a winner either way.