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November 17th, 2017 
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nsnbc : The alleged resignation of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) spokesman Telal Silo and reports that he allegedly has joined the Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army caused speculations about his actual whereabouts. The Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), the main constituent of the U.S.-backed SDF, speculate that Silo may have been abducted in a joint operation by Turkey’s intelligence service MIT and Turkey-backed insurgents.
SDF deputy spokesman Telal Silo (archives)
The People’s Protection Units (YPG), Thursday evening, cited a statement issued by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on its official website, about Telal Silo (Selo). The YPG stressed that the SDF stated that Silo resigned from his position as SDF spokesman and that he possibly was kidnapped by Turkish intelligence.
The SDF, however, also stated that Silo had been deputy spokesman of the Syrian Democratic Forces and “resigned his job a while ago, because of serious threats by Turkey on his family and children’s life”.
The SDF, in their statement, stressed that Telal Silo is a respectful man and that he fulfilled his job professionally til the last moment. The SDF maintain that it was among others therefore that he and his family were threatened by Turkey. The Syrian Democratic Forces – reiterated on the official website of the People’s Protection Units stated unequivocally:
“We believe that Silo and his family were kidnapped in a special joint operation by Turkey’s MIT and rebels backed by it”.
The SDF noted that they will continue their struggle of democracy for Democratic Syria, whoever tries to prevent it. It was also stated that the detailed statement to be issued as soon as the investigation finishes.
On Wednesday the U.K. based, Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) media outlet Al-Araby Al-Jadeed claimed FSA sources had reported that Silo had arrived in Turkish territory early on Wednesday. Mohammad Abdallah, politburo chief of the Hamza Division, told AFP that a deal to take Silo to Turkey was agreed upon between Silo and Turkish forces. No threats against him or his family were mentioned.
Joint press conference held by SDF commanders and deserting FSA officers in October 2016. (archives)
Abou al-Farouq, a deputy chief of the likewise Turkey-allied Liwa al-Shamal, confirmed the deal to AFP. nsnbc can at this time not establish whether these statements are entirely or partly correct, or for that matter what exactly has happened with Silo and his family.
Brig. Gen. Silo is a Syrian Turkmen who has fought in the Turkmen Seljuk Brigade, a faction partnered with the Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG). Also the spokesperson of the SDF, Silo, went to units of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) near Jarablus, according to the report. “Silo was secretly coordinating with commanders from the FSA and when he entered areas under their control he then crossed into Turkish territory,” Reuters quoted Ibrahim al-Idlibi, an FSA spokesman, as saying.
The SDF is backed by the US-led international coalition and elements of the group previously have clashed with the FSA, which is now backed by Turkey and elements from Riyadh. “We are living here alongside Kurds and Arab,” said Silo in a 2016 SDF statement. Our Syriac and Assyrian brothers are living other areas… We’ve had good relations and good neighborliness for hundreds of years. We (Turkmens), Kurds and Arabs have good family relations.”
“We will not accept the custody of the Turkish state. It is a misconception if Turkey thinks that they could take Turkmens under their custody,” he said in the SDF video statement. The SDF has fought against ISIS since it was formed in 2015. Its fighters have largely stayed out of the Syrian civil war, with only some elements like the YPG occasionally clashing with the FSA. “We are the people of the region. We the Turkmens, we are Syrians and not Turks,” Silo said in the 2016 statement.
CH/L & F/AK – nsnbc 17.11.2017
Source Article from https://nsnbc.me/2017/11/17/syrian-democratic-forces-spokesman-telal-silo-kidnapped-by-turkish-intelligence/
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