Turkish Incursion into Northern Syria Signals Turning Point in Anti-ISIS Fight
Aug 30, 2016 - Jennifer Cafarella![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/Military%20Situation%20in%20Northern%20Syria-30%20AUG%202016_1.png?itok=CPdEHj0J)
Turkey is unraveling America’s anti-ISIS partner in northern Syria in order to position itself as a major power broker in planned operations to retake Raqqa City. Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) crossed into Syria to seize the ISIS held border town of Jarablus alongside numerous Turkish- and U.S.-backed Syrian armed opposition groups on August 24.