In just a few days, the sons of Arab tribes in the Syrian governorate of Deir ez-Zor have managed to shift the balance of control and influence there at the expense of the Syrian Democratic Forces, supported by Washington.

Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the leader of Turkiye’s main opposition party, has been blaming Syrian refugees for the country’s social, economic, and political problems, in a sharp turn from his previous rhetoric of change and progress.