Originally Posted by
Tureuki
SAA cannot fight Turkey directly without Russian support, and Russia won't risk losing Turkey while Turkey is exactly where they want it to be -alienated from the US, breaking US influence in Syria, and friendly with Russia- . There are two things that can happen, SAA will send in ground elements to east of euphrates without Russian support, just to get them massacred again, or they will see this whole thing as an opportunity to break the tight YPG, therefore US control over some lands and expand their influence, this would mean limited advance within Turkey and Russia's knowlodge.