Syria: UK looks for allies for YPG/PKK terrorists

By Mohamad Misto and Selen Temizer

ANKARA (AA) - U.K. authorities began mediation efforts between the YPG/PKK terrorist organization and opposition Kurds in Syria, local sources said on Thursday.

According to information obtained from the National Council of Syrian Kurds (ENKS), the U.K.'s attempt at reconciling the YPG/PKK and ENKS -- considered legitimate representative of Syrian opposition Kurds -- when previous efforts by France ended in failure.

Earlier in July, France met representatives of the council, offering to help them resolve their differences with the YPG/PKK terrorists.

During the meeting in Qamishli, Syria, the ENKS had ruled out a French proposal that they open offices in YPG/PKK-occupied areas in northern Syria, unable to trust the terror group.

At the behest of the U.S., a British delegation went to Qamishli to discuss the same issue on Wednesday morning.

The council's position would depend on the applicability of the U.K. committees proposals, the source underlined

In a bid to become the sole representatives of Syrian Kurds, the YPG/PKK has in the past silenced opposition within the region it occupies.

The terror groups has abducted ENKS members numerous times and has locked or razed the offices of political parties affiliated with the council.

In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the European Union -- has been responsible for the deaths of nearly 40,000 people, including women, children and infants. The YPG is its Syrian offshoot.

*Writing by Erdogan Cagatay Zontur