Kurdish terrorists ‘strike deal’ with Syrian army

In a bizarre twist of events the troops of the PKK (Kurdistan Workers’ Party) in north-western Syria say they have struck a deal with the Syrian government under which it will send troops to help repel a Turkish offensive. The Syrian government in Damascus has not offered any confirmation.Turkey had launched a major offensive against them last month.There is currently no Syrian military presence in the area. A senior Kurdish official, Badran Jia Kurd, told Reuters that government soldiers could enter the Afrin region within days and that they would deploy to some border positions.