Turkey-backed forces are aiming to capture more territory in northern Syria from Kurdish groups, according to Turkish officials familiar with the matter, a move that could stir tensions with the US.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday that Turkey will "hold the key" to what happens in Syria, where rebels backed by Ankara toppled the government of Bashar al-Assad earlier this month.

The Middle East's regional powers had been pursuing reconciliation. Syria's post-Assad transition will put that to the test. The post Post-Assad Syria Will Test Turkey's Thaw With the Gulf States appeared first on World Politics Review.