International states oppose Turkish operation in Syria – Politicians
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – Politicians told North Press on Thursday so far the international and regional stances have not reached a consensus to open the way for Turkey to launch a military operation in Syria.
Since early Thursday Turkish drones have targeted several locations, vital facilities and infrastructure, in various areas of northern Syria.
The drone strikes took place following a statement on Wednesday by Turkey’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hakan Fidan, in which he threatened to strike a broader range of targets in Syria and Iraq in retaliation for the Ankara attack.
On Oct. 1, two individuals carried out a bomb attack in front of the building of the Ministry of Interior in Ankara injuring two police officers. Later, the Kurdistan’s Workers Party (PKK) claimed responsibility for the attack.
Fidan claimed that the two attackers who carried out the attack had been trained in Syria. “From now on, all infrastructure, large facilities and energy facilities belonging to (armed Kurdish groups) in Iraq and Syria are legitimate targets for our security forces,” he threatened.
The political analyst, Ahmad al-Durzi, told North Press consecutive Turkish governments have proved opportunistic and can use its geopolitical location to win and turn threats to achieve gains on the ground, both at home and in the region on the short and long terms.
“This is not part of Turkey’s bigger project, represented by the demographic change of the region that extends from the Mediterranean Sea all the way to Iran’s border, which it considers its legal and lawful right,” according to al-Durzi.
“These are the real motives of Turkey. It takes advantage of it in the internal conflict and in the regional ambitions and expansion to reinforce its role, enhance its conditions in negotiations and grant it a chance to extort all the major states to achieve these goals,” al-Durzi added.
He noted, “There is no true evidence regarding the statement of the Turkish Minister of Defense that the two attacker who conduct the attack in Ankara came from Syria and were trained there. There are no facts and true evidence for these allegations.”
The international and regional stances have not reached a consensus to open the way for Turkey to launch a military operation in Syria once again. Russia clearly does not want Turkey to be involved more than it already is in Syria, as it seeks to achieve a Syrian- Turkish agreement to draw out the Turkish forces from Syria.
The analyst said the US also would not consent a Turkish invasion again in Syria. The US is not concerned with the Kurds or Turkey, but rather its international struggle to remain as a dominant global power.
The Turkish army is the second largest army in NATO after the US with enormous military capabilities. All the Turkish military movements so far are within the usual military presence. There are no large-scale military reinforcements that indicate such an operation might occur, according to al-Durzi.
“This leads us to think the way is clear for Turkey, with US and Russia turning a blind eye, to carry out security operations, whether through its agents inside or through drones in collaboration with those agents,” he explained.
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) dismissed on Wednesday the allegations made by Turkish officials about the crossing of the perpetrators of Ankara attack through SDF-held areas.
Fanar al-Gaeit, Deputy co-chair of Foreign Relations Department of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), said the statement of the SDF and AANES is clear and they are not involved in the attack that occurred in Ankara.
He added that despite that, the Turkish escalation continues. Everyday a Turkish attack occurs in areas in northeast Syria.
He noted the “Ankara attack is an internal conflict between the PKK and Turkey. It has been ongoing for over 40 years before the establishment of the AANES and SDF. The conflict has not ended. That is why the AANES and SDF are involved.”
“Turkey already conducted military operations and invaded and occupied areas and led to the displacement of the population. With the AKP in power everything is possible,” al-Gaeit noted.