AANES warns of repercussions of Hamas-Israel conflict on NE Syria

RAQQA, Syria (North Press) – An official in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) said on Wednesday that the AANES is concerned of spillover of Hamas-Israel conflict to its areas.

Deputy Co-chair of Foreign Relations Department of the AANES Fenar al-Kait said that the ongoing war in Gaza will reach Syria, particularly northeast Syria. This is evident in the Israeli airstrikes on Syria, according to al-Kait.

Since the beginning of Hamas-Israel conflict, Israeli warplanes targeted Aleppo International Airport six times, while targeting Damascus International Airport four times, according to Documentation and Monitoring Department of North Press.

In addition, the Islamic Resistance, an Iranian-backed group, has carried out a series of attacks against US military bases in Syria since the beginning of the war between Hamas an Israel.

The US Department of Defense (DoD) revealed on Monday that 23 attacks targeted US bases in Syria and Iraq since Oct. 17.

Al-Kait told North Press that Syria has become “a battleground for many countries, including the US-led Global Coalition that fights terrorism, Russian existence, and Iranian and Turkish intervention.”

“Iranian strikes on the Coalition’ bases from time to time portends spillover of conflict in the region,” according to the official.

Maybe war does not occur directly between the two parties, but “Iran will utilize its proxies to hit security and stability in northeast Syria,” al-Kait added.

Iran, throughout its attacks, intends to plunge the Global Coalition into a turmoil which will affect security and stability of AANES-held areas.

“What is occurring in Gaza will has vast and concerning repercussions on the Middle East in general and northeast Syrian in particular,” he pointed out.

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq (IRI) said on Wednesday that it had launched an attack on al-Tanf US military base, near the Syrian-Iraqi border, using two drones.

By Fatima Khaled