Turkey sends messages to Russia by bombing Syrian government sites: Analysis
IDLIB, Syria (North Press) – Military men and politicians in the Syrian opposition said on Monday that the Turkish bombing on the Syrian government forces’ sites is only skirmishes that it wants to send messages to Russia through.
The Syrian political analyst Nasr al-Youssef, who resides in Moscow, argue that “the military escalation in northwest Syria is only skirmishes with aims of conveying messages, and it is obvious that Russian-Turkish relations are not at their best.”
“Russia’s top priority is that the regime reclaims control of all the Syrian areas, but of course it cannot ignore the demands of Turkey so that their relationship is not completely severed,” al-Youssef told North Press.
He pointed out that the tension between Russia and the West, “is in Turkey’s interest in general, as the Turks are taking advantage of the Western attack on Russia in order for Russia to make as many concessions as possible to Turkey.”
“Things in northwest Syria will remain as they are, only skirmishes,” said the politician who added that “I do not think that the Russians will allow Assad’s regime and the sectarian militias to wage a major war in Idlib.”
“The bombing, however, will not stop permanently, as the messages between the disputed parties will never end. Northwest Syria has become a mailbox for all countries to send messages to each other at the expense of the Syrian blood,” he added.
Iran, for its part, works occasionally to move its proxy agents to tell the other parties that it exists in Syria, according to the political analyst.
“The Russians also want to pressure the Turks not to fully integrate with NATO again, and the latter sends messages to both parties regarding their national security on the southeastern border,” according to al-Youssef.
“The escalation in northwest Syria is still on, and it increases with the approach of each round of Astana talks,” Mustafa Bakour, the official spokesman for Jaysh al-Izza, which is affiliated with the Syrian opposition factions, said.
“It is likely that a new round of Astana talks will be held this month that could produce new agreements,” he added.