Turkish-Syrian rapprochement to hit AANES – official
RAQQA, Syria (North Press) – An official of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), known as Rojava, considered on Sunday Turkish-Syrian rapprochement will deepens Syrian crisis.
On Thursday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that an advanced step with Syria should be taken, hinting to contact Syrian government.
This came after previous statements released by Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mevlut Cavusoglu, on August 11, as he told reporters that he held a short meeting with his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad in Belgrade in October 2021, adding that communication had resumed between the two countries’ intelligence agencies.
Hassan Kocher, deputy co-chair of the Executive Council of the AANES, said, “The recent agreement between Turkey and Syrian regime will deepen the Syrian crisis … and it will lead to divide Syria.”
“The rapprochement intends to strike the AANES,” Kocher added.
He pointed out that the intentions of the Syrian government lay in controlling M4 Highway and retaking Idlib Governorate entirely. In exchange, it will allow Turkey to attack the AANES-held areas.
Over the years of Syrian war, Turkey has adopted a dual policy that is revealed recently through announcing the possibility of rapprochement with the Syrian government, according to the official.
Finally, Kocher added that Turkey has abandoned its past intentions of changing the Syrian President and adopted new ones, including reconciliation with the Syrian government to hit the democratic project of the AANES.