SDF Commander warns against Turkish-Syrian ‘deal’
DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) –Commander in Chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Mazloum Abdi, warned on Tuesday against a “deal” between Ankara and Damascus, saying it reflects the interests of Turkey and it poses great risks to Syrians’ future and will.
Abdi said, in an interview with Asharq al-Awsat Newspaper, that normalization between Turkey and Syria is conditional on deporting Syrian refugees and undermining the project of Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES).
Regarding to Turkey’s intention to launch a new military operation against northeast Syria, the SDF Commander in Chief said most of the States involved in Syrian affairs know that any Turkish military operation on northeastern Syria, “will bring woes to the people.”
In late May, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced plans to carry out another major military cross-border incursion into northern Syria. Erdogan specified his targets in the two northern Syrian cities of Manbij and Tel Rifaat where many Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are residing.
On June 1, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan renewed his threats of launching the operation on northern Syria.
Abdi stressed that Turkish Forces are still carrying out drone attacks on the areas in northeastern Syria that reached 70 strikes during the last two years, targeting civilians and best military leaders who fight against Islamic State Organization (ISIS).
In late September, Erdogan announced in a televised interview that National Intelligence Organization was carrying out negotiations with Syria.
In response to a question about discussions between the Syrian government and leaders in northeastern Syria, he stressed the impossibility of dismantling the SDF that has a “special” organizational structure, encouraging the political solution between all Syrian forces.