Talking in Ankara, Erdoğan stated, “Idlib, Hama, Homs, the goal is after all Damascus. This march of the opposition continues. We’re following it each by intelligence and the media. After all, we hope that this march in Syria continues with out incident or hassle.”
Recalling their request to satisfy with Syrian chief Bashar Assad, the President additionally stated, “We made a name to Assad. We stated, 'Let's decide the way forward for Syria collectively.' Sadly, we didn’t obtain a optimistic response on this matter.”
President Erdoğan final referred to as Assad on November 13 and stated that they wished to place Syria relations on observe.
The Islamist opposition in Idlib, led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), launched assaults in direction of the south of the nation on November 27 and captured Aleppo in a short while.
The opposition, who captured Hama in the previous few days, additionally approached town of Homs.
Türkiye, which has declared that it has not intervened within the conflicts since November 27, continues its diplomatic contacts with Astana Course of companions Russia and Iran.
The Astana conferences have been initiated in 2017 below the management of Türkiye and Russia, with the intention of controlling the ceasefire and battle processes in Syria, and Iran was later included.
In his assertion on November 2, President Erdoğan stated, “Our best want is to protect the territorial integrity of Syria and to finish the instability with an settlement in keeping with the authentic calls for of the Syrian folks.”
Talking on the press convention held after his Iranian counterpart Abbas Arakchi's go to to Ankara on the identical day, Minister of International Affairs Hakan Fidan stated, “It could be unsuitable at this stage to attempt to clarify the occasions in Syria with any international intervention.”
On this speech, Fidan stated, “We are not looking for the civil warfare to escalate.”
Repeating his name for the Assad administration to “reconcile” with the opponents, Fidan stated that the Astana course of will likely be revived quickly.
Among the many points that Turkey attaches most significance to on this course of is the potential of the Folks's Safety Items (YPG) coming into the strategic factors left by the Syrian authorities and beginning a brand new mass migration motion in direction of its borders as a result of conflicts.
MHP chief Devlet Bahçeli, at his occasion's parliamentary group assembly on December 3, referred to as on Syrian President Bashar Assad to “set up unconditional contact and dialogue with Turkey and present a will for normalization, first for his personal profit after which for his nation's profit.”
In his speech on the identical day, CHP Chairman Özgür Özel stated, “The efforts of terrorist organizations resembling HTS to degrade Syria needs to be approached with warning” and warned Erdoğan to “avoid plans to divide Syria.”
Özel additionally referred to as on Assad, “A brand new web page needs to be opened and dialogue needs to be initiated for the brotherhood of the rights of Syria and Türkiye.”
DEM Occasion Co-Chairman Tülay Hatimoğulları stated, “Teams resembling Al Nusra and HTS, that are thought of terrorist organizations all around the world, profit from the situations that permit the Syrian Nationwide Military to advance.”
Stating that one shouldn’t be wanting to destroy the positive factors of the Kurds in Syria and Rojava, Hatimoğulları stated, “The calculations within the Center East don’t go well with the market. “A spear to the Kurds dwelling in Rojava and an olive department to the Kurds in Turkey can’t go collectively,” he stated.
Minister Fidan: 'Türkiye is just not concerned'
The primary written assertion relating to Syria, made by Ministry of International Affairs Spokesperson Öncü Keçeli on the evening of November 29, targeted on the developments within the Idlib area quite than the conflicts extending to Aleppo, and gave the message that the occasions broke out as a result of latest rising assaults on this area.
The spokesman acknowledged that the settlement legitimate within the Idlib Rigidity Discount Zone, developed with Astana companions, was violated and Turkey's warning that these assaults needs to be stopped was not listened to.
In accordance with experiences within the Turkish media, safety sources shared the data that these assaults have been carried out by Russia with its air forces and by the Syrian authorities with its land forces. Sources additionally claimed that Turkey blocked teams that deliberate to reply to these assaults for a very long time.
The second assertion was made by Minister of International Affairs Hakan Fidan on 30 November. Talking on the TRT World Discussion board, Fidan, upon a query, stated that Turkey was not concerned within the conflicts that reached Aleppo.
Stating that the developments in Syria are being adopted intently, Fidan stated, “We won’t take any motion that may set off a brand new wave of migration.”
Turkey, which hosts roughly 3 million Syrians who fled the Syrian civil warfare that began in 2011, is anxious {that a} main operation within the Idlib area, which has a inhabitants of roughly 2 million, will set off a brand new mass migration motion in direction of its borders.
Türkiye is uncomfortable with Astana companions' method to Syria
The latest failure of the Astana Course of, which was established in 2017, to be practical sufficient and the lack of significance of the developments in northern Syria, particularly after the beginning of the Israel-Hamas warfare, precipitated Ankara to be disturbed.
The final assembly of the Astana Course of was held in Kazakhstan on November 11-12, however it was noteworthy that the joint declaration didn’t embody a brand new method that will change the scenario in Syria.
In his assertion to the Turkish press on November 23, International Minister Fidan expressed his reservations relating to the angle of Astana companions Iran and Syria as follows:
“Normalization of Syria and Turkey is just not amongst Iran's priorities in Syria. “From Russia's perspective, since there’s already a ceasefire within the area and no critical menace has emerged, such a difficulty is just not on the agenda.”
Noting that Russia and Iran thought that the continuation of the method initiated in Astana can be enough, however its sustainability was ignored, Fidan stated:
“It’s an ever-evolving menace inside Syria as a result of the required steps haven’t been taken within the combat in opposition to terrorism and refugees. In different phrases, it could evolve right into a menace that the price of our destruction will increase daily. We’re in search of an answer for this. After all, the place these seek for options can’t be answered with diplomacy and a constructive method, we are going to see how we will take different steps when the time comes.”
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a number of calls to Syrian President Bashar Assad to be able to begin a brand new period between the 2 international locations, however couldn’t obtain a optimistic response from Damascus. Ankara accuses Moscow and Tehran of not giving Assad sufficient recommendation on this course of.
Dialogue with Russia and Iran
Because the conflicts in Syria improve, it’s noticed that diplomatic contacts between Türkiye, Russia and Iran have elevated. International Minister Fidan spoke on the cellphone with Russian International Minister Sergey Lavrov on 30 November. Lavrov had a gathering with Iranian International Minister Abbas Arakchi on the identical day.
Arakchi will maintain talks in Syria on Sunday and can maintain talks in Ankara on Monday. It was introduced that the middle of those contacts was to cease the rising conflicts and implement present agreements.
Aside from these international locations, International Minister Fidan additionally contacted the international ministers of Qatar, Lebanon and Iraq.
Turkey's eyes are on YPG
Regardless of Fidan's assertion that “we’re not concerned”, there’s a notion within the area that the Syrian Nationwide Military (SNA) is supported by Türkiye.
Turkey defines the YPG as a “terrorist group” and accuses it of utilizing its partnership with the US within the combat in opposition to ISIS, which has been ongoing since 2015, to determine its personal rule in northern Syria.
In accordance with Turkish safety sources, YPG has begun to settle within the strategic factors left by the regime forces that retreated as a result of clashes in latest days.
Sources claimed that YPG took benefit of the present turmoil and aimed to create a hall in northeastern Syria with Tel Rifat, however this try was prevented by an operation launched by SNA.
Abdurrahman Mustafa, the President of the choice Syrian Interim Authorities, established by the umbrella opposition group in Syria, the Nationwide Coalition of Syrian Opposition and Revolutionary Forces, made a press release to A Haber on November 30, noting that the SMO would forestall the YPG from seizing the areas left by the regime, and that the subsequent He introduced that their goal can be Tel Rifat, which continues to be within the fingers of YPG.
Anadolu Company additionally reported in its information on December 1 that the SNA captured the Kuwairis Navy Airport, thus disrupting the YPG's provide line between Tel Rifat and Manbij.
Türkiye, which final carried out a complete cross-border navy operation in northern Syria in 2019, has lengthy acknowledged that it’ll resort to navy means if the YPG continues to pose a menace.
The USA and Russia oppose Turkey's launch of a brand new navy operation.
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