President Erdogan's recent signal of a military operation in Syria has also been on the agenda of the international community. The Turkish official, speaking to the British capital, London-based media outlet Middle East Eye, shared the details of the operation. The official, who did not reveal his name, announced the plans of Turkey's military operation to the media organization that reports on the Middle East. The official pointed out that Turkey's operation was simultaneous with Russia 's withdrawal of its troops from the region due to the war in Ukraine, and that it was the result of Ankara's struggle with the terrorist organization PKK in northern Iraq.
“It has nothing to do with Russia withdrawing its troops just because of Ukraine,” the official said. The PKK's sending of new forces and weapons and ammunition from Iraq to Syria triggered such a reaction. These two operations must continue simultaneously. Ankara has its own concerns and intelligence about the PKK's presence in Syria," he said.
Erdogan announced that Turkey, which carried out the Euphrates Shield in 2016, the Olive Branch in 2018 and the Peace Spring in 2019, would carry out an operation against Tel Rıfat and Manbij in this operation. The Turkish official said, “The YPG carried out at least 100 attacks on the opposition and Turkish military bases with missiles. Menagh Air Base, which was captured by the Syrian Democratic Forces in 2016 with the help of Russia, also puts the terrorists in an advantageous position.
The official, who did not reveal his name, also emphasized the importance of Tel Rıfat “Tel Rıfat contains 60 percent of the clean water in the region. That alone makes it an important strategic target. The return of refugees and the management of water resources are very important. This will revitalize agriculture and increase returns,” he said.
On the other hand, while drawing attention to the fact that Russian forces left Tel Rifat due to the war between Russia and Ukraine, “I don't think the Syrian government will try to repulse Turkey's operation. The Turkish army and the Syrian National Army have now completed their preparations and the operation can begin at any time. "Russia thinks it will be difficult to provide new weapons and support to its armies in Tel Rifat, and they have now abandoned their bases near Aleppo to the Iranians," he said.
my thoughts
Erdogan is pretending to fight terrorism in order to increase his own votes in the upcoming Turkish snap elections. Although he knows that there will be no peace in Syria without an agreement with Assad, he goes to the fire with gasoline. He spends the money of the Turkish nation on the so-called fight against terrorism. The fight against terrorism starts with the judiciary I do not trust the Turkish judiciary because there are no fair independent courts based on the separation of powers. Responding to terror with terror only leads to more terror. I support Turkey's agreement with Assad and establishing a Safe Zone, not the dictator's lies.
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