Turkish army is preparing a new operation in Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the Turkish armed forces are preparing a new military operation in the Syrian Arab Republic. At the same time, Erdogan said that the previous operations of the Turkish Armed Forces (the “Euphrates Shield” and the “Olive Branch”) ensured security in several regions of Syria.

Erdogan:

With God's help, we will free up new territories in the near future and provide the necessary security there.

According to the Turkish president, about a quarter of a million refugees were able to return to those places in Syria where the Turkish military was safe. Most of them come from Turkish territory, where more than 2 million Syrian immigrants remain.

How does official Damascus relate to military operations in Syria? The Syrian authorities called the above-mentioned operation of the Armed Forces of Turkey "Euphrates Shield" a violation of the sovereignty of the Syrian Arab Republic.

Today, the Turkish military contingent is concentrated in Syria mainly in the north of the country - in the region of Afrin and Manbij, as well as in the province of Idlib. A joint Turkish-American patrol is being carried out in the Manbij area. In what region of Syria the Turks are going to launch a new military operation (and against whom specifically) is not reported.

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[Mr Credo]

I wonder what strategic plans Erdogan has. Create Kurdish autonomy from the Kurds of Turkey, Syria and Iraq as part of Turkey? Why not? Well, there will be the Turkish-Kurdish Republic. Erdogan will go down in history as the sovereign who increased the territory of the country. And how else can one explain his participation in this war?

[Yeraz]

Quote: Mister Creed

And how else can one explain his participation in this war?

if you were following the situation in Turkey, you would understand Turkey’s participation. On the other side of the border there are as many Kurds as there are in Turkey. Before the events in Syria, Turkey periodically invaded the military contingent in Iraq and periodically bombed the North of Iraq and carried out a special operation. there was a period with Syria when the Turkish troops were already preparing for the invasion, as the Kurds attacked and quietly retreated and Hafez al-Assad's father helped the Kurds. In Turkey, in 2016, if I am not mistaken, the situation worsened. As a result of the PKK terrorist attacks, about 2000 thousand security forces were killed because the PKK has a lot of weapons, rear bases for withdrawal and replenishment and support of Western intelligence services. Border cities were literally wiped off the face of the earth because there were a lot of militants and weapons. The population was evacuated inside the country.
Having invaded Syria, Turkey secured a security line along the border, and by the way, they also invaded Northern Iraq, it was just less illuminated. And the number of terrorist attacks decreased several times and only about 10 terrorist destroys were destroyed in the Olive branch. within the country are destroyed. A couple of days ago in the Tunzheli region 10 were destroyed, the day before 4.

[Inok10]

Quote: Yeraz

Even with Syria there was a period when the Turkish troops were already preparing for the invasion, as the Kurds attacked and calmly retreated, and Hafez Assad, the current father, helped the Kurds.

... do not whistle, the Kurds in Syria did not live from time immemorial, there Assyrians and Armenians lived there for ages - Christians, Kurds are refugees from the war between Turkey and the "PKK" from Turkey ... Hafez gave shelter to the Kurds, but never encouraged terrorism ... and now such "offended" Kurds were deprived of their citizenship and property rights for participating in uprising "Muslim brothers" in Syria ... remind the date? ...

[Yeraz]

Quote: Inok10

Quote: Yeraz

Even with Syria there was a period when the Turkish troops were already preparing for the invasion, as the Kurds attacked and calmly retreated, and Hafez Assad, the current father, helped the Kurds.

... do not whistle, the Kurds in Syria did not live from time immemorial, there Assyrians and Armenians lived there for ages - Christians, Kurds are refugees from the war between Turkey and the "PKK" from Turkey ... Hafez gave shelter to the Kurds, but never encouraged terrorism ... and now such "offended" Kurds were deprived of their citizenship and property rights for participating in uprising "Muslim brothers" in Syria ... remind the date? ...

That you do not whistle and do not make yourself smart.
The question was why Erdogan is doing this. What does it mean, who is the root and where did it come from ??? Erdogan wasn’t in the project at that time. The question was about the current situation and why Erdogan is doing this. Hafez did not encourage, but certainly did not) )) This is your personal opinion.

[armenk]

Eraz, soon the Syrians (and not without the help of the Kurds) will take up Idlib. Not long left. They will squeeze out the last major terrorist abscess under Turkish patronage from the body of Syria. It's a question of time..

[Yeraz]

Quote: armenk

soon the Syrians (and not without the help of the Kurds) will take up Idlib. Not long left

It is possible that we initially don’t know on what terms Turkey and the Russian Federation agreed, perhaps the surrender of Idlib was originally. Turkey in Afghanistan and in the territories taken in the Shield of Efrafat are building schools and universities and there are troops, and in Idlib there are several unfortunate towers with a small number of from the very beginning, there is no soldier and that economic and humanitarian activity.

[Wolf47525]

Turkey builds schools and universities in Afrin and in the territories taken in the shield of Ephrafat

Are you talking about this? Testimony of a resident of Afrin. "After four days of arrest, I was taken to the Legislative Assembly in the center of Afrin. There were more than 200 Turkish soldiers and mercenaries. But they did not leave me there, but escorted me to Amir Khobari's school in Azadi Square. There were dozens of militants and even more in the school. soldiers who called themselves civilian "asayish" (security service). I was held in this place for about 20 days. Each group accused me of collaborating with the People's Self-Defense Forces (ONS) and demanded money ... After severe torture, the next stop that nightmare was the Karame school in Old Afrin. I spent 15 days there, constantly being bullied and physically abused. There were also dozens of mercenaries and Turkish soldiers. Every day, civilians are arrested, tortured and their property confiscated. After all, they handed me over to those mercenaries who called themselves the civilian security forces. They sent me to the court that the mercenaries set up at Avrin hospital. " ... https://anfrussian.com/

[Yeraz]

Quote: Wolf47525

Turkey builds schools and universities in Afrin and in the territories taken in the shield of Ephrafat

Are you talking about this? Testimony of a resident of Afrin. "After four days of arrest, I was taken to the Legislative Assembly in the center of Afrin. There were more than 200 Turkish soldiers and mercenaries. But they did not leave me there, but escorted me to Amir Khobari's school in Azadi Square. There were dozens of militants and even more in the school. soldiers who called themselves civilian "asayish" (security service). I was held in this place for about 20 days. Each group accused me of collaborating with the People's Self-Defense Forces (ONS) and demanded money ... After severe torture, the next stop that nightmare was the Karame school in Old Afrin. I spent 15 days there, constantly being bullied and physically abused. There were also dozens of mercenaries and Turkish soldiers. Every day, civilians are arrested, tortured and their property confiscated. After all, they handed me over to those mercenaries who called themselves the civilian security forces. They sent me to the court that the mercenaries set up at Avrin hospital. " ... https://anfrussian.com/

No, not about this story about the devil, who, and certainly deserved it if it was a real character.

[armenk]

Turkey builds schools and universities in Afrin and in the territories taken in the shield of Ephrafat

Maybe so .. But only after having expelled, robbed and hunted, the indigenous population with gangs of hand jackals - Turkoman. Robbery and looting in the border Syrian territories accompanied the valiant Turkish wars.

[Mr Credo]

Well, what about the meaning of military operations from Turkey? What motive? Not for the training of the army, was this being and is being carried out? Is there any purpose? Which one? May I be wrong. But what are the other versions?

[Inok10]

Quote: Mister Creed

Well, what about the meaning of military operations from Turkey? What motive? Not for the training of the army, was this being and is being carried out? Is there any purpose? Which one? May I be wrong. But what are the other versions?

... a promise was also given to the tooth that Idlib would sit quietly ... failed to fulfill ... according to the agreements in Astana, this is their area of ​​responsibility ... while there are no other explanations ...

[Black sniper]

Turks in Syria because of amers supporting Kurds and IG * (banned in the Russian Federation) with anusra.

[ultra]

Quote: Black Sniper

Turks in Syria because of amers supporting Kurds and IG *

In my opinion, Erdogan has the illusion of grabbing a piece of Syria, and the Kurds are just an excuse.

[ultra]

Quote: Mister Creed

I wonder what strategic plans Erdogan has.

Here the US strategic plans are playing more. The question is when will there be another coup in Turkey?

[Sergey39]

The Turks have to carry out the last operation - to withdraw their troops and liberate the territory. Otherwise it will be bad. To everyone.

[Mr Credo]

Free territory for whom? Russia, states, ISIS, Syria? Who will occupy the abandoned territories? Who will feel bad and from what?

[Ahi]

Why should the Turks liberate them and withdraw their troops from there? (Yes, and for whom? For Assad, which Turks do not consider legitimate?)
They spent a lot of human and material resources fighting off territories first from IS during the "Shield of the Euphrates" and then from the YPG Kurds in the "Olive Branch" operation, and after that you propose to donate these territories of Assad (and in fact, Iran / Russia )

[armenk]

Because if they don’t do it, then they will be knocked out of there ..
It is not for the Turks to judge the legitimacy of the president of a foreign country .. To hang on to Turkish losses, because in fact the Turks from Isil lived peacefully if not to say that they covered the latter and worked together. The main Turkish losses at the hands of the Kurds. So in business, because nobody called them here.

[izja]

And you will probably be knocked out of the sofa, shoot Ararat with slingshots from the mountain.

[armenk]

Izya, do not laugh - you can’t. better quietly count your thirty pieces of silver.

[Yeraz]

Quote: armenk

Pogichat on Turkish losses, because in fact the Turks from Isil lived peacefully if not to say that they roofed the latter and worked together.

Wah wah)) Therefore, probably Turkey was stuck under El Bab for six months and lost 72 soldiers and a bunch of tanks. Probably Isil did it all brotherly))))

Quote: armenk

So in business, because nobody called them here.

Well, the Turkmens and some of the Sunni Arabs do not agree with this. I understand the Armenians are convulsed when they see the Turkish Janissary, but still in Syria you are the minority that is the fastest to drape. The main Sunni majority has a different opinion about calling Turks or not)

[armenk]

Wah wah)) Therefore, probably Turkey was stuck under El Bab for six months and lost 72 soldiers and a bunch of tanks. Probably Isil did it all brotherly))))

Turks actually controlled gangs of Turkoman. they managed to crush various groups, including SSA. apparently did not manage to agree with everyone .. ElBab Igilovsky Khan, did not bow to the Turkish Khan ..

I understand the Armenians are convulsed at the sight of the Turkish Janissary, but nevertheless in Syria you are a minority, which was the most draped.

nuda nuda .. you know how to fight well in the majority, yes with the unarmed. it is great to fight with sleeping people or, for example, old people .. but we saw how fast your "wars" are running around Artsakh.

The main Sunni majority has a different opinion about calling the Turks or not)

so it’s impossible - but what is the principle of territorial integrity? 20% and a million refugees?

[ultra]

Quote: Yeraz

The main Sunni majority has a different opinion about calling the Turks or not)

Have you personally conducted the survey?

[Ramzay121]

Quote: armenk

Because if they don’t do it, then they will be knocked out of there ..

Who will knock them out of there? There was a lot of chatter here on this topic and on the theme of Afrin, couch analysts gave their forecasts and went into the bushes. You too would sit quietly with your dreams.

[armenk]

Not Maxim’s couch, time will put everything in its place.

[Ramzay121]

Quote: Sergey39

The Turks have to carry out the last operation - to withdraw their troops and liberate the territory. Otherwise it will be bad. To everyone.

Wrong one letter, do not print, and enter, otherwise it will really be all bad.

[ultra]

Quote: Ramzay121

Wrong one letter

He made no mistake, the Turks will have to get out of Syria.

[high]

Apparently, Turkey’s actions have been agreed with Russia and Iran .... Gazprom is implementing the Turkish Stream gas pipeline project to Turkey, which involves the construction of a gas pipeline with a capacity of about 30 billion cubic meters.
The first line of the gas pipeline should be put into operation this year.
Alas, Assad does not solve anything ....

[Mr Credo]

It seems that Syria has already been divided and the invitation of Russia is the observance of formalities. We are here by invitation, and the rest are impostors! Yes, and we did not come to Syria immediately after the outbreak of war, but after the fall in oil prices. And entry into Syria began with the bombing of oil columns.

[Yeraz]

Quote: alta

Apparently, the actions of Turkey are coordinated with Russia and Iran ....

This is unequivocal, especially against the backdrop of recent events regarding sanctions against Turkey, Russia and Iran and with the frenzy that occurs with the national currencies of these countries.
The Turkish segment is now raging that Assad and Russia are starting an operation in Idlib and Turkey surrendered them. But of course, Erdogan can greatly damage his position, because they speak of the bombing of the Turkman dagi i.e. the Turkman Mountains, where Turkmens live mainly, this is a sore subject for Turkish about-va.
And the operation can only be in Manbridge, but despite the tensions in relations with the United States, it won’t be peaceful, and I have big doubts against the United States. It’s possible a usual stuffing.

[ultra]

Quote: Yeraz

Russia and Iran, and with the frenzy that occurs with the national currencies of these countries.

What "madness" is happening with the ruble?

[GibSoN]

I think here it’s necessary for Vova and Don to ponder a little .. Well, they kind of accidentally played along, demolished half of Turkey .. And then different pawns started to raise a lot of dust.

[dolfi1]

The Turks would gladly grab a piece of Syria, and before the intervention of Russia and the United States, it would be a ride from him. He imagines himself a sultan and protector of Islam and Sunnis, and positions Turkey as a leading Islamic power in the BV. At the same time, during the chaos, he established oil supplies from territories controlled by the barmalis, and he let all those who wanted to participate in the terrorist war through Turkey pass through. In addition to Idlib, the Turks still hold Syrian territory and squeeze out Kurds, the Sultan has long started a war with them and does not want a Kurdish enclave on his border. For him, this is a threat to the integrity of the territory (18% of Kurds in Turkey).
By the way, about the Kurds, they have been living in Syria almost since the 12th century, they are driven from one territory to another. The fact that Syria declared them "not indigenous" does not mean that this is so, it was simply an excuse not to give them citizenship and the opportunity to discriminate.
Erdogan promised to protect the Sunnis and Turkemans in Syria, if he does not, they will not forget the betrayal. In my opinion, he will pretend that he is fighting for them, for this he will have to sacrifice Turkish soldiers in Idlib. Then he can get down from the tree he climbed on and ruin relations with Russia (I think I’ll just agree). All these cries about a new operation, window dressing, I don’t think that he has gone nuts and will crawl into the States, he is charging the price for negotiations.

[Yeraz]

Quote: dolfi1

He imagines himself a sultan and protector of Islam and Sunnis, and positions Turkey as a leading Islamic power in the BV.

what a scoundrel))) Here everyone is sitting at home, they don’t want to be great powers, but Turkey cannot be like that. This is normal behavior for Turkey, as for any other powerful country.

Quote: dolfi1

Erdogan promised to protect the Sunnis and Turkemans in Syria, if he does not, they will not forget the betrayal.

Well, Erdogan did a lot of things before that, that they might not have been forgiven for, but then the bach did another and again applause. Therefore, this character is not some senility, he is a very cunning politician and stubborn and we will see a lot more from him.

[Bypassed]

ISIS is replaced by the Turkish caliphate? Well, so predictably, I already wrote about this in my comments.
The Sultan will harass for now, but there are no prohibitions.
A Turkish view of the territory of the former (and it’s right to speak about this country already) is attached. (unfortunately the photo did not load - a question for the site).

[SGarnik]

The Turks would sit peacefully as in WW2 and live happily ever after, but no, the ataturk's laurels do not give Erdagan rest. I think Erdogan wants to repeat "kidalovo" as an ataturk in relation to Russia. Capture as much as possible, and then under the wing of amers with the captured territory. Otherwise, shitty times await Turkey, and Erdogan is not a suicide, he is a real Turk with the blood of a laza (nation) in his veins.

[ultra]

With God's and our help, I hope Assad will kick the Turks out of Syria.