In foreign policy, presenting ideological dreams as real, marketing these dreams and trying to use them in domestic politics usually leads to disappointing results. The People's Alliance, a coalition of political Islamists and so-called nationalists, sees no problem in repeating this mistake of previous AK Party governments. The result is once again a miscalculation and an attempt to cover up the problem with hamas!
The AK Party, which collaborated with the United States, the United Kingdom, Israel, the European Union (EU) and the Gulf countries in fomenting the civil war in Syria, is one of those responsible for the instability in Syria today. It seems that the Syrians, the people of the region and the citizens of the Republic of Turkey will once again pay the price of the wrong horse played by the political Islamists who supported the remnants of al-Qaeda in the process of Bashar al-Assad's overthrow and claimed to be the so-called ‘master mind’. This is how ‘master mind’ works in this geography with the ‘Valley of the Wolves' lack of intelligence and tactics!
Tom Barrack, the ‘Ottomanist’ they can't get enough of
Let's take a look at what has happened in the last few days. One thing is certain, it seems that once again a series of mistakes have been made. This applies to the government, the foreign ministry, the think tanks and the intelligence services, all of whose predictions have been wrong!.
The reason I mention them all separately is that none of them fulfill their duties properly...
Let's start with Tom Barrack, the US Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy for Syria, who is of Arab origin. Trusting such a person, a ‘colonial governor' who is willing to betray his roots, and even more so, to flatter him, was only possible due to the ignorance, prejudices and lack of vision of the political Islamists. No surprise, that's what they did!
They fell in love with a man who proposed an Ottoman system for Syria and, in fact, for Turkey! They have fallen in line with the western imperialists who impose a non-solution as a solution by making the ethnic and religious elements in the region break against each other.
‘Isn't ’not a federation but something close' what you go step by step in the field?
Until a few days ago... What woke them up? When they heard a sentence that came out of Barrack's mouth in a conversation with journalists... What did he say? He said that Syria's current centralized state structure is not sustainable, “Not a federation, but something close to it; an order where everyone can preserve their integrity, their own culture and language, and where Islamism is not a threat. Everyone says we need to find a more reasonable way.” And when did he say this? A month ago!...
What are so many think tanks, so many pseudo-strategists pontificating on the screens, ambassadors and embassy staff, intelligence units for? Moreover, did the authorities hear this open-source information a month later, or did they try to understand what Barrack meant for a month, and suddenly President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, ‘Turkey is also the safest harbor for our brothers and sisters beyond our borders when they are in trouble. We have seen this in Iraq and in Syria, our neighbor for 14 years. We have seen this before in many corners of our heartland from the Balkans to the Caucasus. Tomorrow, Turkey and the Turkish nation will again be the safe haven for those who are persecuted, oppressed and those who face death. Therefore, like all brotherly peoples in Syria, Turkey is the guarantor of the security, peace and well-being of the Kurds. Those who turn to Ankara and Damascus will win. Those who observe the law of brotherhood and neighborliness will win. Those who lose their qibla and look for new foreign patrons will eventually lose. We also know that ‘if the sword is unsheathed, there is no room for the pen and the word’. I repeat, we are in favor of the establishment of lasting peace in our entire region.” to explain the situation.
Or was a more ‘deterrent’ warning intended to coincide with the launch of ASELSAN's ‘Steel Dome’?
Screen sycophants who don't know what they are talking about
For two days now, these ignorant comedians on the screen have been bashing Barrack! Immediately afterwards, they list their assessments of the region with false data. While they were ranting like this, on Wednesday, the Alawites in Syria announced that they were organizing.
A group of politicians representing the Alawite community announced the establishment of the ‘Central and Western Syria Political Council‘. The council called for a federal system as the most appropriate solution. The council's spokesperson, journalist Kenan Weqaf, defined the council's geography as Latakia, Tartous, Homs provinces and parts of Hama and the Ghab Plain. Now these political Islamists will be furious and accuse this council of being ’Assad's appendages‘!
‘They will label this council as ’Israel's pawn‘ and ’US puppet“... Not one of them said, ”We made a mistake, the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and other takfiri Salafists we support are massacring the Awlawis on the coast. We must stop this," but instead blamed those who were being slaughtered. What else could the Alawites, who currently have no single protector, do but this! Should they not demand a federal system as the only way to protect their lives and property, and instead submit to a state in the hands of murderers?
Druze have an unnamed federation
The Druze had already made the same mistake as the Alawites and did not hand over their weapons to the Provisional Government in Damascus. They already had Israel behind them and somehow they are able to repel the attacks of Damascus' disorganized army. They also have militias and a military council. They do not trust HTS and its allies in any way. They rely on Israel and are actually marching towards an unnamed federal state.
Suveyda, Daraa and Quneitra are more or less under their control. The reality is that the area from the Golan Heights to the Damascus countryside is almost under the control of Israeli troops...
They operate as they wish. It is almost impossible for the gang-like organized armed forces of the interim government to establish a permanent dominance in this region.
What is the future for Turkmens and Christians?
There are two other important groups in Syria. One is the Christians and the other is the Turkmens... It is almost certain that the Christians will form an organization like the Alawites and raise similar demands...
They are even luckier than Alevis because they will find support from western countries for religious reasons. One formula could be for Alawites and Christians to live in a single autonomous region. Perhaps the Druze could be added to this duo. This would give them a more weighted representation and a united force against possible attacks.
As for the Turkmens... They should demand a different kind of autonomy now, because they could easily be assimilated in Sunni Arab or Kurdish regions! Ankara needs to think about this issue as well.
From a conspiracy that began on October 7, 2023 to today
The designers and subcontractors of the Greater Middle East Project (GOP) are largely responsible for the current state of affairs... Namely, the US, the UK, Israel, the EU and their subcontractors Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar and the AK Party governments...
They are the ones who supported foreign gangs in Syria and paved the way for the civil war. This alliance, which then supported the Takfiri Salafists and the Ikhwanists in the war of tutelage, sparked a war that lasted 12 years. Had it not been for the large-scale US and Israeli operation against Hezbollah and Iran, Assad would probably still be in power today. And perhaps al-Nusra, the HTS, hastily formed from the remnants of al-Qaeda, would never have dreamed that it would be in charge of the interim government today.
Wasn't it the Ikhwanist Hamas operation against Israel on October 7th that opened this path for Israel and the US? Wasn't it Hamas that betrayed the Assad regime in the civil war and protected and protected it?
These unexpected developments paved the way for these subcontractors led by Colani, who do not even have a regular army, let alone unity in Syria, to seize Damascus with the support of this alliance. It was literally ‘the devil in a hurry’!
No lasting solution possible without a moderate leader in Damascus
It will never be possible to preserve Syria's territorial integrity under HTS domination. Another formula needs to be developed, that's for sure. One of the key countries here is Turkey...
Colani needs to be replaced by a moderate leader who will represent the Arabs who make up the vast majority of Syria. And in order to tame HTS, this alliance must come to an agreement and beat it on the head to bring it into line. Moreover, Colani is not a reliable subcontractor. Tomorrow he may make a deal with Tel Aviv and turn his back on Ankara, he loves to play both sides and if he is still alive, it is only because he moves like a belly dancer!
The Turkish government needs to reverse this mistake and propose a new political figure who can at least reassure all ethnic and religious groups in Syria that they will not be massacred.
If this insistence on HTS persists, then Syria will be plunged into a new civil war and Israel will be the only country to benefit. It is impossible to avoid bloodshed in a Syria divided into at least four parts. This will not benefit Turkey, the Kurds or other ethnic and religious groups in Syria. Today, while we oppose federation or cultural and administrative autonomy, the next thing you know, de facto statehoods to the south of us are at war with each other!
Racketeering doesn't get things done
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan's latest statement, which is a bit different from the ‘Valley of the Wolves“ racket, is hopefully the first step of a change of strategy. ”It is extremely important for the YPG to come to an agreement with Damascus, for everyone to build the new Syria together, for there to be a single armed force, but at the same time for the groups to take measures to preserve their identities and languages and to be equally represented in the administration. This is what we advocate," he said.
Yes, this is true for everyone except the imperialist powers and the Zionists. The only issue is to find an interim government that will give a shred of credibility to the interim government in Damascus! If Ankara is looking for an answer to the question ‘Is there no group representing Kurds other than the YPG?”, let the answer come from the ENKS...
Feysel Yusuf, the spokesperson of the Syrian Kurdish National Council (ENKS), stated that they are ready to negotiate with the new Syrian administration and said, “We want Kobani, Afrin and Jazira to be governed together in a decentralized system.”.
In other words, he did not talk about Syria's territorial integrity. If Ankara is thinking of taking Ikhwanist or similar political Islamist Kurdish movements as its interlocutors, this will not have any equivalent in Syria. This will not work with Barzani extension political groups or three or five Kurdish tribes.
Because neither the Kurds, nor the Druze, nor the Alawites, nor the Christians, nor the secular Sunni Arabs who hate the takfiri Salafists, nor the secular Sunni Arabs who hate the takfiri Salafists, will seek different solutions and seek an ally from the Western countries for the security of life and property while this tie-wearing terrorist and his gang are in Damascus. It is not possible to say “Look to Ankara and nowhere else”...
Syrian Kurdish National Council (ENKS) Spokesperson Feysel Yusuf stated that they are ready to negotiate with the new Syrian administration and said, “We want Kobani, Afrin and Jazira to be governed together in a decentralized system.” Yusuf emphasized that the DSG issue requires a military solution while the Kurdish issue requires a political solution.
Feysel Yusuf, the spokesperson of the Syrian Kurdish National Council (ENKS), joined Rudaw TV bulletin from Qamishlo and made statements on the future of Rojava and the negotiations with Damascus.
Yusuf stated that their demands for a solution are clear and that they are ready to sit at the table with a joint Kurdish delegation.
President Ahmed al-Shara, the leader of the interim administration in Syria, and SDF commander Mazlum Abdi signed the eight-point agreement on March 10.
The agreement guarantees the rights of all ethnic and religious minorities in Syria, provides for the annexation of SDF-controlled territory and infrastructure to Damascus, and the integration of the SDF into the Syrian Army.
Damascus and the SDF are expected to set up separate committees to implement each article, which will be in place by the end of the year.