DAMASCUS, Syria, Aug 7 (NNN-SANA) – Omar Ossi, a Syrian Kurdish lawmaker, urged the Kurdish militia, to embark on a dialogue with the Syrian government, to avert a Turkish military operation in eastern Syria.
Ossi said that, the recent Turkish threats of starting a military operation in Kurdish-controlled areas, in north-eastern Syria are “dangerous and serious.”
“The situation is so dangerous and would be more dangerous, in case of a Turkish incursion into north-eastern Syria,” he said.
His remarks come, as Turkey is threatening to launch a military operation against positions of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), on the eastern bank of the Euphrates River.
Turkey regards these Kurdish groups, operating in northern Syria, as terror groups that pose threats to Turkish territory, due to the geographical proximity.
Meanwhile, Ossi said that the best way for averting the Turkish military operation is for the Kurdish side to embark on a dialogue with the Syrian government.
He warned that, if there was no dialogue or agreement, the Kurdish-controlled areas on the eastern Euphrates River region could see a fate similar to that of Afrin.
In 2018, Turkish forces and Turkey-backed rebels, stormed Afrin and captured it from the YPG and SDF.
Prior to that, the Kurds were advised to accept the entry of Syrian army to Afrin, to strip Turkey of the pretext to storm that area.
The Kurdish fighters refused to hand over Afrin to the Syrian army and ended up losing it to the Turkish forces and Syrian rebels.
Now, some Kurdish voices, including Ossi, are encouraging the Kurdish groups to embark on a dialogue with the Syrian government and to stop betting on U.S. support.
Ossi said, the U.S., which is supporting the Kurdish militiamen in northern Syria, will not choose the Kurds over its alliance with Turkey.
This comes as Turkey and the U.S. were discussing to create a safe zone in northern Syria, near the Turkish border, while Ankara is also aiming to enter areas on the Eastern Euphrates area.
The Syrian government rejected the Turkish-U.S. talks about the creation of a safe zone in northern Syria, despite the fact that the U.S. ostensibly rejects a Turkish military operation in eastern Syria.
But Ossi said, the Turkish incursion into the Eastern Euphrates could take place within days, noting that, it would be a disaster for the civilians who live there.
Meanwhile, the pro-government al-Watan newspaper cited a Kurdish source as saying that, the Turkish military operation could be limited.
He said that the Turkish side will not invade entire cities, particularly with the presence of the U.S. forces.
Turkey deems the YPG, which is the spine of the Kurdish forces in Syria, as a terror group belonging to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
Ankara fears the separatist sentiment of Syria’s Kurds could inspire Turkey’s 14 million Kurds and pose threats to Turkey’s southern border, where the PKK has been active for years.– NNN-SANA
