The landscape in Syria is becoming more and more foggy. With the US President announcing yesterday that the United States intends to leave Syria soon and the French President announcing after a meeting with an SDF Kurdish delegation that he intends to mediate between Turkey and the SDF, things are now taking an uncertain path. .
The Elysee Palace issued a statement saying Macron had expressed a desire to start a dialogue between the SDF and Turkey, "with the help of France and the international community."
Earlier, the Rojava delegation's office (a Kurdish-controlled area in northern Syria) announced that a delegation of "Arabs, Kurds and Christians" from Syria had been received by President Macron in order to discuss the situation in Afrin.
After the meeting, Kurdish official Khaled Eisa, speaking to Reuters, said Paris had promised to send troops to Manbij, Syria, to support the Syrian Democratic Forces in their fight against Islamic State and to prevent Turkey. in this city. The French President's Office declined to comment on the report.
Trump's surprise announcement for "exit"
All this at a time when Donald Trump is suddenly coming from Ohio
"We will withdraw from Syria soon. "Let others take care of her," Trump was quoted as saying by Russian networks. The American president also referred to the battle against the self-proclaimed Islamic State, saying: "We will control 100% of the caliphate (ss. As they sometimes call the earth), we will take it back, little by little." The United States has spent $ 7 trillion on Middle East operations, Trump said, noting that the United States has built schools and the guerrillas destroyed them, rebuilt them and did not demolish them, but they will.
However, Trump's statements caused confusion in both the State Department and the military.
The State Department spokeswoman said she had not commented on any US withdrawal from Syria, but noted that the government was looking forward to helping other governments with Syria. U.S. military officials told CNN that the war against ISIS was not over and that it was not considered a good time to leave.
What's next?
Analysts say a possible US withdrawal from Syria would create a huge gap. As well as the possibility of French involvement in the field of "fragmented" Syria would make the scenario even more complex. Others liken the situation to the aftermath of World War I, where Middle Eastern countries were controlled by Western powers and Russia.
All this at a time when the West has put up with Russia on the occasion of the incident in Salisbury, Britain. The expulsions of diplomats here and there top the crisis, and steps must be taken in that direction.