Turning of Turkey

The media discuss the dynamics of Turkey's behavior in the context of the Syrian conflict. For a long time, Türkiye was a fierce opponent of the Syrian leadership and collaborated with the American anti -terrorism coalition. Now she demonstrates a willingness to cooperate with Russia.

CNN writes that Russia and Turkey are going to establish a ceasefire throughout Syria. Terrorist groups are excluded from the alleged truce, for example, the Islamic State (IG, prohibited in the Russian Federation). As far as the rebels in Syria are aware of the planned truce, CNN notes is still unclear. This year, the author recalls, there were many attempts to establish a truce, but they all failed. If this attempt is successful, then the Syrian government will begin negotiations with the opposition through the mediation of Russia and Turkey in Astana.

The Russian-Turkish project of a truce, notes CNN, appeared six days after the forces of the Syrian government were taken under the control of Aleppo, which became a major event in the civil war. The evacuation of people from East Aleppo was also the result of a transaction between Russia and Turkey. This tandem has an increasing impact on the fate of Syria, while the UN Security Council has already tried several times to find a political solution to the Syrian conflict, while all attempts were unsuccessful.

Aleppo streets. December 26, 2016 Fathi Nezam / Tasnim News

Al Jazeera writes that Turkey and Russia independently accused the United States of supporting "what they call" terrorist groups "in Syria." This happened on the same day when they began to insist on holding peaceful negotiations in Kazakhstan. Turkish President Recep Erdogan said on Tuesday that he has evidence confirming that the coalition led by the United States supports IS and Kurdish groups, which Türkiye considers terrorist. He emphasized that earlier of the IS of the IS of the USA they accused Turkey, and now it is alleged that the United States themselves are engaged in this. The United States replied to this that Erdogan's statements are absolutely groundless.

Russia, in turn, criticized the United States for the intention to arm the Syrian rebels, which creates a direct threat to the Russian troops in Syria. It was also said that the weapons provided to the militants are likely to fall into the hands of terrorists, which means that the United States, as it were, helps them.

Al Jazeera stipulates that during the Civil War in Syria, the United States provided financial support to some groups of Syrian militias and provided them with weapons. Russia, which entered the war last year, supported the Syrian President Bashar al -Assad in the struggle against the opposition forces supported by the United States.

London, December 17, 2016. A procession against Aleppo Alisdare Hickson bombing

International Business Times writes that Turkey is considered to be a strategic ally of the United States in the Middle East. However, Erdogan is not the first time expressing dissatisfaction with Washington politics. In October, he promised to fight terrorism in his country and abroad, despite the fact that his Western allies allegedly did not take active participation in this struggle. He was also dissatisfied with the fact that the United States did not include Turkey among the participants in the re -zero operations at IG Mosul in Iraq.

Most of the time Türkiye and the United States converged in the fact that they considered it necessary to resist Assad and support the rebels against him. Assad, in turn, was supported by Russia and Iran. However, the successes of the Syrian government have recently inclined Turkey to negotiate. Immediately after the opposition forces were expelled from Aleppo, Erdogan expressed his readiness to cooperate with Damascus, Moscow and Tehran in a joint search for a political decision.