After the withdrawal of its troops from Northern Syria, the United States announced a surprise, to send additional military forces in the East of the country. This should be prevented that the oil Fields in the Region will fall back into the hands of the terrorist militia Islamic state (IS), said a Pentagon representative on Thursday.
“The US is determined to strengthen its Position in North-East Syria, in coordination with our partners in the SDF,” he said, with a view to the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic forces (SDF). The capture of the oil Fields was a big success in the fight against the IS militia. It must be ensured that the IS-militia is not access to Oil as a source of Finance profits.
U.S. President Donald Trump had withdrawn recently, the US-troops from Northern Syria, and a Turkish military offensive against the Kurdish people’s defense units (YPG) in the Region. He had celebrated that he’ll get the US soldiers out of nonsensical foreign missions home.
Trump said on Wednesday, a “small number of soldiers” will remain in the Region to protect the oil Fields. The US magazine “Newsweek” reported now, the Pentagon plane, the posting of a 30-Abrams-battle tanks to protect the oil Fields from the IS-militia and the Syrian army and pro-Iranian militias.
Russia, anxious
Russia responded worried. “We don’t want new difficulties,” said Deputy foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, the Agency Interfax according to Moscow. It’ll trigger a certain amount of concern from the United States, with a view on Syria different signals are coming from. Moscow is alarmed that behind the attempt could be, more pressure on the “legitimate leadership in Damascus” to exercise.
The deployment of battle tanks, would mean a significant expansion of the US combat force in the Region. So far, U.S. special forces with armored vehicles to support the YPG were predominantly in use. Trump is accused since the decision for the withdrawal of US troops from Northern Syria, the Kurdish ally in the fight against the IS-militia betrayed. Like Trump announced on Twitter on Thursday, was on the phone he is now with the Kurdish SDF commander Maslum Abdi. “He appreciates what we have done, and I appreciate what have done to the Kurds,” wrote Trump on Twitter. He was looking forward to see him “soon”.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on the USA to delivery, Abdi’s. This was a “Terrorist,” Erdogan said. “America needs to pass this man.” Similarly, foreign Minister Cavusoglu said.
Russian patrols along the border
Meanwhile, Russian military policemen began patrolling a 30-km-wide strip along the Turkish border, as Erdogan had agreed on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi. The defense Ministry in Moscow announced to have, in addition, about 300 military police officers from Chechnya with 20 armored vehicles to Syria laid.
Several hundred soldiers of the Syrian government moved in troops early in the Morning in a long convoy in the border town of Kobane, as an AFP told reporters. “One, one, one, the Syrian people is one”, shouted the soldiers, while they waved Syrian flags.
A Abrams tank in a Nato Exercise in Lithuania. Photo: Keystone/Mindaugas Kulbis
The UN special representative for Syria the Turkish-Syrian patrols in the Northern Syrian border region only as a temporary solution. The joint patrols should be “temporarily,” said Geir Pedersen on Thursday, the news Agency Keystone SDA in Geneva. About it there was “no disagreement”. He hoped that Russia and Turkey negotiated weapons will still stand, said Pedersen. “This is the most Important thing,” he said.
(aru/fal/sda)
Created: 25.10.2019, 18:14 PM
