France insists on giving security insurances for Kurds

NESW DESK

The Arab newspaper published this morning the repercussions of the US withdrawal, the bombing that hit Damascus and the tension of US-Turkish relations.

Al-Sharq Al-Awsat Newspaper: An explosion in Damascus, an Israeli raid on an airport

On the Syrian issue, Al-Sharq Al-Awsat Newspaper said: "An explosive device blew up in Damascus yesterday morning, causing no casualties, in a rare incident in the Syrian capital, which is relatively safe.

While the official media reported that the explosion did not result in victims, the «Syrian Observatory for Human Rights» noted there were mortalities and casualties without being able to determine the outcome. «SANA» Agency said later that the bombing was caused by a bomb and resulted in no casualties, and talked about «the arrest of a terrorist».

However, another aerial attack drew attention yesterday away from the bombing of Damascus, launched by four Israeli fighter aircraft, and targeted an airport in the southeast of the Syrian capital, and the Syrian air defenses responded. The Russian news agency quoted the Russian military control center as saying that the attack did not cause any casualties or damage.

Al-Arab Newspaper: Paris supports Washington on a "gradual" withdrawal from Syria

On the American withdrawal, the French Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parley, on Sunday expressed satisfaction with the decision of the United States to withdraw "gradually" from Syria, and stressed that the International Coalition could carry out operations against the IS organization from Iraq if needed.

In an apparent confirmation of understandings with the Trump administration, the French minister clarified, "The second thing we have done to American partners is to insist on giving the Kurds security guarantees."

She added "Protection of the Kurds is now clearly taken into account by American allies."

Al-Arab Newspaper: tension between Ankara and Washington because of the US consulate charged with espionage

In the context of the deterioration of US-Turkish relations, Al-Arab Newspaper also said "a Turkish prosecutor has requested a life sentence for a US consul in Istanbul on charges of espionage. A diplomatic crisis between Ankara and Washington is likely to exacerbate the already escalating tension.

According to the pro-government newspaper Hurriyet and the official TRT channel, the prosecutor accuses consul Metin Topuz of collecting information "for political or military espionage purposes" and that he "attempted to overthrow the republic."

This has contributed to increasing tension in the relations between the two countries and already aggravated by disagreements over the Syrian issue and Turkey's still fruitless request to hand over Gulen."

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ANHA