Northern Syria needs buffer zone under UN auspices

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Arab newspapers dealt with the open war between Israel and Iran on Syrian territory and the position of MSD on the so-called buffer zone.

Al-Sharq al-Awsat: Elham Ahmad: We demand Damascus turn words about dialogue into actions

On the Syrian issue, Al-Sharq Al-Awsat Newspaper conducted an interview with the Co-Chair of the Executive Council of the Syrian Democratic Council(MSD), Elham Ahmed who talked about the Turkish threats and said that " The Kurds of Syria have not targeted the Turkish security. Turkey is a constant threat to our security and occupies our territory. Eight years since the Syrian crisis, there has been no threat from our regions against Turkey.

Elham said, "In the year 2013, I headed the delegation of the Supreme Kurdish Commission. We traveled to Ankara at an official invitation. We met the senior officials of the Turkish Foreign Ministry. They told us that the areas under the control of the Kurdish units are safe and stable unlike the areas that were then subject to the Syrian opposition factions, including Jabhat al-Nusra and Ahrar al-Sham Movement, they told us that their borders are being threatened on a daily basis. Turkey aims to export its internal crises, Erdogan is working on an expansionist project seeks to «Turkify» areas controlled by the Turkish army and change its demographic.

As for the establishment of the so-called buffer zone, Elham Ahmed said, "Our areas are safe, but we need a buffer zone under international auspices and under the supervision of UN forces. We also refuse to impose this zone if it is under Turkish influence and its loyal factions, because it will not be safe. As in the areas under the control of the Euphrates Shield and the city of Afrin. "

Al-Arab newspaper: IS escalates against US forces in northern Syria

In another incident, Al-Arab newspaper reported that the attack on US troops in Syria, where a convoy of US soldiers and members of the Syrian Democratic Forces(SDF) was carried out to a suicide bombing in al-Hasakah, was the second in less than a week. SDF supported by the US-led Global Coalition.

Observers believe that the frequency of targeting American elements in recent days has two assumptions; either aborting the decision of US President Donald Trump to withdraw from Syria, or to force him to accelerate this withdrawal which is particularly sought by Turkey.

Al-Hayat newspaper: Israel targets Iran and its militias south of Syria

Al-Hayat, referring to the open war between Iran and Israel on Syrian land, said: "In the biggest targeting of Iranian military sites in Syria since May 2018, Israel has bombed sites in which the Iranian Quds Corps is located in the vicinity of Damascus and Daraa and al-Suweida countryside in southern Syria.

While the Israeli army announced that the hotline with its Russian counterpart was present during the attack, the Russian Ministry of Defense confined itself to presenting the results of the Israeli bombardment. It was clear that Moscow had pressured Damascus and Tehran to contain the escalation and not respond to the bombing. The commander of the Iranian air force, Aziz Nasirzadeh, "The enemy does not dare to launch aggression against Iran," asserting that "Iran is ready for an overwhelming war with Israel. Our armed forces are ready for the day when we see the destruction of Israel. "

While the Israeli army announced that it had coordinated with its Russian counterpart, the Russian Ministry of Defense merely presented the results of the Israeli bombing.

It was clear that Moscow put pressure on Damascus and Tehran to contain the escalation and not to respond to the shelling. The commander of the Iranian air force, Aziz Nasirzadeh, said only that the enemy does not dare to launch aggression against Iran, stressing that "Iran is ready for crushing war with Israel."

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