Al-Baghdadi's death was at Turkish intelligence activity center  

Last week, the Arab press focused on the killing of the leader of the Islamic State mercenaries Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and the meetings of the so-called Constitutional Committee.

Al-Arab: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed, but what was he doing in Idlib?

"The killing of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has raised questions about what he was doing in the Idlib area, which is the area of Turkish intelligence activity that is closely coordinating with its affiliated organizations on the ground, led by the Free Army and Fatah al-Sham, the former Jabhat al-Nusra," al-Arab newspaper said.

"Idlib has become a refuge for the leader of ISIS after the collapse of the organization in al-Raqqa and Mosul about two years ago, especially with the deployment of Iraqi, Syrian and Kurdish forces in areas controlled by ISIS.

Observers do not rule out Ankara's prior knowledge of Baghdadi's presence in Idlib, which is a vital area for its intelligence activity due to several considerations.

Ankara has often been accused of dealing with and supporting ISIS, both by the Turkish opposition and countries opposed to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's policies in the region.

Al-Bayan: "US House of Representatives" approves a resolution punishing Turkey

The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a resolution on Tuesday demanding that President Donald Trump impose sanctions and other restrictions on Turkey and Turkish officials over Ankara's attack in northern Syria.

  Added "Members of the House voted 403 to 16 in the effort by Democrats and many Republicans in Congress to push Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his government to end the assault on Kurdish forces that helped US forces in the war on ISIS."

Al-Arab: Everyone in Geneva except Syria

Regarding the meetings of the so-called Constitutional Committee, Al-Arab newspaper also said: "Everyone was in Geneva in the preparatory stage for the start of the meetings of the Syrian Constitutional Committee, which was attended by the UN Secretary General's envoy Pederson." De Mistura, who dealt with a very complex issue, and with a people seeking to regain some of their dignity, lightly and not lightly. "

"Everybody was in Geneva, except for Syria, that is, all the real stakeholders in Syria were there. They are headed by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Iranian Foreign Minister Mehmet Javad Zarif and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut ÇavuşOglo.

"It is enough to listen to the words of the representatives of the regime and the opposition to make sure that there is a real gap between the two sides.   The regime's representative had his usual wooden language, which he could never give up. The opposition representative had a careful analysis of the situation on the ground, with a series of wishes that he no longer had enough power to turn into reality.

The scene was surreal when the regime talked about regaining all of Syria's territory. Has Turkey entered northern Syria in collusion with the Russian and American in order to get out one day? Turkey may one day leave Syria, but after its exit from Turkish Cyprus, which it has occupied since 1974!

There are two important points to consider at the margins of the Geneva meetings. The first point is related to the absence of any legitimacy of any kind to the existing system. The other point is that Syria is practically under occupation, and that the occupation forces determine the future of Syria with a new constitution or in the absence of such a constitution.

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ANHA