Turkey's influence in Syria collapses, fears of a repeat of the Syrian scenario in Libya

On Saturday morning, the Arab press touched upon the failure of the new Russian-Turkish truce in Idlib, in addition to the situation in Libya.

Al-Arab: Turkish influence in Syria is collapsing

The Arab newspapers issued this morning dealt with several issues in the Syrian affairs, the most prominent of which was the Turkish influence. In this context, Al-Arab newspaper said: "The Syrian regime forces backed by Russia entered the battle of decisiveness in the countryside of Aleppo and Idlib, amid the decline of the" achievements "achieved by the Turkish army. During the "Operation Spring of Peace" after the growing losses of the Turkish forces east of the Euphrates as well.

Eastern Syria has become more like hell for Turkish forces, which are subjected almost daily to car bomb attacks, the last of which was on Wednesday in an area east of the Euphrates River, which resulted in the killing four soldiers, a high death toll in one fell swoop, not only since the start of the operation. Spring of Peace, "even since Turkish forces entered Syrian territory.

The Syrian regime forces launched a violent attack on the western countryside of Aleppo, which is located within the "De-escalation" area, despite the ceasefire agreement.

The escalation comes at a time when Iranian terrorist groups began last week to mobilize their forces on the western Aleppo countryside fronts, and brought in military reinforcements from Deir-ez-Zor (east), Hama (center), and Latakia (northwest).

Eastern Syria has become more of a swamp for Turkish forces facing attacks with heavy casualties.

Followers of the Syrian case say that the pattern of attacks on Turkish forces has been steadily escalating since last month, in both Tal Abyad and Ras al-Ain, amid Ankara's inability to find ways to deter such attacks, which rely mainly on car bombs.

Emarat al- Youm: UN: The ceasefire failed to protect civilians in Idlib

In its turn, Emarat al-Youm said today: "The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michel Bachelet, yesterday called for an immediate cessation of hostilities in Idlib, saying: The recent cease-fire in Syria" failed again to protect civilians. "

"It is extremely heartbreaking that civilians continue to be killed every day, in missile strikes from the air and on the ground," Bachelet said in a statement about the cease-fire that was supposed to be implemented nearly a week ago.

The United Nations said yesterday that about 350,000 Syrians - most of them women and children - have fled since early December to areas near the border with Turkey, with a renewed Russian-backed attack on Idlib.

AL-Bayan: Berlin conference fears the Syrian "De-escalation" scenario

On the Libyan issue, Al- Bayan newspaper said: "The Berlin conference is moving towards agreeing to a truce and a mysterious mechanism for monitoring without going into a comprehensive solution to end the crisis, which raises doubts about the proposed truce monitoring mechanism, according to the draft final statement of the conference, and whether it will be an entry point for the use of Turkish forces. In Libya, it will turn into truce control points, as is happening in Syria, within the scenario of "De-escalation" supervised by Turkey and Russia, but the Turkish plans still face strong regional opposition, as the commander of the Libyan National Army, Marshal Khalifa Hifter, left. The door is open to activating the Moscow track in parallel with the international efforts in the Berlin conference.

"Berlin is an opportunity to resume the political process, and take advantage of the cessation of hostilities," a Western diplomat said.

 A six-page draft statement, seen by Reuters, called for "credible, verifiable, sequential and comprehensive steps" that begin with a truce monitored by technical committees. Diplomats said: This may include strengthening the United Nations Mission in Libya, or the deployment of troops from Russia, Turkey or other countries.

 The draft vaguely mentioned plans for holding elections, forming a national government, without mentioning any time frame, and only calling for UN-led follow-up meetings.

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ANHA