Arab press: liquidation war between Turkey's gangs, army of the latter pushes Erdogan to confront Europe

On Saturday morning, Arab newspapers have discussed the liquidation war between Turkey's mercenaries in Syria, in addition to the Turkish military escalation in the Mediterranean,

Al-Bayan: Splits and a liquidation war ravage Jabhat al-Nusra

The Arab newspapers published this morning on the Syrian issue dealt with several topics, the most prominent of which was the liquidation war between mercenary groups affiliated with Turkey. In this context, Al-Bayan newspaper said: “The war inside the terrorist HTS began clear recently due to several accelerating events. And where is this organization heading in the complexities of northern Syria. "

It added, "Since the Turkish-Russian understandings in northwestern Syria about Idlib, the de-escalation and the ceasefire between the factions and the Syrian forces, the Commander of the Headquarters for HTS (Jabhat al-Nusra), Abu Muhammad al-Julani, is trying to reproduce himself on the social level, and distort his opponents from within. The man went further, by placing charges against everyone he suspects that he is a project of defection from the terrorist organization.

Since the commander of the organization, Abu Malik al-Tali, was arrested last month, the wolves of the organization have begun to devour each other and try to position themselves in light of the military changes, headed by al-Julani, who is engineering the liquidation and elimination operations in order to remain in the forefront and reduce the competitors within this terrorist organization.

According to the newspaper, "These arrests indicate the escalation of the conflict within the terrorist organizations in northern Syria, not to mention the elimination war of many leaders in the organization, the perpetrator of which has not been announced yet, amid the finger of accusation against al-Julani personally, who wants to export himself as the strong man in northern Syria." Unchallenged. "

Al-Arab: The Turkish army is pushing Erdogan into a military confrontation with the Europeans

On the Turkish issue, Al-Arab newspaper said: “The continued Turkish escalation against Europe reflects the army’s insistence on a military confrontation in the eastern Mediterranean that may erupt soon, especially with the European intransigence reflected in the positions of France and Greece that totally reject Turkish illegal activities to exploit oil and natural gas wealth on The account of the rest of the region, especially Greece. "

It added, "The military air exercises from over the island of Gallipoli carried threatening messages to the Europeans and a reminder of the famous Battle of Gallipoli during the First World War, when the coalition forces (Britain, Australia, New Zealand, France) suffered a resounding defeat and failed to invade Istanbul, the capital of the Ottoman Empire at the time, and then enter The northeastern part of Turkey to support Russia against the German forces. "

The Turks have an exceptional sensitivity towards any Greek-French alliance, as this alliance was able between 1919 and 1922 to control large areas of Turkey, which prompted the Turkish leader Kemal Ataturk to launch a war where he gathered his successor the Turkish people and managed to defeat the alliance after he reached the gates. Ankara.

The Turkish army launched a campaign of ethnic cleansing in 1922 that led to the burning of large parts of Christian neighborhoods in the city of Izmir, and one of its results was the establishment of modern Turkey.

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar released a defiant photo of him sitting inside an F-16 fighter jet at a military air base in Eskisehir, western Turkey, during a training flight over the Gallipoli peninsula.

This image is reinforced by the analyzes that say that the hard-liners' military leaders in Turkey are the ones who are moving President Recep Tayyip Erdogan more than he is directing them, especially since the rationalists among them were excluded under the pretext of their involvement in the failed coup attempt in July 2016.

Turkish political writer Ilhan Tanir said, “Erdogan was a party in the alliance with retired militant and anti-Western military officers, and they were the same who were defending expansionist policies in the Aegean, Mediterranean and other seas, and promoting the maritime agreement with Libya, and this relationship is beneficial to both parties. Where Erdogan obtains approval for his policies in Libya and the retired military personnel get recognition, influence and fame.”

In a statement to Al-Arab, he added, “Since the 2016 coup attempt, Erdogan has been able to suppress opposition in the media, the army and the state, and when the former Chief of Staff Hulusi Akar became Minister of Defense, Erdogan became able to control the army more. Therefore, Erdogan did not adopt the foundations of controls. Weighing scales in civilian or military ranks.

Henry J. Barkey, professor of international relations at Lehigh University in the United States, expected that the sea confrontation would escalate if the Turks, who have naval forces and a strong army in the region, insisted on their position regarding the wealth in the eastern Mediterranean.

Al-Sharq al-Awsat: Trump: A Peace Treaty between Bahrain and Israel

Regarding Arab-Israeli normalization, Al-Sharq al-Awsat newspaper said: “Bahrain and Israel agreed to normalize relations between them, a month after the historic agreement between the UAE and the Hebrew state. US President Donald Trump announced this agreement at the White House yesterday in the presence of his senior aides.”

In its turn, Bahrain announced that its Foreign Minister Abdul Latif al-Zayani and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will sign the peace declaration, while they attend the signing ceremony of the agreement between the UAE and Israel at the White House on Tuesday.

Trump described the Bahraini - Israeli agreement as a "new historical breakthrough," adding that "our two great friends, Israel and Bahrain, reached a peace agreement," adding that "Bahrain is the second Arab country to make peace with Israel in 30 days."

The White House said that the agreement was reached during a call (yesterday) between Trump and the Bahraini monarch, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and Netanyahu, and the Bahrain News Agency stated that King Hamad stressed during the call the need to reach a just and comprehensive peace, as a strategic option, according to the two-state solution.

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ANHA