Arab press: Syrian Constitutional Committee fails, Turkey seeks to transfer its mercenaries to Amed

On Friday, Arab press have discussed the meetings of the so-called Syrian Constitutional Committee, in addition to the Turkish moves, and the conflict in Africa.

'Constitutional concludes its work today without any progression

The beginning of the Syrian issue, and in this context Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper said: “Today, in Geneva, the fourth round of the Syrian Constitutional Committee meetings are concluded without any progression, with the hope of resuming the meetings with the facilitation of the UN envoy Geir Pedersen at the beginning of next year.

The newspaper added, "The positions of the two government delegations headed by Ahmed al-Kuzbari and the opposition, Hadi al-Bahra, varied regarding the priorities of the discussions, between the focus of the first party on sanctions, refugees, Turkish and Western" occupations "and the opposition delegation's focus on the files of detainees, the political solution and the living conditions of the displaced and refugees.

'Turkey transfers its mercenaries to Diyarbakir'

In its turn, Al-Bayan newspaper said: “Two sources close to the leaders of the armed groups affiliated with Turkey in northeastern Syria revealed a meeting that took place between the leaders of the militia groups of the Turkistan Party, known as the pro-Ankara "Uyghurs, "and Turkish intelligence on November 20, in which the Turkish government offered a deal represented in their transfer. To security institutions and centers in the vicinity of the city of Diyarbakir, southeastern Turkey, and to participate in new battles against the Kurds in northern Syria.

The two sources said that "disagreements arose between the Turkestan Party and Abo Mohammad al-Julani, the leader of the terrorist (Jabhet al-Nusra) that controls the city of Idlib, due to the latter's refusal to transfer the Turkestan militias to Turkey with all their weapons, and his adherence to their exit after handing over all their heavy and medium weapons."

Observers believe that "Ankara is mobilizing new forces in the Turkish rear to fight the PKK. The city of Diyarbakir is a base for the attacks of the Turkish army and its new mercenaries against the PKK, and the Turkish President, Recep Erdogan, has persuaded the American side to remove the so-called" Islamic party " Turkestan »from the lists of terrorism, and indeed US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the removal of the party’s name from the lists of international terrorism at the beginning of November.

'Africa will be at the center of the Cold War'

Al- Arab newspaper touched upon the situation in Africa and said: “Africa was not, in the eyes of some political analysts, an idea of ​​value to the United States during the past four years, when the outgoing President Donald Trump was in the White House, but this is not necessarily a bad thing, for everyone He talks about political and economic stability, which should be in the continent's 54 countries.

The reality of the conflict in Libya dominates US discussions, and highlighted over Sudan's distance from state sponsors of terrorism, the recent Ethiopian crisis, as well as the growing strength and vitality of the continent-led institutions, such as the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and others, with the aim of addressing regional conflicts.

It seems that after the Corona pandemic, Africa will be at the center of the new Cold War more than ever, according to Bronwyn Bruton, director of programs and studies at the Atlantic American Council, in a research paper entitled “The African Agency in the New Cold War: Competing with Traditional Forces in the African Landscape. After Covid-19.

Although President-elect Joe Biden will find Africa better than it was when he was Vice President Barack Obama, he must put in front of him all possible scenarios to win most of the countries of the continent on his side. The situation is different now with the expansionist agendas of the major global powers. He has to think deeply about what things will be like next.

Since the end of the Cold War, a group of powers have been able to exert their influence across the African continent, namely the United States, China, the European Union, India, as well as Turkey and Iran, and these outside powers have rarely competed directly against each other, as they have exercised their influence in separate and well-defined domains.

The United States retained the soft power advantage for its security assistance, in contrast, China focused on supporting infrastructure and increasing trade, while India tried to seize part of the pie, while Europe, as an important ally of Washington, focused on combating irregular migration.

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ANHA