​​​​​​​Panorama of the week: Erdogan uses "Tahrir al-Sham" mercenaries to converge from Damascus

Over the past week, Arab newspapers have touched upon the fighting between Turkish occupation mercenaries.

Is Erdogan preparing to confront Tahrir al-Sham and open a new page with Assad

On the Syrian issue, Al-Arab newspaper said: "Tahrir al-Sham was able to take control of the city of Afrin and extract it from factions openly supported by Turkey, raising questions about Ankara's silence about these developments and whether this move was prompted by them or allowed it to achieve its objectives.

Observers the Syrian issue, said that Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (a militant group and terrorist organization) It would not have achieved this quick victory if it had not been in Ankara's favor, pointing out that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan may have allowed this move to draw attention to the strength of this organization at a first stage, and at a later stage he is firmly confronted to open a new page with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad by targeting this common enemy.

Followers indicated that Turkey, which does not hide its desire to open channels of communication with Assad, was prepared to offer that to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, an extension of al-Qaeda, in exchange for the integration of other opposition into the understandings that will take place with Assad, especially under a Turkish-Russian understanding to counter terror-classified currents.

On the sidelines of his participation in an expanded European summit in the Czech capital of Prague, Erdogan said he might meet with Assad when the time was right.

Hisham Askev, spokesman for the Syrian National Army's Third Corps (backed by Turkey), told Reuters: "The negotiations to end the fighting are breaking down and drastic war are getting fiercely."

A Turkish military delegation, headed by Deputy Interior Minister Ismail Chattakli, the mayor of Gaziantep city and Turkish military intelligence officers, visited the city of Azaz and the town of al-Rai on Wednesday and met with faction leaders in the eastern countryside of Aleppo.

The source cautioned against the advancement of HTS and its control over the entire northern countryside of Aleppo and the complete end of the factions' presence.

On Wednesday night, Tahrir al-Sham took control of the town of Jenders, Mubatly and villages south and north of Afrin.

T/ Satt.

ANHA