Konflikten i Syrien

US's new 'plan B' for Syria

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - During the six-year Syrian conflict, the U.S. has repeatedly proved it will stop at nothing to achieve desired goals. Having realized the failure of its chemical weapons provocations, the U.S. current administration began to develop and execute a new escalation plan for Syria.

According to the Pentagon, it isn't necessary to tarnish Syrian President, Bashar Assad, for the U.S.-led coalition's large-scale invasion to Syria. It is enough to make ISIS cross the Jordanian border. Such a scenario was discussed by Assad at the end of April this year.

This time Washington decided to rely on the so-called Free Syrian Army (FSA), that began an offensive against ISIS in Syria's Daraa, located about 13 kilometers north of the border with Jordan, on May 9, 2017. Apparently, according to the coalition command, the FSA will force the Islamists to leave their positions and cross the Jordanian border.

In its turn, this could be an ideal pretext for the coalition's immediate 'defense' of its ally. So, according to our sources, more than 400 units of military equipment and more than 4,000 soldiers have already been deployed along the border between Syria and Jordan. This fact indicates the ongoing preparation for the operation.

US-Backed YPG Militias Seeking Autonomous Region in Syria No Less Dangerous Than ISIL

The self-styled caliphate has been in rapid decline since allied forces of Iran, Syria, Russia and Hezbollah liberated several towns and villages in northern Syria. But if the US-backed Kurdish militias refocus their efforts on acts of autonomy in the north, victory may be short lived.
It has been a bad few months for ISIL. For the first time since the terror group laid claim to much of Iraq and Syria, it no longer has a direct path to Europe. Black flags are no longer flying over towns and villages near the Turkish border, and the foreign-backed marauders are on the run. The decay continues and ISIL will soon lose its remaining foothold in Syria. Its last bastion is Raqqa and the north-eastern deserts, where it all began, and from where much of its subsequent rampage was plotted – with a helping hand from outside actors.
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In sum, every American weapon supplied to the Kurdish militias is not only a threat to Turkey, but also a threat to Syria, Iraq, Iran, and the Kurdish populations themselves. Turkey’s decision to step up military engagement in northern Syria and to target the Kurds is not the right response to this developing threat. The four neighbors should focus their attention on US threats and regional designs instead. They should embark on a regional dialog to persuade their Kurdish citizens to stick with them and not with the US occupying troops who have no intention to resolve Kurdish security concerns, much less to stop running contrary to Kurdish interests.