Hakan Fidan, the senior diplomat for Turkey, tells his US counterpart Antony Blinken that the Assad administration needs to start a political process and engage with the opposition, with all regional players playing a vital role.
Hakan Fidan, the foreign minister of Turkey, reminded his American counterpart Antony Blinken that terrorist groups like Daesh and the PKK should not be able to profit from the disarray in Syria.
According to Turkish diplomatic sources, the two diplomats spoke over the phone on Friday about the Syrian situation.
Fidan emphasized that the regime must act genuinely at this point by interacting with the opposition and starting a political process, stressing the significance of not making the same mistakes twice.
He emphasized that every actor in the area ought to contribute positively.
Fidan added that it’s critical to take the required actions to keep the regime’s chemical weapons from endangering the area.
Fidan emphasized the need of humanitarian aid getting to Syria and said that Türkiye has given the help that is required.
Syrian frontlines change
Syria’s opposition forces have taken control of substantial portions of the country’s northwest and some of its southern regions, creating a new front in the Middle East, which is already in shock over Israel’s slaughter in Gaza and other places.
On November 27, clashes broke out between opposition groups and Syrian regime soldiers in Aleppo, a rural area in the west. The conflict signaled a significant change in the balance of power in the area.
The whole province of Idlib was under the control of opposition troops by November 30, when they had taken over most of Aleppo’s city center. Their rapid march changed the terrain of the war.
Aleppo, Syria’s most populous city, saw one of the longest battles for control in the early stages of the Syrian civil war, which has killed over 500,000 people and displaced over 10 million since 2011. The opposition groups’ capture of Aleppo is being viewed as a symbolic victory.
Targeting the PKK/YPG terrorist organization, the Syrian National Army began Operation Dawn of Freedom at Tel Rifaat on December 1. The area was successfully liberated, and terrorist forces were driven out.
The conflict for power in Syria grew more intense by December 5, when opposition troops took control of Hama and started moving toward Homs.
On December 6, opposition forces took control of the southern Daraa province’s city center, which is located on Syria’s border with Jordan.
