HannibalBarca
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I don't think Turkey would let this issue without an answer. Turkey just can't take millions of refugees to start with. We are also seeing that Syria is being pushed to federal system at least or/and partition. If Turkey let off Idlib all the work Turkey done from the beginning to now in the Syrian conflict would be for nothing. Billions of dollars, sanctions, bad relations with the superpowers etc. I think Turkey would do the needed if large scale offensive past the observation points is being pushed.
My fear, is that TR took a risky gamble, by "hoping/believing" that such problem could be resolved by diplomacy via RU influence in Syria.
Imo, since the past year...Such things seems to work nicely and therefore put too many eggs in the same basket... But nowadays, since the End of the afrin op, we begun to see such tactics losing momentum, whatever with "Unaffiliated militia" openly fighting against TR, or the Tel Rifaat scenario, or the Inside jobs in Idlib and Jarablus region or the many incursion by SAA and affiliate along the southern Idlib border...
RU, can't maintain her grip as firmly as before, many voices arise about this TR-RU relationship and even Hardcore SAA militia, like the Tiger Forces, who are the most loyal Pro-RU groups started to voice their concern and wish to "advance" on Idlib and drive out "Terrorist and TR invaders".
TR is also internationally corned, as you said, she made too much sacrifices, that push her to maintain a relationship with few powers that still accept her voice, like RU per exemple in this conflict.
So, the future will tell us, How TR will manage to answer her own "choices"... Will she also sacrifice a bit of Relationship with RU for her "Syria zones" or will she concede something to keep the link...
But, tbh, Whatever her choice, she could lose a lot.