Targets of the Turkish assault upon ISIS's positions and the positions of the Kurdistan Workers Party in Syria and Iraq

Targets of the Turkish assault upon ISIS's positions and the positions of the Kurdistan Workers Party in Syria and Iraq

The blast that happened in Suruc that killed 32 Turks and in which ISIS was considered capable was similar to a spark that brought about the circumstance upon the Turkish-Syrian fringe to blast. So the Turkish planes initiated to bomb ISIS's positions inside Northern Syria and Kurdish Workers party positions in Jabal Qindeel in Northern Iraq. This is whilst the Turkish security offices detained up to 600 of the individuals who were associated with belonging to the two movements. As a consequence of it the détente in the middle of Turkey and those equipped of the Kurdish Workers party arrived at an official end which had been marked by the two sides in 2013. After the breaching of the détente by Turkey the party declared the end of the understanding that had been marked with the Turkish authority. In their announcement they said, “The truce no longer has a meaning after the attacks of the occupying Turkish army” in accordance to its viewpoint.

Turkey is presently making endeavors to control the northern Syrian areas via land and the Turkish Executive Ahmet Davutoglu said, “Instructions have been given to conduct air strikes in Iraq and Syria and they will be followed by a land operation”. This is whilst the Turkish government has announced that it has set out to establish secure areas in northern Syria after expelling ISIS from it.

The most noteworthy aspect of the greater part of this is that the Turkish government had concurred surprisingly after the event of this blast (in Suruc) to allow consent to the American planes and others which are united to it to use the majority of the Turkish air bases, including the Incirlik base, keeping in mind the end goal to lead strikes upon ISIS's positions, without presenting the issue to the parliament.

These quick occurring advancements and what they speak to as far as threat to the district in general would not have happened had the American administration not consented to them. White House Appointee representative Alistair Baskey expressed, “Turkey has the right to defend itself against the attacks of the Kurdish insurgents.” This then speaks to an understood indication with respect to the American Administration's support towards the Turkish strikes.

The question that is postured to oneself here is: The reason did the Turkish leadership concur now to strike at ISIS after it had beforehand unequivocally declined to do that despite the presence of American pressures?

It ought not be said in the response to this that the incident of Suruc was the reason that prompted this sharp turnaround in the Turkish position in light of the fact that this incident spoke to a spark and not the reason and it is a pretext and not the intention. As for the reasons and thought processes then they are political and not security based and they are more prominent than and go well past the simple incident of the blast.

The American pressures on Turkey to open Incirlik base and make its Incirlik base accessible and to give the American planes offices within it is an old and well-known reality. The political leadership in Turkey had dreaded the backlash of that from the Turkish popular opinion that severely dislikes granting those offices to America. Specifically in such manner the Turkish parliament had already voted against the American insistence when it had asked for to open the basis to its air ship beforehand.

What then has changed that has made Turkey submit to this American request?

It gives the idea that America has settled upon an extensive political package with Turkey that includes the opening of its bases to American air ships pretty much as it includes different matters. All together for this package to pass, it was fundamental for there to have happened a noteworthy security incident like the Suruc one. The organization of that incident along these lines had evident Intelligence measures behind it.

It creates the impression that this arrangement or package includes the following matters:

1 – America's consent to Turkey conducting strikes against the Kurdish Workers in northern Iraq and to prevent its twin in Syria, the Kurdish Democratic Union, and its followers of militias which are called the people’s protection units, from expanding and to frustrate the establishment of a Kurdish entity in the north of Syria. This is in addition to removing so as to reassure Turkey and the popular opinion within the phantom of the Kurdish threat that is calling for the establishment of a brought together Kurdish state in the area.

2 – To frighten the Turkish voters from giving their votes to the Kurdish People groups Democratic party which is sympathetic to the Kurdish Workers party or to any of alternate parties that are sympathetic to it. This is in an endeavor to detach it from the more extensive open stage and thereafter to bring it down in the decisions that should be rehashed in Turkey. This is in addition attempting to increase the notoriety of the Justice and Development party and empower it to win in the coming races.

3 – To support the Syrian opposition that is portrayed as being moderate in Syria and which is faithful to Turkey and to empower it to realize new achievements upon the setting of what was proficient by the Idlib front a couple of months back.

4 – The opening of the Turkish army installations to the movement for America's flying machines and providing all offices to it. These offices, in appreciation to America, are thought to be the most essential point of this package and maybe it speaks to the single firm pillar within it. This is on account of the greater part of the other beforehand said matters or things of the package could change and Turkey could fail in achieving the majority of its targets contained within them. This is whilst the opening of its bases to the American air ship is the target that is certain within the package and it speaks to a matter of great significance to America. It speaks to an incredible accomplishment for it and America will not be that annoyed if the majority of alternate parts of the package were to fail. This is whether it is even genuinely genuine about implementing them.

These then speak to the genuine targets that lie behind the Turkish assault upon northern Syria and Iraq whilst the degree of the strong coordination with the American side is apparent through them. It is clear from which the degree of close coordination with the American side, as can be seen over the misleading concessions made by the Turkish state to encourage the movement of its (American) flying machines in the district. Through this bad form the sway of Turkey has been abused whilst America has been conceded more noteworthy logistical benefits upon the ground and in the air.