After continued attacks on SDF checkpoints in eastern Deir Ezzor, SDF
deployed additional forces to carry out a wider security operation. Morethan 10 ISIS linked individuals have been arrested after an extensive
intelligence research, focused not just on sleeping cells, but targeting
also networks of weapons and oil smuggling often connected with ISIS
activities. Despite the defeat of the caliphate, insurgent activity of
ISIS in the desert areas of central Syria continued. Since the collapse
of the al-Assad regime, sunni fundamentalist groups are disappointed
with the moderate politics of the transitional government of al-Sharaa.
ISIS is exploiting those frustrations to recruit insurgents into their
ranks, increasing their activities and expanding their networks. Syrian
authorities also claim the arrest of an ISIS cell in Aleppo, as a
reaction to a deadly attack of the fundamentalist group on a public
security facility that resulted in the death of a security officer.
Trump - Al-Sharaa meeting in Saudi Arabia:
Trump announced in Riyadh that he will lift the sanctions on Syria,
presenting it as "a new opportunity" for the Syrian government to
restore stability. The declaration came during his speech at the
Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum in Riyadh, where Trump is on a high-profile
tour on middle east. After that announcement, a face to face meeting
between Trump and al-Sharaa took place, together with Saudi Prince
Mohammed bin Salman and Turkish President Erdogan, who joined online.
The White House announced their request for Syria to expel Palestinian
terrorists groups and to join the Abraham agreements (agreements of
normalization of relations between Israel and Arab nations). Another
major request was for the Syrian government to assume full
responsibility for ISIS detention centers of northeast Syria, currently
under control of SDF. The previous request of US for lifting sanctions
of removing foreign islamists from government positions was not
mentioned. Al-Sharaa invited U.S. companies to invest in Syria's oil and
gas sectors.
More HTS and SNA appointments in government positions
The government of al-Sharaa continues to appoint important figures of
HTS in key positions of the transitional government. This include Abdul
Qader al Tahhan (Abu Bilal Quds) as Deputy Interior Minister for
National Security Affairs, Hakim al Deiri (Dia al Din al Omar) as
General Security Services (GSS) Director of Latakia Province and
Muhammad Taha al Ahmad as Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab Affairs. Also
this week a meeting with leading commanders of SNA was held nearby
Serekaniye. They discussed about integration of different SNA groups in
the new Syrian army, without requiring them to reform or restructure
their forces. This brings important questions for the future of the M4
strip area between Serekaniye and Gire Spi, occupied by Turkish proxies
since 2019. Thousands of families are waiting to return to their homes
after they were expelled by the Turkish military operations more than 5
years ago.
PKK ceasing activities
After a two day congress held in Irak, PKK announced that it will cease
activities under such name and that the organization will disband. This
statement follows the call of their imprisoned leader, Abdullah Ocalan,
calling for a peace process and the resolution of the Kurdish question
over political means. Turkish state welcomed the statement, but
announced that it will continue its ground military operations on areas
under control of PKK. Turkish President Erdogan made declarations
calling for the process of dissolution and disarmament to also involve
the Syrian and European branches of the organization.
Mazloum Abdi, head of SDF, welcomed the announcement of PKK describing
it as a "historic and courageous" decision, marking what he called a
pivotal moment for politics and peace in the Middle East. "The PKK's
decision to dismantle its organizational structure, end the armed
struggle, and adopt democratic politics based on the call of leader
Abdullah Öcalan is commendable. We are confident this step will pave the
way for a new phase of politics and peace in the region."
Evaluation
For more than six and a half months we have been reporting about the
ongoing situation on Syria, with special focus on the development of the
revolutionary process of north-East Syria. The region has been
experiencing deep political changes and transformations, that we try to
analyze combining the information that gets published with our
experiences and sources on the ground.
We reached a point were this task is getting heavier for us, not being
able to fully grasp the meaning of the unfolding events. In these
circumstances, we consider it appropriate to re-evaluate our tasks and
our role as anarchists in north-east Syria. We want to provide accurate
evaluations, in line with our political perspectives and coherent with
the principles of critical solidarity that characterize our vision of
internationalism.
The implications of what we are witnessing stretches beyond what we
expected. We need to be careful about what we share with you all, and we
will need some time to reflect what is happening in the new Syria that
is being made, what implications does it have for Kurdistan and for
Middle east and how this will affect the rest of the world. Overall, we
need to reflect what lessons we, as well as other revolutionary
movements, can learn from this situation.
Revolutionary greetings
https://tekosinaanarsist.noblogs.org/weekly-highlights-12-05-25-19-05-25/
_________________________________________
A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C E
By, For, and About Anarchists
Send news reports to A-infos-en mailing list
A-infos-en@ainfos.ca
Geen opmerkingen:
Een reactie posten