Syrien

[Quintus Fabius]

Russland hat ein von der Türkei betriebenes Ausbildungslager für Islamistische Kämpfer in Syrien bombardiert. Das ganze wird nun von manchen als ein erster Schritt hin zu einer weiter gehenden Eskalation im gesamten Raum gedeutet:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/2...-to-ankara

Moscow, traditionally closer to Armenia, has voiced dismay at reports indicating Syrian mercenaries have been sent to fight alongside Azerbaijani forces – opening up a new front in the proxy standoff.

And in Libya, thousands of Syrian fighters have been reportedly sent by Turkey over the past year to fight on behalf of the United Nations-recognised Government of National Accord in Tripoli, which is fighting Russian-backed forces.

Idiz said other reasons may have led to the strike, such as Ankara’s inability to solve the issue of groups in Idlib that Moscow perceives as “radical”.

“This latest strike is Russia’s way of saying that time is running out – or has run out,” he said, referring to the conditions set in a deal agreed on by Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a summit earlier this year.