Turkey/Russia-Afrin Offensive/Analysis
Reyhanli, Turkey - Jan 21, 2018
1. Shop damaged by shelling from Syrian side
2. Man clearing debris from damaged shop
3. Various of car damaged by shelling from Syrian side
4. Workers repairing damaged road
Moscow, Russia - Jan 23, 2018
5. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Abbas Djuma, commentator, Komsomolskaya Pravda:
"Apart from the hostilities against the Kurdish groups in Syria, Turkey also wants to stay in Syria and maintain a significant military presence there, and this is really important. At this point, Turkey has done the same thing which the United States did. Americans need to consolidate their military presence in northern Syria, so do the Turks."
Reyhanli, Turkey - Jan 21, 2018
6. Various of group of men watching TV news on Turkish assault on Afrin enclave
Moscow, Russia - Jan 23, 2018
7. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Abbas Djuma, commentator, Komsomolskaya Pravda:
"I think at the present, a similar scenario is likely to be seen again in Idlib. When those military groups supporting Turkey are moving towards Afrin, as far as I know, many groups have started to relocate from their strongholds to Afrin, Idlib will become an easy prey. This actually offers an answer to a thorny issue (for Syria), which is how to retake the densely-populated Idlib province."
Turkish-Syrian Border, Turkey - Jan 21, 2018
8. Vehicles on border road
9. Landscape on border
Turkey wants to maintain a significant military presence in Syria via its assault launched on the Kurdish militia in northwestern Syria, said a Russian expert on Tuesday.
Abbas Djuma, a commentator with Russia's Komsomolskaya Pravda daily and an expert on Middle East issues, made the remarks when commenting Turkey's goals for launching the "Operation Olive Branch" offensive against Kurdish militia, the People's Protection Units (YPG), in Syrian enclave of Afrin on Saturday.
"Apart from the hostilities against the Kurdish groups in Syria, Turkey also wants to stay in Syria and maintain a significant military presence there, and this is really important. At this point, Turkey has done the same thing which the United States did. Americans need to consolidate their military presence in northern Syria, so do the Turks," said Djuma.
As the rebel fighters supportive of Turkey are withdrawing from their strongholds in Syria's Idlib province to join the campaign in Afrin, the province which has long been held by the rebels could become an easy prey for the Syrian government who had already taken a similar opportunity to retake the eastern region of Aleppo from the rebels' hands, according to Djuma.
"I think at the present, a similar scenario is likely to be seen again in Idlib. When those military groups supporting Turkey are moving towards Afrin, as far as I know, many groups have started to relocate from their strongholds to Afrin, Idlib will become an easy pray. This actually offers an answer to a thorny issue (for Syria), which is how to retake the densely-populated Idlib province," said Djuma.
Djuma predicted that the Turkish forces would be locked into a seesaw battle with the YPG as the U.S.-backed militia's combat capabilities have been greatly boosted by the weapons given by the United States.
Turkey/Russia-Afrin Offensive/Analysis
Dateline : Jan 21/23, 2018
Location : Moscow,Russia Turkey
Duration : 1'34
Reyhanli, Turkey - Jan 21, 2018
1. Shop damaged by shelling from Syrian side
2. Man clearing debris from damaged shop
3. Various of car damaged by shelling from Syrian side
4. Workers repairing damaged road
Moscow, Russia - Jan 23, 2018
5. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Abbas Djuma, commentator, Komsomolskaya Pravda:
"Apart from the hostilities against the Kurdish groups in Syria, Turkey also wants to stay in Syria and maintain a significant military presence there, and this is really important. At this point, Turkey has done the same thing which the United States did. Americans need to consolidate their military presence in northern Syria, so do the Turks."
Reyhanli, Turkey - Jan 21, 2018
6. Various of group of men watching TV news on Turkish assault on Afrin enclave
Moscow, Russia - Jan 23, 2018
7. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Abbas Djuma, commentator, Komsomolskaya Pravda:
"I think at the present, a similar scenario is likely to be seen again in Idlib. When those military groups supporting Turkey are moving towards Afrin, as far as I know, many groups have started to relocate from their strongholds to Afrin, Idlib will become an easy prey. This actually offers an answer to a thorny issue (for Syria), which is how to retake the densely-populated Idlib province."
Turkish-Syrian Border, Turkey - Jan 21, 2018
8. Vehicles on border road
9. Landscape on border
Turkey wants to maintain a significant military presence in Syria via its assault launched on the Kurdish militia in northwestern Syria, said a Russian expert on Tuesday.
Abbas Djuma, a commentator with Russia's Komsomolskaya Pravda daily and an expert on Middle East issues, made the remarks when commenting Turkey's goals for launching the "Operation Olive Branch" offensive against Kurdish militia, the People's Protection Units (YPG), in Syrian enclave of Afrin on Saturday.
"Apart from the hostilities against the Kurdish groups in Syria, Turkey also wants to stay in Syria and maintain a significant military presence there, and this is really important. At this point, Turkey has done the same thing which the United States did. Americans need to consolidate their military presence in northern Syria, so do the Turks," said Djuma.
As the rebel fighters supportive of Turkey are withdrawing from their strongholds in Syria's Idlib province to join the campaign in Afrin, the province which has long been held by the rebels could become an easy prey for the Syrian government who had already taken a similar opportunity to retake the eastern region of Aleppo from the rebels' hands, according to Djuma.
"I think at the present, a similar scenario is likely to be seen again in Idlib. When those military groups supporting Turkey are moving towards Afrin, as far as I know, many groups have started to relocate from their strongholds to Afrin, Idlib will become an easy pray. This actually offers an answer to a thorny issue (for Syria), which is how to retake the densely-populated Idlib province," said Djuma.
Djuma predicted that the Turkish forces would be locked into a seesaw battle with the YPG as the U.S.-backed militia's combat capabilities have been greatly boosted by the weapons given by the United States.
ID : 8071777
Published : 2018-01-24 14:54
Last Modified : 2019-03-19 06:09:00
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
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