Remarkable developments in the past few days and hours are directly related to the developments in the region, and indicate the possibility of changes that will have a significant impact in the coming days, with regard to the Syrian issue in general, and the situation in the north and northeast of Syria in particular.
The first indications are that Democratic Representative in the US Congress, Jamal Bowman, presented an amendment to the new US defense law that, if approved, would lead to the withdrawal of the US occupation forces from Syria, and the US State Department announced the appointment of Ethan Goldrich as Assistant Deputy Secretary of State and responsible for the Middle East and « Communication” with Syria, succeeding Amy Kotrona, who was appointed acting representative for Syrian affairs last February, thus canceling the position of the US “special envoy” for the Syrian file, which had been in place during the past years.
The move by the American representative comes at a time when there is an escalation of talk about a possible American withdrawal from Syria, following the withdrawal that the United States has conducted from Afghanistan and will be taking place in Iraq before the end of this year, which prompted the leaders of the separatist Syrian Democratic Forces-Qasd militia, which is protected from the occupier. To publicly declare the need for Washington to inform them before it leaves Syria, invoking the famous saying “America always abandons its allies.”
In the developments, the tone and speech of the Turkish President, Recep Erdogan, can be seen less than a week before an upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as Erdogan hoped that Russia would change its approach towards the Syrian file.
Erdogan's statements were considered by analysts and observers that do not take into account the new equations on the Syrian land and the Arab region in general. It costs him dearly, especially since Moscow is upset with the Turkish moves in Ukraine, Georgia and Azerbaijan, especially Ukraine, which Turkey has repeatedly announced its support for and its assertion that it does not agree to Russia's annexation of the Crimea, which constitutes a special historical sensitivity for Russia.
On the other hand, the statements of the head of the Turkish regime indicate that there are differences in visions, and the limitations of Turkish-Russian understandings regarding the Syrian crisis, and on the third hand they also indicate the fact that the rapprochement between the two countries does not place their relationship in the position of a strategic alliance, but rather is closer to a tactical one. imposed by a number of circumstances related to the developments of the Syrian crisis and the tension of Turkish relations with the West. Hence, the Turkish-Russian understandings in general, and regarding Syria in particular, are facing a new pivotal moment.
The coming days may witness a great change in the Syrian scene, especially if we learn about the messages that Ankara deposited with its terrorist groups in Syria and asking them to pack luggage to change the “direction of jihad,” in light of the Russian-Syrian positions and messages.
Also in the developments that would reflect positively on the Syrian issue, the intense diplomatic activity of Minister Faisal Miqdad can be read on the sidelines of the work of the United Nations General Assembly at its seventy-sixth session.
The activity revealed the existence of grounds of understanding and meeting with many of its counterparts from brotherly and friendly countries, which also indicates the existence of broad prospects for openness and cooperation between Damascus and many important capitals in the region and the world.
