Turkey offering save haven for ISIS in Syria
Since the killing of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the former leader of ISIS, in an operation by the international coalition in October 2019, Turkish-controlled areas in Syria have become spheres of influence for a long list of terrorist organizations.
Terror haven
During the period between the
killing of al-Baghdadi and the last quarter of this year, the international
coalition killed more than 40 leaders of these organizations and factions in
different Syrian regions.
The leaders of terrorist
organizations and factions loyal to Ankara were all killed in the strikes,
according to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
It said the coalition especially
targeted areas controlled by the Tahrir al-Sham and Turkey-backed factions,
including Idlib, the northern and eastern countryside of Aleppo, Raqqa and
Hasaka.
The spokesman of the US Central
Command threatened recently against the presence of terrorist groups in these
areas.
He described them as a 'great
threat'.
Factions affiliated to al-Qaeda, he
added, still pose a threat to the US and its allies.
He noted that al-Qaeda uses Syria as
a safe haven to re-formulate itself and coordinates with its branches overseas.
The spokesman warned that al-Qaeda
is planning a series of operations in different countries.
He said the killing of terror
leaders would negatively affect their organizations, especially in areas where
they plan and launch attacks.
Murderers in Turkey's
sphere
The international coalition targeted
51 people in areas controlled by Turkey, including 41 terrorists of Syrian and
non-Syrian nationalities.
Some of the people killed were leaders
of ISIS, the Guardians of Religion Organization and al-Qaeda.
Some civilians were also killed in
the same strikes, including two women and two children.
