Syria, Turkey gets into trouble on its own with the population in Idlib
The TAF, after shooting on the demonstrators in Nayrab, were forced to deal with HTS to restore calm. The crisis on joint patrols with Russia on the M4 is worsening for Ankara.
Syria, will Ramadan and coronavirus calm violence?
HTS, gained weight for anti-Turkey activities linked to M4, tries to undermine rival militias in Idlib. But Ankara points east where there are no agreements with Russia. Meanwhile, SDF attack Isis networks in Deir Ezzor.
Syria, Turkey continues to amass forces in Idlib
Ankara tries to strengthen security on the M4 to allow the passage of joint patrols with Russia, but the HTS militias do not give up. Meanwhile, Damascus remains "in the window".
Syria: the SAA bombs the rebels in Idlib, but it is only a “local” pressing
Damascus today has no interest in hitting militias as the war between HTS and the FSA is weakening Turkey. As a result, no attack on the M4.
Syria, Turkey’s new garrison on the M4: it is the fifth
Ankara deploys TAF near Muhanbal to seal the highway and allow joint patrols with Russia in Idlib. HTS hostile militias, however, are growing and Moscow is increasingly nervous.
Syria, discontent grows among Turkey’s allied militias
Ankara increasingly in difficulty: from Idlib to Tal Abyad, nervousness increases in the FSA, afraid of being crushed by HTS. The M4 is still blocked and the war on the Kurds is not bearing fruit.
Syria, HTS grows in Idlib and returns to threaten Damascus
The group, after declaring war on rivals of Faylaq al-Sham, announces an imminent offensive against the SAA. Meanwhile, Turkey is unable to unlock joint patrols with Russia on the M4.
Syria, Idlib militias try to put the M4 “in the dark”
A group, probably linked to HTS, is removing the telephone and electrical pylons on the highway. Objective: to hinder Turkey-Russia joint patrols and the SAA offensive.
Syria, new problems for Turkey: war between militias in Idlib
HTS arrests Faylaq Al-Sham leader (who does the same) and increases blocks on M4. Ankara risks losing control of the area of ​​influence, especially if the Wahhabis win the Muslim Brotherhood.
Terrorism: al-Baghdadi may be dead, but jihadism is alive and well
Its end does not reduce the global threat of Isis and al Qaeda. The objective for both remains unchanged: the establishment of the Caliphate, to be achieved also thanks to the novelty of social jihad.