PDK-S Political Report: Military invasion east of Euphrates is looming on the horizon

ARK News: The Political Bureau of the Kurdistan Democratic Party -Syria issued on 7/11/2018 the Political Report for the month of October 2018.
The report concentrated on the latest developments in Syria, Kurdish, and Kurdistan, especially the Turkish recent threats to the areas of East Euphrates.

Report text:
The political report of the Kurdistan Democratic Party - Syria, for the month of October 2018, to date

The Syrian crisis is still at the forefront of world issues and regional crises, and is increasingly the subject of international and regional attention In conjunction with new movements and on more than a political track, the international envoy, Stephane De Mistura, is winding down his duties by the end of November this year, and the new Norwegian international envoy (Gere Pedersen) will begin his duties directly, but how? Will he start where his predecessor ended? Or will it start again? In general, it will continue to rely on the international resolutions and Geneva 1, it will deal with the outputs and decisions of relevant international forums in his own way and the manner in which it deems it most appropriate.

In this context, de Mistura, in cooperation with the parties concerned, seeks to expedite the completion of the constitutional commission before the expiration of his mandate, with a view to starting work by the end of this year and early next year, and strenuous efforts remain continuing in this regard despite the attempts of the Syrian regime to obstruct those efforts, on the pretext that the Syrian constitution should be placed by the Syrians without the contribution of foreign parties and other parties, forgetting that the Syrian decision is not in the hands of the Syrians (neither the regime nor the opposition nor even the Syrian people), where conferences and forums and summit meetings are sometimes held on the Syrian crisis and without the participation of any Syrian even an expatriate.

It also recently held a four-way summit in Istanbul, Turkey, which included Turkey, Germany, France and Russia, the latter sought to benefit and strengthen its role in the Syrian crisis, in the hope of co-opting the participating countries to agree with the outcomes of Sochi and the consensus of the three countries (Russia, Turkey, Iran), while everyone knows that Germany and France are key players in the international coalition, and therefore America welcomed the results of that summit, which means that they were aware of what is going on and what will happen to it, and in the same context, there is another consensus between Turkey and Russia to freeze the situation in Idlib and work for early presidential elections in Syria, and Turkey today seeks to restore its relations with America, which is taking serious steps towards implementing its broad strategy in the region with its overlapping crises. The United States has recently referred to three basic conditions in the Syrian crisis, including the complete elimination of the terrorist forces( ISIS and others) and the termination of the Iranian presence in Syria and the immediate commencement of arrangements for a political solution to the Syrian crisis, these conditions have received their attention in the community concerned.

And Iran today, despite all the suffering caused by the volatile internal situation and the severe conflicts between the regime and many important major powers and the cause of the difficult and deteriorating economic situation, and Instead of appealing to the international community to relieve the burden of difficulties, whether due to economic sanctions or as a natural result of its practices, it is a partner in all wars and crises in the region, instead, it is threatening America dire consequences if it continues to impose successive economic sanctions on it. With this mentality, the Iranian regime is dealing with America and the international community, forgetting that the coming of days will carry them as an enormous and complex of crises and difficulties may change the equation upside down, or perhaps lead to a state of mass civil disobedience, which leading to the regime and putting Iran in front of confrontations or the threshold of successive crises leading Iran to divisions and cracks that are difficult to control or may not end the their results for a long time.

Turkey, for its part, remains concerned about its policy, both in terms of the volatile internal situation, especially in the economic aspect that is deteriorating day after day, or in the changed political side which exploited by the opposition, and even raised by the anti-regime circles within the military establishment, or the side of the external situations and the swing attitudes between the International Alliance and the States of Astana and Sochi, and growing concerns about what it called growing unrest along its borders, which constantly prompts them to intervene in the Syrian affairs and the military invasion to ward off the alleged threat of the PKK (PYD) and its fighters. It seems that the military intervention in the east of the Euphrates River, as it did in Afrin, is at the same time aware that the situation is different, so we see it maneuvering and shelling from time to time some of the border sites there, but it remains to court America and the coalition countries in order to achieve consensus in this regard, it seems not to be able to resort to direct military invasion, which achieves its goals and objectives so far.

As for Iraq and the Kurdistan region, the situation in Iraq is still the subject of wide debate between the various their blocs and political circles, and the files are accumulated (file of financial and administrative corruption, the file of the Iranian presence, the file of militias, and the file of the relationship between Baghdad and Hawler, the article 140 of the Iraqi Constitution.. etc.), all the tasks and responsibilities of the new government under the chairmanship of Mr. Adel Abdul Mahdi which should be solved, not to mention what is required of development plans and programs in many economic, service and military fields and thus achieving a kind of political harmony between the national and sectarian components in order to correct the situation of Iraq and provide factors for its development and progress.

And the Kurdistan region of Iraq, is also in front of the tasks of important and significant responsibilities that should be achieved in a timely manner, after the recent parliamentary elections of the region and despite the achievement of the Kurdistan Democratic Party sweeping victory in it, and despite the ability to be unique to form a government of the region, but it seems from the statements of officials of high levels that the leadership of the Party, led by the President of the struggler, Masoud Barzani will do everything possible to form a broad participatory government satisfy the largest possible number of forces, political Parties and Kurdish figures in order to arrange the Kurdistan House again and strengthen the role of the region in the face of the challenges that may be faced and prepare for the next phase with the burdens and responsibilities of importance.

As for Kurdistan, Syria, our people and its political movement are following with great concern the situation of the city of Afrin and its areas and the suffering of its people from displacement and looting of their property and possessions, what raises disgusting and even disrespect those obstacles to the return of homeless people to their homes and places of residence, this is in addition to the ongoing violations and crimes committed by some factions affiliated with the Free Army, and in full view of the authorities there, and therefore should be concerted efforts and capabilities and endeavors of the international community and institutions of civil society and human rights, in order to support Afrin and its people and save them from the clutches of these unfair practices and policies, which are exercised against them.

As for the Democratic Union Party (PYD), it lacks stability in a clear political attitude, it is in close relations with the Syrian regime, which it may not be able to defend or standby regime openly in the confrontation with Turkey, and (PYD) seeks appealing America or sees that in the Turkish invasion of East Euphrates threats to American interests, which makes it reassuring that (East Euphrates is not as Afrin), however, it remains a matter of concern to the general public of our Kurdish people, and some see in the arrangement of the Kurdish House through the agreement between (the Kurdish National Council in Syria and TEV-DAM) between the Council and PYD even at the minimum, this is considered a factor of steadiness and stability in front of the waves, and unfortunately, this Party continues to practice those repressive policies and practices towards the Council with its Parties and components and even towards our Kurdish people without taking lessons from what happened in Afrin and what may happen in other regions.

And the Kurdish National Council in Syria is exercising its functions in accordance with its initial principle, which is the service of the cause of our Kurdish people through the political solution to the Syrian crisis in general, in terms of building Syria's future with a pluralistic federal parliamentary democratic system which guarantees national rights as well as duties to all Syrian components on an equal footing, to enjoy our people full national rights in accordance with international covenants, conventions, and therefore the Council through its representatives accompanied the general events and political activities related to the political solution of the Syrian crisis.

7 October 2018
Political Bureau

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