Russian fighter jet shot down by Turkey is yet another link in the chain of events that are placed in a scenario of war powers waged on someone else’s territory, ie. War replacement. However, unlike in the case of Afghanistan from the 80s of the twentieth century, where competed two superpowers (USA and USSR), in Syria goes several different conflicts between.
Russian President Vladimir Putin reacted sharply to the downing of machines Su-24, calling it “ramming a knife in the back.” He meant that Turkey, which is a member of NATO, military aircraft destroyed the state, which has offered recently to the West coalition in the war against Islamic State jihadists. At least it looked official, because, in fact, aviation Russia started to bomb Syria not positions of enemies but allies of the Western countries, which behaved as though Russia itself was an enemy of the West.
Source: RUPTLY / x-news
Shaky strategy Washington
US fights the war-torn home of Syria Islamic State – an opponent of the regime of Bashar al-Assad, but also supports other local enemies of the dictator, recognized as “moderate”.
Americans with European and Arab allies over the bombing jihadists in Syria. They do, however, so that … does not strengthen the forces of Assad. Washington is trying so pursue conflicting goals, so that the bust was among American training program for anti-regime rebels in Syria. They were to support the action of air.
Shaky strategy only global giant military, which is still the United States, makes the open field rozpanoszyli the other skirmishers.
Moscow on a collision course with the West
Russia for years has been, and remains an ally of the Damascus government. As a result, it is pushing its imperial goals. Syrian port of Tartus, leased by Russia, is the only Mediterranean base of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. Moscow also maintains their units at the air base in Latakia, which is in the backwoods Assad. That is why the Russian raids, carried out under the slogan of “fighting terrorists” have to defend the leaders of Syria, whose democratic countries accused of murdering thousands of people.
Despite the fact Russia supplies weapons forces of Assad and consistently opposes any attempt to impose a ban on the supply of arms to the regime undertaken by other countries on the UN Security Council .
This attitude and actions Moscow has long been lined it on a collision course with the US and other countries of the European Union and NATO.
Turkish gambit
It was just a matter of time, when it comes to clashes especially with Turkey, the only NATO country bordering Syria.
Ankara consistently demanding Assad step down. Recently, his army, supported from the air by the Russians firmly could be felt Turkmen militants in Syria, recognized by the Turks for the brethren.
Turkey carries on his shoulders the heaviest burden of assistance to refugees from Syria – adopted nearly 2 million people. Also lent its air bases coalition bombing jihadists.
The attitude of Turkey in this conflict, but also is far from unambiguous. Ankara as fire makes sure that any movement on the Syrian theater does not strengthen the Kurds, seeking to create their own state, at the expense of, among others, Turkey. Kurds Turkish authorities still label these as “terrorists” – in the same way as Moscow specify any strength uncomfortable for her.
Conflict Saudi-Iranian
Even more problematic ally of the US and the West in the fight against Assad in one, and the Islamic State on the other hand, is Saudi Arabia. Riyadh providing weapons and money to various factions fighting the Syrian regime of Assad. Among them are, unfortunately, also the Islamists hostile to the West. In this case most resembles the scenario of Afghanistan – the mujahideen trained and the armor by the Americans to fight against the Soviet Union eventually turned against his former principal.
On the opposite pole in relation to Saudi Arabia is Iran, which is competing with her for influence in the Middle East, regional power. From Tehran sail to Syria billions of dollars – are aimed at maintaining power Assad. In Syria, it is also full of weapons supplied from Iran.
There is no lack the Iranian military advisers and the elite units participating in operations to combat anti-regime rebels. Asada support besides funded by Iran troops Shiite Hezbollah in Lebanon and Shiite mercenaries from the Iran and Iraq.
Syrian Pandora’s box
In this way, Syria resembles more and more a Pandora’s box, which freed difficult to control conflicts that could even result in many unexpected twists. Most of the major participants in the conflicts is not involved in them in the name of any of these rules of the international order, for which, at least officially, in favor of Western countries. Bad it bodes for the future, the more that today the situation in Syria causes enormous increase in international tension, increases the risk of terrorist attacks and calls the refugee crisis to the unknown, in recent years the scale.
Julius Urbanowicz, PolskieRadio.pl
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