Yevseev: Turkey draws itself in Syrian conflict voluntarily

The Turkish town of Akchakal on the Turkish-Syrian border has recently been
shelled from the Syrian side, which led to retaliatory fire by Turkish
troops. As previously reported by Vestnik Kavkaza, today the Turkish
parliament raised the issue of providing a mandate for cross-border
operations against Syria. The North Atlantic Council issued a statement
condemning the actions of Syria, and demanded termination of aggression
against its ally. The Syrian side, in turn, apologized to Turkey and
promised to thoroughly investigate the incident. The director of the Center
for Public Policy Research talked to Vestnik Kavakza about his
understanding of the future development of the situation on the
Turkish-Syrian border.

Yeveseyev said that the role of Turkey in supporting the rebels in Syria is not
discussed by Nato. He stressed that, although the recent incident cannot
be considered a provocation for sure, there is a great threat of
intervention by the international powers in Syria. He stressed that it is the
last month of the pre-election campaign in the US and therefore it is
unlikely that the US will intervene. However, it is possible that Turkey
will intervene. He also noted that Nato support might be regarded by
some Turkish officials as support for an idea to create so-called
humanitarian corridors.

"Now there is an escalation of the conflict. It is not known how to stop it.
Those who have recently been to Syria say that Aleppo has been badly
damaged, this can be seen from the pictures. And the main reason why Aleppo
has not yet been brought under control is Turkey's proximity, and its
large-scale assistance. Thus, Turkey has drawn itself into the conflict
voluntarily."