Washington has initiated a new ploy to establish new terror fronts and shift the PKK further inland in Syria, says former Deir ez-Zor Military Council president
The global invaders who covertly support Daesh have initiated the second phase of the project to clear ground for the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)’s Syrian branch, the PYD.
U.S. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert announced on Tuesday that operations in “final” Daesh strongholds would be launched, however the aim of this is to move the PKK in central Syria.
The plan dubbed “Jizre Storm” by the terror group was evaluated by former Deir ez-Zor Military Council President Colonel İsmail Molla Omar in an exclusive interview with Yeni Şafak daily. He said that the U.S.-constructed joint military force from neighboring Arab countries may be initiated soon.
“The project now aims to move the terror group into central regions. The play is unfolding from where it left off,” said Omar, adding that Daesh has been active along the Iraq-Syria border and to the west of Deir ez-Zor.
The new operations launched in Deir ez-Zor, which is Syria’s most petrol-rich region, has been seen as the first move of moving the PKK to the south following Manbij and to the west of the Euphrates. The U.S.-PKK alliance recently captured four villages that were previously under the control of the Syrian regime.
Combined with the pressure the U.S. has increasingly placed on tribal leaders in the region, the operations may enable the occupation of new residential areas along the southern front. Tribal leaders convinced by the U.S. to support the PKK are being promised regions along the Deir ez-Zor, Raqqa and Homs line.
The southern line which starts with Iraq in the east and stretches to Turkey is the new corridor that wants to be activated by the U.S. for the PKK.
“The real aim of the U.S. and its allies is to ensure that the PKK occupies the region that extends to Jordan and reduce Iran’s influence. The U.S. captured 55 percent of Syria’s underground resources, and is trying to boost this figure. The force which delivered 30 percent of Syria’s lands to Daesh has sprung into action again and initiated plans for a new divisive map,” Omar said.
“Water is just as important as petrol in Syria. The Euphrates River is critically important. Furthermore, an expansive area to the south of Deir ez-Zor and the north of al-Hasakah functions as the grain depot of Syria. Israel and the U.S. are planning a new corridor that starts in Deir ez-Zor and extends to Lebanon. The PKK will be used as a force on the ground,” he added.
The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the European Union and the United States. The PKK has been conducting armed violence in the southeastern part of Turkey since 1984. More than 40,000 people, mostly civilians, have been killed in the three-decade long conflict.
Syria has been locked in a vicious civil war since early 2011 when the Assad regime cracked down on pro-democracy protests with unexpected ferocity.
