Lebanon today »Will the Sharia visit to Türkiye re -draw a map of northern Syria?

According to Reuters reports, Turkish Sharia and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed the possibility of signing a new defensive agreement, which may indicate a different stage of military cooperation between the two sides.

It seems that this rapprochement reflects Damascus’s desire to reduce the Kurdish influence, in exchange for Turkish support in rearranging the security and military scene in the north of the country.

The Kurdish file was strongly present in these discussions, as Türkiye is trying to ensure that the influence of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) classified as an extension of the PKK.

In this context, the writer and political researcher Omar Kush explained that “Ankara believes that the presence of the Syrian Democratic Forces constitutes a direct threat to its national security, and seeks to impose new arrangements that ensure reducing its influence in northern Syria.”

For his part, the researcher and academic Farid Saadoun believes that “the Kurds deal with the problem as a regional and international issue, and not only internal,” noting that “external interventions, led by Turkey, complicated access to an agreed solution between the Kurds and Damascus.”

He also added that “the results of these discussions will determine the future of the relationship between the Kurds and the Syrian regime, especially with regard to the fate and weapon of the Qasd forces.”

In a decisive position, Sharia excluded any federal arrangements concerning the Syrian Democratic Forces, stressing its commitment to the country’s unity and the Syrian army’s control of all lands, which may lead the Kurds to difficult options.

In this context, Omar Kush says, “The new Syrian administration wants to reintegrate the Qasd forces under the umbrella of the National Army, but it refuses to give them any independence or a special situation.”

In turn, Farid Saadoun believes that “the Kurds have become more aware of the necessity of understanding with Damascus, but at the same time they are trying to keep their political and military gains,” adding that “reaching a final agreement will be dependent on the extent of the two parties ready to make concessions.”

If these discussions succeed in establishing strategic cooperation between Damascus and Ankara, this may have far -reaching effects on the Syrian scene. These understandings can limit Kurdish influence, and possibly settle down files between the Syrian regime and Turkey. But on the other hand, the position of the United States, the main ally of Qasd, remains a decisive factor in determining the course of events.

In light of these data, a fundamental question arises: Will these understandings be an introduction to ending the conflict in the north of Syria, or will they open the door to a new conflict in different dimensions?