Bloomberg: Türkiye is struggling to influence in Syria after Assad

Bloomberg News website reported that Turkey is investigating military bases in Syria and providing training to the new government, ISNA reported. Because Ankara seeks to strengthen its influence after the overthrow of Bashar al -Assad’s government.

Turkish officials informed Bloomberg that Türkiye is evaluating places for the construction of a base in Syria, where there are currently thousands of troops.

The sources, who sought their names not disclosed because of the sensitivity of the problem, added that the plan also included weapons and military training to the Syrian army.

The US media believes that the situation reflects “widespread changes” in West Asia as a result of the Zionist regime’s war against the resistance and the fall of Assad.

Following the uprising against Bashar al -Assad late last year, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar appeared as key powers in the war -torn Syria and established close relations with the new transitional president, Ahmed al -Sharia, known as Al Julani. According to the report, they quickly fill out the “vacuum caused by the decline in influence” of Iran and Russia – the main supporters of Assad – after his overthrow.

The head of the Syrian Transitional Government went on to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman earlier this week in Riyadh on his first foreign trip after he came to power. After that, he met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Erdogan said they talked about Syria’s economic security and stability. “We have no other way than to unite and cooperate to achieve a common goal in the interest of our countries and the region,” he said.

Turkish officials have refused to comment on whether Ahmad al -Sharia had officially requested military aid. The Turkish Defense Ministry also refused to comment.

Erdogan is determined to thwart US -backed Kurdish forces in northeast Syria, as it is a threat to their relationship with the Turkish Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). Turkish officials said Turkish -backed Syrian forces, who fought with Kurdish forces, have now joined the ranks of the central government at the behest of Ankara.

Erdogan said on Tuesday, referring to ISIL and Kurdish groups, “Syria must take any action to combat all forms of terrorism, whether ISIS or PKK.”

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