Co-chair of the Judiciary Council in Civil Administration of Manbij and its Countryside, Siham Hamo, said Turkish statements, about restoring security and stability to Syria are “contradictory.”

On October 23, Turkish Foreign Affairs Ministry renewed its call for reconciliation between the Syrian government and opposition, “Syria should not be partitioned, the [Syrian] regime and opposition should contact to reach an agreement on a new constitution and a road map includes elections based on the Security Council Res 2254.”

In August, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that an advanced step with Syria should be taken, hinting to contact Syrian government.

This came after previous statements released by Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mevlut Cavusoglu, on August 11, as he told reporters that he held a short meeting with his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad in Belgrade in October 2021, adding that communication had resumed between the two countries’ intelligence agencies.

Siham added that Turkey”has invaded Syrian territory, deported its original locals, engineered demographic change, deports refugees from its lands and target safe civilians on the border areas.”

Turkish forces and the affiliated factions of the opposition, known as the Syrian National Army (SNA), continue to target villages on the frontlines from Qamishli up to Manbij with artillery, mortars and drones.

A Turkish drone bombed on October 24 evening a construction facility in Qamishli city, northeast Syria, killing at least two people.

Hamo indicated Turkish officials allegedly call for stability in Syria “while abductions and murders in the areas it [Turkey] controls are common,” adding such areas used to be secure and peaceful before being “occupied.”

In mid-October, head of Future Syria Party in Deir ez-Zor said rapprochement between Ankara and Damascus is a continuation of the war launched by Turkey against the AANES.

On August 21, Deputy co-chair of the Executive Council of AANES Hassan Kocher said, “The recent agreement between Turkey and Syrian regime will deepen the Syrian crisis … and it will lead to divide Syria.”

“The rapprochement intends to strike the AANES,” Kocher added.

Hamo said Turkey continues to shell civilians under “combating terrorism” and spares no means to fight the AANES.

On October 24, Human Rights Watch (WHO) said Turkey arbitrarily detained and deported hundreds of refugees under the force of arms saying it is “a violation of the international law,” according to WHO.

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