Syria will regain full sovereignty after US troop withdrawal: Analyst
US President Donald Trump decision to pull 1,000 American troops from northeast Syria will help Damascus regain self-rule over the war-torn nation, an American analyst in Washington says.
The withdrawal of US troops will “assure that Syria will actually be restored to a sovereign nation where the government has control over its entire country,” said Michael Billington, an editor for the Executive Intelligence Review.
“By pulling out, Trump…stood up directly against virtually the entire leadership of both political parties in the United States, which he has correctly identified over this past several weeks as warmongering fanatics,” Billington said Saturday in an interview with Press TV.
US hawks in Washington “would rather see tens of thousands, even millions of people die… than to see a peaceful agreement that restores sovereignty to nations around the world,” he added.
Trump this month abruptly decided to pull 1,000 US troops from northeast Syria, allowing Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to launch an offensive into the region aimed at creating a 20 mile (32 km) “safe zone” clear of the Kurdish militants.
On Thursday, Ankara agreed to pause its incursion into Syria for 120 hours while the US facilitates the withdrawal of Kurdish militants along the Syrian-Turkish border.
Clashes between Turkish troops and Kurdish fighters have been reported despite the agreement. Certain aspects of the deal remain contested between different parties of the deal.
Since Turkey launched its invasion of northeastern Syria earlier this month, more than 300,000 Syrians have been displaced according to figures released by the United Nations.
Many humanitarian organizations have also expressed concern regarding potential humanitarian costs of the conflict.
Last week, Amnesty International accused Turkey of committing "serious" war crimes, including "summary killings" and "indiscriminate" attacks showing a "shameful disregard for civilian life".
UN chemical weapons inspectors have also said that they are investigating possible use of internationally banned white phosphorus munitions by Turkish forces.
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