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Syria in crisis: Kurds between the fronts – who will protect them now?
Andreas Schieder talks about the precarious situation of the Kurds in Syria and the EU's foreign policy challenges.
Syria in crisis: Kurds between the fronts – who will protect them now?
In an alarming situation in Syria, Andreas Schieder, the SPÖ-EU delegation head, commented on the explosive situation, especially for the Kurdish population, in a press conference in Strasbourg today. He warned of the consequences of the power vacuum created by the fall of the Assad regime. Schieder emphasized: "The international community must not turn a blind eye here. We Europeans are on the side of the Kurds and must do everything we can to preserve their independence." This central challenge presents the new EU Commission and its foreign affairs representative Kaja Kallas with a special test, as a united and strong appearance of the EU is crucial in this difficult phase OTS.at reported.
Conflicts in northeast Syria
While the situation in other parts of Syria appears to be stabilizing, the situation in the northeast is deteriorating dramatically. Fighting between the Turkish state-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) and Syrian Kurdish forces has recently increased. In this context, UN special envoy Geir Pedersen expressed great concern about the new escalations. Amid this fighting, over 100,000 people, mostly Kurds, have already been forced to flee their homes in recent days, while the SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces) is under pressure to accept territorial losses. The US has offered itself as a mediator and proposed a ceasefire agreement that would see the withdrawal of the SDF from certain areas, such as DW.com reported.
The violent clashes in the northeast not only have humanitarian consequences; They also affect control over important raw material and agricultural areas in Syria. The region, formerly inhabited by 4.6 million Kurds, is strategically important as it has the most oil wells and significant wheat production. Control over these resource areas is critical for the future Syrian government to ensure economic recovery. The conflict shows that Kurdish forces are increasingly isolated in this changing political landscape and rely on support from international actors.