Between groups in the two countries as well as the american and russian influences in the region. This is about an hour and 10 minutes. Good morning everyone and welcome to the foundation for defense of democracy. My name is jonathan chandler, Senior Vice President for research and it is terrific to see so many terrific faces in the room. We are looking forward to our timely event this morning as we address the syrian impasse. What is turkeys endgame in the Syrian Campaign and how does this impact washington policy . We are lucky to have one of the foremost experts with us today to these issues. I will keep it short so that we can jump right in. First, a few housekeeping items. Todays event is being live streamed, video recorded and is also being broadcast on cspan no i encourage guests in the audience in attendance and viewing at home to join in onthe conversation. Please feel free to comment as we go along and we will try to address those om comments. This is the time when i ask you
About welcome to conflicts in a talk in front of your Party Members shortly after the beginning of the attack in syria president and other once said quote if the terrorists enough enough dont surrender we will tear them down what does tearing down me how far will turkey go. Well as you know this process is not a new process its started in two thousand and eleven with. People being massacred in syria and turkey has been under attack over the last two years seven hundred attacks have come to turkish soil out of the first arguing to building in syria you actually know this is not a this is not the first time it was during operation euphrates chilled in two thousand and sixteen when turkey went first into the syrian through the Syrian Border and turkey was the one who clear to area from dice terrorists isis and syrian citizen what were able to do to militarily in down what does this mean its a very aggressive matter what should we do with terrorists were fighting turkey as you might probab
The fighting ready, aim, stop firing, catching up with the latest in syrias bloody civil war. Joining me for that conversation is ambassador, director of Government Relations and Vice President for policy and research at the middle east institute. A cessation of hostilities. They dont want to call it a ceasefire any more, that doesnt include some of the parties who are doing much of the fighting. Does it mean anything . Is it worth . Just like a lot of syrians im sceptical. There is a basic fundamental problem of this. Who enforces the regime that is party responsible for the overwhelming majority of this in syria to observe the ceasefire. If the rebels violate the ceasefire they will be bombed so they have an incentive to observe the ceasefire. Who will compel the regime to comply with the ceasefire . Russia . They have a game plan in syria is to prop up the Bashar Alassad regime. Theyre now also aiding and abetting the Bashar Alassad regime in the military campaign. Theyre responsibl
Inside story welcome to inside story. In syria you cant keep track of the players even with a score card. There are so many of them shifting alliances cricketry war aims contradiktry war aims. Many countries, i. S. I. L. , at this late date even with much of syria in ruins and hundreds of thousands dead, it is hard to imagine an outcome that would allow the warring parties to disengage rather than wait for a resolution, masses of syrians fleeing for their life have now headed north an west, further internationalising the refugee crisis which has long burdened syrias neighbours. Through weeks of bloody fighting and a human surge tide out of syria, does the promise to ceasefire carry hopes of at least a pause. A breather. Al jazeeras omar alsalah reports from southern turkey. Reporter on the offensive and making gains, i. S. I. L. Fighters say they can control i. S. I. L. In the aleppo countryside. The group says it has killed a number of civilian soldiers in this battle. The village sit
Its ready, aim and fire at inside story welcome to inside story. In syria you cant keep track of the players even with a score card. There are so many of them shifting alliances cricketry war aims contradikt ry war aims. Many countries, i. S. I. L. , at this late date even with much of syria in ruins and hundreds of thousands dead, it is hard to imagine an outcome that would allow the warring parties to disengage rather than wait for a resolution, masses of syrians fleeing for their life have now headed north an west, further internationalising the refugee crisis which has long burdened syrias neighbours. Through weeks of bloody fighting and a human surge tide out of syria, does the promise to ceasefire carry hopes of at least a pause. A breather. Al jazeeras omar alsalah reports from southern turkey. Reporter on the offensive and making gains, i. S. I. L. Fighters say they can control i. S. I. L. In the aleppo countryside. The group says it has killed a number of civilian soldiers in