German MP: West needs to put serious pressure on Erdoğan to end his deals with ISIS
As long as the Turkish President
pursues a policy that contributes to the prosperity of terrorists in the
Middle East, a resolution on addressing the situation in the region
would be extremely difficult, German politician Sahra Wagenknecht said.
Western countries should exert pressure on Turkish President Recep
Tayyip Erdogan and put an end to the secret relations of Ankara and
Daesh (also known as Islamic State terrorist group), otherwise the
conflict in Syria may escalate, Deputy Chairman of the Left Party Sahra
Wagenknecht said in an interview with German magazine Spiegel.
"The escalation risks are extremely high," Wagenknecht said. "There
are now 15 countries fighting in Syria, sometimes together, sometimes
side by side, sometimes against each other. There is no common
strategy," she added.
According to the politician, the parties involved do not have
any consensus regarding their actions. They don't even have an agreement
on the fact that the fight against the Daesh should be of the highest
priority. For instance, Turkey has different priorities and maintains
ties with jihadists.
"Erdogan has to be put under pressure to finally stop his covert
terrorist support and close the Turkish border for the Islamic State,"
Wagenknecht said.
To resolve the situation, the international community should make
efforts to cut off the sources of financing of Daesh, deprive terrorists
of the ability to recruit new supporters and stop arms supplies.
At the same time, the German politician stressed that the military
intervention plays into the hands of Daesh terrorists, because the
airstrikes lead to a large number of civilian casualties, causing hatred
and indignation among the local population.
"Germany is involved in a war, the course of which no one can really control," the German politician stressed.
Since 2014, Daesh militants have seized vast areas in Syria and Iraq,
and have declared a caliphate under the rule of Sharia law in
territories they control.
After that the US formed a coalition of some 60 nations which has been
carrying out airstrikes against the terrorists since September 2014. The
mission has not been authorized by the Syrian government or the UN
Security Council.
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