The Syrian Coalition has become Erdoğan's captive

We publish the article the Co-chair of the Syrian Democratic Council (MSD) Ilham Ehmed wrote for the newspaper Özgürlükçü Demokrasi, translated by ANF English service.

Even if it might be a little bit late, voices are being raised now gradually opposing the destructive role of Turkey in Syria. There are countless documents that fell into the hands of the Syrian Democratic Forces, the SDF, revealing the wide range of support the Turkey has offered ISIS. Those documents are a smoking gun that proves very blatantly the Turkey-ISIS connection, and have been published also many times in the media. In some cases those records were handed over to international forces as well. But unfortunately those pieces of evidence passed unheeded for the sake of the interests they want to safeguard. Whenever Erdoğan threatened the European states, terror attacks in European countries followed close contiguously. The same Erdoğan, who said during the massive assault of ISIS on Kobanê: " Kobanê is about to fall", expressed his support for ISIS and his hopes. This policy still continues in different formats. Those groups that were originally consolidated under the name of 'Syrian Coalition', have now been turned to captives of the Turkish chauvinism and are utilized to launch attacks on the Kurdish people.

The more it stirs up its Kurdish-phobia, the more hectically and aggressively does it deploy those groups. The AKP's fascism has added on and elevated the previous Ba'ath fascism to such highs, that a real disastrous situation has emerged out of it. In person of those groups, a devious organisation has unfolded. On the one side they are stuck in treacherousness up to their throat and have become nothing more than henchmen of the AKP, and on the other side they attack blindly global and national values, in particular democracy and freedom.

If you ask them why they assault the values of humanity and the revolution this aggressively, they will not be able to give a reply. Their measures and principles have become so dashed, that they are no more capable of distinguishing between the wrong and the right. The only thing they do know, is to attack at the behest of their master Erdoğan the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the Democratic Union Party (PYD) and the People's Defense Units (YPG). Those groups, that have been infused with so much hatred against the SDF and the YPG, did not even care when as a result of some bargains they were loaded in some 'green busses' and were chauffered out completely of several areas squad by squad. So these same groups, that were driven out of the areas they had previously controlled, are now attacking like drunk those regions that have been liberated. They have totally forgotten ISIS and the Syrian regime, their sole and only target are the SDF, the YPG and PYD. And all of this is happening in the framework of the Turkish state's divide and rule invasion project. By siding with this policy of Erdoğan, they have made themselves to the enemies of their own nation.

We held meetings with many persons from the Syrian Coalition before. Also now we are still in contact with some. But all of those with whom we conversed begged us: "Please, nobody shall know that we met with you". They made with this their fear of Turkey clear. All of them saw themselves trapped in their affiliation with Turkey and silently approved of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). They were as a matter of fact complaining about the ties they forged with Turkey, because they cannot find a way out from Turkey's grip. Throughout all the last meetings they had, Turkey made only one demand from them. It commanded all these entire groups to 'oppose the liberation of Raqqa by the SDF and issue adversarial statements'. The liberation of Raqqa has spoiled the dreams of many. It was them anyway, who let the ISIS gangs into Raqqa and handed the city over to ISIS. The reasons and causes of all attacks against the values of Raqqa's inhabitants are these very forces and groups. For their master demanded them so.

Turkey has provided ISIS with massive support and backing via those groups that have gathered under the name of the Syrian Coalition. Billions of dollars have been shoved down their throat as financial aid for the 'opposition'. They traded the Syrian cause. And despite all these sources, they did not offer the slightest service to the Syrian people, be it as small as possible. Not even a school did they build. If they have now opened one or two schools, these are used to Turkify the people. The video of the torturing of some Syrian children at the border, which has been published a couple of days ago in the media, does reveal the true nature of Turkey. They convey the message that they can abuse whenever they desire the Syrian people like this. Unfortunately these groups that once claimed to free the people of Syria, are remaining stock-still in the face of this violence of the Turkish state.

Those, who allowed Turkey to enter the Syrian soil in order to utilize it against some other forces, are finding themselves now in trouble with Turkey. They even reached a stage to fear Turkey. Because Turkey has become now the main force, that pumps up the ISIS gangs with oxygen providing them with breathing space and preventing any form of a solution in Syria. Turkey has as a matter of fact invaded Syria on the allegation to fight ISIS. As much as this is beyond belief, since there are indeed no ISIS gangs in the region under its control, this concludes that its job is done and that in this aspect it has to return. Should however anything else than that take place, then this Turkish invasion that has become a cancer cell in the heart of Syria needs to be cut out and get rid of. If it remains any longer in Syria and engages more in new plans and games, the war will intensify.

Turkey is currently using its power to support the Al-Nusra gang. It uses the borders of Idlib, Jarablus and Azaz for arms business and to smuggle ISIS gangs inside. The Syrian Coalition, which represents the political wing of that bunch of head- and planless groups, is aside from playing the henchmen, also trying hard to get the SDF in the international scene on the terror list. They are themselves the paradigm of terrorism in the world.