Turkey sends missiles to border with Syria

Turkey has moved missile systems to the Syrian border. They can be used in the Syrian province of Aleppo. Russia, apparently anticipating a possible confrontation, postponed the flights of several military aircraft. The missile systems are located in the Turkish province of Hatay.

Hasan al-Hasan, a Syrian security analyst, said in an interview that Turkey should not be viewed in isolation from the United States. “I am convinced that the United States wants to drag Turkey into the war. The Americans are using Turkey. Turkey is not a country that has its own independent foreign policy, ”Al-Hasan said.

Middle East analyst Charles Lister told the Financial Times that Turkey will not invade Syria without American consent. “Syria is spinning out of control. Events in northern Syria could change the course of the war, ”Lister said. On Friday, Saudi Arabia announced that they would like to provide air defense missiles to various terrorist militants. This would mean an immediate threat to Russian air attacks.

“Since rebels in Syria have received new weapons, including air defense systems, after Russian intervention in September 2015 to fight against Syrian government forces and the Russians, the real concern for Russians is not to pay too high a price. But it is difficult to say how this can be done, ”a senior Western diplomat told The Financial Times.