Erdogan using Covid-19 to gain in north Syria

The north of Syria suffers from the consequences of the Turkish occupation, as the Syrian Civil Defense warned that the northern Syria will not be able to cope with the outbreak of the new Corona virus in the current circumstances.

Munir Mustafa, Deputy Director of the Syrian Civil Defense, said in a video posted on Twitter Monday, April 20, 2020, that the Syrian north is crowded with more than 4 million citizens who suffer from a lack of medical capabilities, especially in light of the conditions of internal displacement of the local population.

Mustafa stressed that although no cases of Corona virus were recorded in northern Syria, the situation is not reassuring, because the virus may already be present without medical devices being able to confirm this, explaining that preventive measures related to quarantine is out of the question due to deteriorating living conditions The residents need daily work to save their day.

Turkey controls large parts of the Syrian north, which means that the infection of this densely populated spot will have negative repercussions, more precisely, Turkey may transfer the virus to the northern Syria; especially as it is a focus of the virus on the borders of Western Europe, with a total number of infections estimated at 86 thousand, and the number of deaths estimated at 2017 citizens, which means that northern Syria is in real danger.

For his part, Muhammed Rabi`, the researcher specializing in Turkish affairs, stressed that it is not excluded that Turkish soldiers infected with Corona virus in northern Syria, as according to a report carried by the Turkish “Grihat” website, the virus is spread in the conflict areas in Syria, and there are Turkish soldiers who were infected with the virus along with a number Among the forces of what is known as the Free Syrian Army loyal to Ankara and the armed factions.

“Rabie” told Al-Maqad that the spread of the Corona virus in northern Syria will directly affect the conflict there, negatively and positively, but the most important question remains, who is responsible for the outbreak of the virus in northern Syria, especially since there are international reports that talk about the possibilities of using The virus by terrorist groups in the Syrian north, towards the people and citizens, with the aim of achieving victories on the ground in favor of Turkey, especially since the terrorist attacks of ISIS have increased over the past two months, which are extremely problematic, which means that the Turkish regime seeks to use the Corona pandemic to achieve Earth’s gains and victories The benefit of Turkey