France will withdraw militarily from Syria when a "political solution" is reached in the country, while French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Laudrian said that Turkey would launch an attack in northern Syria if the US withdrawal is delayed.
"We are in Iraq, and they are modestly present in Syria alongside the Americans," Ludrian told France 's CNN.
The presence of French special forces in Syria is rarely recognized by the French authorities.
"Certainly when a political solution is reached, we will pull out," he said.
The French foreign minister welcomed the apparent "change" of US President Donald Trump's position on withdrawing from Syria. After hastily announcing last December that 2,000 US troops would be withdrawn from Syria, he reiterated that the withdrawal would be "at an appropriate pace" for the situation.
"Trump today announces that the withdrawal will take place more slowly, probably because of the multiple pressures on it, including the French pressure. The president (Emmanuel) Macaron has spoken to him several times, and it seems that (Trump) is moving to change him find positive ».
Paris publishes 1,200 troops within the framework of the International Alliance Against Terrorism, through air and artillery operations, special forces in Syria, and training courses for the Iraqi army.
The French government, however, believes it is difficult to completely eliminate the organization of the "Daqash" on the ground without the support of the United States, which carried out 90% of air operations against the organization.
Also, the French Foreign Minister stressed yesterday the need to ensure "the security of the Kurds (the Syrians), our best allies, at the international level" in their fight against the organization of "Dahesh", who will be directly threatened in the event of US withdrawal.
France fears the return of European extremists, especially the French, held by Kurds in northeastern Syria, to their country, and wants to be tried immediately.
The Kurds of Syria stressed their inability to ensure that these extremists are detained and tried in the event of a Turkish attack.
It is also likely that Damascus will regain control of the territory under Kurdish administration if the Americans withdraw.
"In the north-east of Syria, we are still in a state of war, even if President Trump announced a gradual withdrawal of US troops," he said. "It will also be necessary to consider reassuring solutions to ensure that these people are tried." For his part, Turkish Foreign Minister Mouloud Zhaoshoglu warned yesterday that Ankara will launch an attack in northern Syria if the US withdrawal is delayed.
"If the withdrawal is delayed with absurd excuses that do not reflect reality, such as saying that the Turks will kill the Kurds, we will implement our decision to launch an operation in northern Syria," he said in an interview with NTV.
Chauchoglu points out the remarks made by his US counterpart, Nike Pompio, who stressed on Jan. 3 that Washington wants to make sure that "the Turks will not kill the Kurds" in Syria after a US withdrawal.
The differences between the two countries concern the units of protection of the Kurdish people, while Ankara considers them "terrorist" forces, defended by Washington for its large role in the fight «urging».
On Tuesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan strongly rejected the US position to ensure the protection of Kurdish armed forces in northern Syria as US troops withdraw. Erdogan's comments coincided with the presence of US national security adviser John Bolton in Ankara.
Bolton said conditions must be met, including ensuring the safety of Kurdish allies before the withdrawal of US troops from Syria, announced by US President Donald Trump. "Turkey will fight the people's protection units, whether the United States withdraws or does not withdraw," said Chaochoglu.
In another context, Zhaoshoglu said that Turkey might buy Patriot missiles from America in the future if the conditions are appropriate, but that would be impossible if Washington forced Ankara to abandon the purchase of the S-400, which agreed to buy from Russia.
He said his country would not accept US dictates to buy the S-400 defensive system.
Trump's announcement last month to withdraw his troops from Syria has raised concerns about the fate of the Kurdish militants the United States cooperated with in the fight against a "preacher" in Syria.
On the other hand, experts stressed the importance of coordination with the American side during the withdrawal from the Syrian border area «important» in order to preserve the security interests of Jordan », under the invitation of Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, to hold Jordanian-Russian-US talks on the future of the region.
The newspaper "Al-Ghad" Jordanian, yesterday, political analyst Areeb Rantawi emphasize the importance of the region, which is an important base for both the United States and Iran, because of its location on the Syrian-Iraqi border, and it is important for Jordan «to also near our borders with Syria, From the rugban camp of concern ».
The head of the Association of Political Science, Mohammed Musalha, said that the area of Al-Tanf «is an important strategic area, especially after the emergence and growing capacity of an organization calling for the terrorist movement through which to penetrate the border between the neighboring countries of the region».
In turn, the retired Brigadier General Hafez al-Khasawneh that the jeep is a military starting point to control the entire border between Syria and Iraq, indicating that if Washington wanted to move forward the withdrawal of troops from this enclave «should require the establishment of international understandings with Russia, Jordan, Iraq and Syria, Strengthening the position of Russia and its vision of the solution in Syria ».