Turkey has begun the process of creating an essentially new border, extending 15 kilometres deep within the areas of northeastern Syria under its control by creating trenches.
This was reported by the Hawar News Agency (ANHA).
These areas, on the border with Turkey, include Ras al-Ayn, Tell Abyad, Suluk, Jarabulus, al-Bab and Afrin.
Security sources from these Turkish-controlled territories report ongoing activities of trench digging and construction of a proper wall.
The initial phase includes the construction of these structures east of the city of Ras al-Aoun , with plans to extend them towards Tel Abyad.
The Turkish construction effort is part of a wider plan that includes similar developments in Jarablus , Al Bab, Azaz and Afrin.
The trenches, stretching from north to south, demarcate the border between Turkish-controlled areas and autonomous Kurdish-led administrative regions.
According to Syrian media sources, the Turkish government has reportedly entrusted the protection of these trenches to the 1st Brigade of the so-called National Army, which is under its full control.
This military militia is under the leadership of Abu Ahmed Zakour, known as the deputy commander in command of the pro-Turkish Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham.
Recently, Zakour faced charges of leaking information to "Sultan Murad," an organization linked to Turkish intelligence services.
Following a military operation against him, Zakour fled to Azaz and surrendered to Turkish intelligence services.
He now commands a group of 500 people who entered the occupied areas of Tel Abyad and Ras al-Ain on 17 January.
Local reactions to these developments have caused particular concern.
In the village of Daudiyeh, east of Ras al-Oun, footage captured villagers expressing discontent and anger towards Turkish forces and Turkish mercenaries.
What Turkey is seeking in Syria and elsewhere
This is a tactic that has been applied extensively in Cyprus, with the occupation of part of the so-called Dead Zone, with the aim of changing the borders in the region.
Erdogan, under the pretext of fighting the PKK and its YPG branch in Syria, is attempting to extend his country's borders into Syria, and will soon do the same in Northern Iraq, where he has set up camps with Turkish soldiers.
This is all part of the well-known 'National Oath' project, which includes areas of the former Ottoman Empire, including the 'Blue Homeland'.
At the same time, the US is preparing to give F-16 aircraft to Turkey after the bargain with Sweden's membership, while no state is talking about the provocations in Syria in a highly provocative attitude towards a country that now threatens everyone.
