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Interesting article from an independent Arab news site and points out some notable developments. You can reach the original Arabic content as well as google translate from the links below.
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What is the truth about Saudi-Turkish cooperation in Yemen? Will it change the scene?
The Turkish approach has not been as smooth in the past seven years as it is now, Turkish politicians realize that the tone has changed and has become conciliatory, in what appears to problems with the Arab countries, especially Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
Turkish relations with some of the most important Arab regimes witnessed a fluctuation that reached a rock bottom with Egypt after the events of July 3, 2013, in Egypt, as well as with Saudi Arabia after the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi embassy in Istanbul in 2018, while relations with the UAE tended to decline in June, while Turkish relations with the rest of the Arab countries witnessed a kind of stability, after the siege of Qatar.
And now, relations have gradually started to return between the quarreling parties, which may not be the same as before, but they will certainly be better than they have been in recent past years. After this apparent rapprochement, especially the Saudi-Turkish one, will we witness Turkish support for the war in Yemen with “Bayraktars” and the Syrian fighters, as some saying that? Or is it still early to talk about that, especially as the development of relationships is still in its infancy? Hence, in this report, we will try to monitor and analyze developments to come up with a vision that tries to visualize what the full picture will be.
"Turkey criticizes Houthi missiles" ... a new page in the Saudi-Turkish file
The Anadolu Agency, speaking on behalf of the Turkish government, published a report entitled “Indicators of a Turkish-Arab rapprochement,” and confirmed that since last February, there have been many moves and statements suggesting that the Middle East region may be on the verge of rapprochement between Turkey-Qatar, and Saudi Arabia-UAE. And Egypt on the other hand, in light of the declaration of the Gulf reconciliation.
In another report by the American "Bloomberg" agency about a month ago, he said that "the UAE and Saudi Arabia are studying the possibility of seeking better relations with Turkey, in a way that benefits trade and security in the region." The parties send positive messages to each other, aimed at defusing previous crises.
Meanwhile, the Turkish ambassador of Qatar, Muhammad Mustafa Koksu, expressed his wishes for good relations between Ankara and Riyadh, as "two important countries in the region and the world," and he also expressed his optimism for an improvement in relations with Egypt. “Muhammad Amin,” the Turkish region researcher at the Al-Sharq Forum, said that “After Joe Biden assumed his position in the United States, Saudi Arabia felt the need to change the course of its regional policy, and Turkey is also adapting to this new reality and trying to repair relations with America and Europe, as well as its competitors.”
Amin added in an interview with "Politicians Post" that "the warm messages between Riyadh and Ankara have increased lately. Indeed, Turkey issued a statement about the recent Houthi attacks on Saudi territory, and expressed concern about these attacks and demanded that they stop attacks, immediately."
All these statements are in the interest of rapidly restoring relations between the parties, and we may witness subsequent developments in military cooperation between Riyadh and Ankara, especially as there are local demands by leaders of the legitimate government forces to allow Turkish intervention in Yemen.
But is Turkey really interfering in Yemen with Saudi Arabia?
We contacted a member of the Yemeni Rally for Reform, who refused to reveal his name, and confirmed that there is a Saudi-Turkish rapprochement regarding Yemen, but it is still in its infancy. It is expected that this rapprochement will witness an accelerated development in relations, which may arrive in the coming weeks and perhaps Al-Ayyam, in terms of military support.
There are also many Yemeni political and military leaders in Turkey, including “Hamoud Al-Mikhlafi”, one of the most important military leaders, who left for Turkey due to pressure from the UAE as he is one of the men of the Islah party, which is described as belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood, but its forces and camps are still His subsidiaries in Taiz, in addition to several important political leaders, such as Tawakkol Karman, and many Yemeni activists and media professionals.
Turkey can use this paper, especially since among these Yemenis, some demand the necessity of Turkish intervention to stop the expansion of the Houthis. The Turkish military force has been able to prove its worth in Syria and Libya, as well as in Nagorno Karabakh.
Regarding Saudi Arabia’s position in light of the targeting of its cities, airports, and oil installations by the Houthi group, the researcher at the Al-Jazeera Center for Studies said in an interview on the “Beyond the News” program on Al-Jazeera TV, "Saudi Arabia realized that the militarily delays and waiting of American solution gave Houthis green light."
And here, Saudi Arabia may know that stopping the attacks on its cities is very difficult with a current military resolution, at least in Marib, especially with America's restriction of the limited intelligence and tactical advisory support for the operations launched by the Arab coalition in Yemen. And to solve this dilemma, Riyadh may turn to Ankara, and not only that, but Riyadh may need allies to protect its southern borders.
Syrian fighters to the borders of Saudi Arabia?
We obtained from a private source - a Syrian media activist - a recording of an unknown person. The source who gave us his recording says that he is from a military faction inside Syria and gave us his name as well, and it is clear that his accent is from eastern Syria, in which he talks about an intention to send Syrian fighters to protect the border. According to the same record, these fighters will be affiliated with the Turkish intelligence directly and not affiliated with any other faction. The person also explains the conditions for fighters If they accept that and which advantages that they will obtain. He stresses that they need experienced fighters, they will be transferred to Riyadh for 15 days, after that they will be transferred to the borders to protect them.
Of course, this recording alone is not evidence of anything, but we contacted some Syrian activists to see if there were other evidence confirming the authenticity of the recording. They confirmed that there is a headquarters belonging to one of the national army factions in the city of Afrin, north of Aleppo, that records the names of those wishing to go to Saudi Arabia, but they also confirmed that the issue is still foggy and that no fighter has yet left Syria heading to Riyadh. Perhaps the Saudi desire to bring Syrian fighters to protect its borders to reduce the continuous losses of its soldiers in the military operations launched by the Houthi group inside Saudi territory; Houthis consistently carrying out attacks and led to the killing and wounding of many soldiers.
Houthis down a Turkish UAV!
On March 9, 2021, the Houthi group announced that it had shot down a Turkish “Karayel” reconnaissance plane in Al-Jawf Governorate, published pictures of the plane, and by sharing to open sources on the Internet it becomes clear that this is true, that is Turkish plane indeed, but this is not a The Turkish intervention, contrary to what some said.
The "Vestel Karayel-SU" plane that was shot down by the Houthis and which is registered within the Saudi Air Force, will be manufactured by the Saudi Defence company according to the agreement signed in 2017 and its include comprehensive Technology transfer such as electronic parts manufacturing and maintenance capability. Under this agreement, the Saudi company announced that it owns all sales and marketing rights for these aircraft, and announced in 2020 that it had invested an estimated $ 200 million for the development of the mentioned aerial systems.
A photo of the signing of the agreement between the Turkish and Saudi companies
Hence, it is possible that another agreement between Ankara and Riyadh may occur regarding the acquisition of other aircrafts such as Bayraktar. Muhammad Amin told at “Politicians”: “ After their great success, Bayraktar planes have definitely attracted Saudi Arabia.” He also said, "Riyadh has spent billions of dollars on advanced military systems in the Yemen war, yet it was unable to prevent the Houthis from seizing large areas of Yemeni territory, nor to stop the attacks on its territory, and thus Riyadh may be interested in acquiring Turkish drones." He added, “It is too early to talk about a Saudi-Turkish bloc in Yemen, as we do not have sufficient indicators for such a bloc, although the two countries are trying to overcome their problems; but if Turkey participated in the Yemen war its capabilities with armed drones, might be in the interest of Saudi Arabia."
ما حقيقة التعاون السعودي التركي في اليمن.. هل سيغير المشهد؟ - ساسة بوست
بعد هذا التقارب الواضح خاصة السعودي التركي، هل سنشهد دعمًا تركيًا للحرب في اليمن عنوانه «طائرات البيرقدار» والمقاتلون السوريون كما يتحدث البعض
sasapost.co
ما حقيقة التعاون السعودي التركي في اليمن.. هل سيغير المشهد؟ - ساسة بوست
بعد هذا التقارب الواضح خاصة السعودي التركي، هل سنشهد دعمًا تركيًا للحرب في اليمن عنوانه «طائرات البيرقدار» والمقاتلون السوريون كما يتحدث البعض
translate.google.com
What is the truth about Saudi-Turkish cooperation in Yemen? Will it change the scene?
The Turkish approach has not been as smooth in the past seven years as it is now, Turkish politicians realize that the tone has changed and has become conciliatory, in what appears to problems with the Arab countries, especially Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
Turkish relations with some of the most important Arab regimes witnessed a fluctuation that reached a rock bottom with Egypt after the events of July 3, 2013, in Egypt, as well as with Saudi Arabia after the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi embassy in Istanbul in 2018, while relations with the UAE tended to decline in June, while Turkish relations with the rest of the Arab countries witnessed a kind of stability, after the siege of Qatar.
And now, relations have gradually started to return between the quarreling parties, which may not be the same as before, but they will certainly be better than they have been in recent past years. After this apparent rapprochement, especially the Saudi-Turkish one, will we witness Turkish support for the war in Yemen with “Bayraktars” and the Syrian fighters, as some saying that? Or is it still early to talk about that, especially as the development of relationships is still in its infancy? Hence, in this report, we will try to monitor and analyze developments to come up with a vision that tries to visualize what the full picture will be.
"Turkey criticizes Houthi missiles" ... a new page in the Saudi-Turkish file
The Anadolu Agency, speaking on behalf of the Turkish government, published a report entitled “Indicators of a Turkish-Arab rapprochement,” and confirmed that since last February, there have been many moves and statements suggesting that the Middle East region may be on the verge of rapprochement between Turkey-Qatar, and Saudi Arabia-UAE. And Egypt on the other hand, in light of the declaration of the Gulf reconciliation.
In another report by the American "Bloomberg" agency about a month ago, he said that "the UAE and Saudi Arabia are studying the possibility of seeking better relations with Turkey, in a way that benefits trade and security in the region." The parties send positive messages to each other, aimed at defusing previous crises.
Meanwhile, the Turkish ambassador of Qatar, Muhammad Mustafa Koksu, expressed his wishes for good relations between Ankara and Riyadh, as "two important countries in the region and the world," and he also expressed his optimism for an improvement in relations with Egypt. “Muhammad Amin,” the Turkish region researcher at the Al-Sharq Forum, said that “After Joe Biden assumed his position in the United States, Saudi Arabia felt the need to change the course of its regional policy, and Turkey is also adapting to this new reality and trying to repair relations with America and Europe, as well as its competitors.”
Amin added in an interview with "Politicians Post" that "the warm messages between Riyadh and Ankara have increased lately. Indeed, Turkey issued a statement about the recent Houthi attacks on Saudi territory, and expressed concern about these attacks and demanded that they stop attacks, immediately."
All these statements are in the interest of rapidly restoring relations between the parties, and we may witness subsequent developments in military cooperation between Riyadh and Ankara, especially as there are local demands by leaders of the legitimate government forces to allow Turkish intervention in Yemen.
But is Turkey really interfering in Yemen with Saudi Arabia?
We contacted a member of the Yemeni Rally for Reform, who refused to reveal his name, and confirmed that there is a Saudi-Turkish rapprochement regarding Yemen, but it is still in its infancy. It is expected that this rapprochement will witness an accelerated development in relations, which may arrive in the coming weeks and perhaps Al-Ayyam, in terms of military support.
There are also many Yemeni political and military leaders in Turkey, including “Hamoud Al-Mikhlafi”, one of the most important military leaders, who left for Turkey due to pressure from the UAE as he is one of the men of the Islah party, which is described as belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood, but its forces and camps are still His subsidiaries in Taiz, in addition to several important political leaders, such as Tawakkol Karman, and many Yemeni activists and media professionals.
Turkey can use this paper, especially since among these Yemenis, some demand the necessity of Turkish intervention to stop the expansion of the Houthis. The Turkish military force has been able to prove its worth in Syria and Libya, as well as in Nagorno Karabakh.
Regarding Saudi Arabia’s position in light of the targeting of its cities, airports, and oil installations by the Houthi group, the researcher at the Al-Jazeera Center for Studies said in an interview on the “Beyond the News” program on Al-Jazeera TV, "Saudi Arabia realized that the militarily delays and waiting of American solution gave Houthis green light."
And here, Saudi Arabia may know that stopping the attacks on its cities is very difficult with a current military resolution, at least in Marib, especially with America's restriction of the limited intelligence and tactical advisory support for the operations launched by the Arab coalition in Yemen. And to solve this dilemma, Riyadh may turn to Ankara, and not only that, but Riyadh may need allies to protect its southern borders.
Syrian fighters to the borders of Saudi Arabia?
We obtained from a private source - a Syrian media activist - a recording of an unknown person. The source who gave us his recording says that he is from a military faction inside Syria and gave us his name as well, and it is clear that his accent is from eastern Syria, in which he talks about an intention to send Syrian fighters to protect the border. According to the same record, these fighters will be affiliated with the Turkish intelligence directly and not affiliated with any other faction. The person also explains the conditions for fighters If they accept that and which advantages that they will obtain. He stresses that they need experienced fighters, they will be transferred to Riyadh for 15 days, after that they will be transferred to the borders to protect them.
Of course, this recording alone is not evidence of anything, but we contacted some Syrian activists to see if there were other evidence confirming the authenticity of the recording. They confirmed that there is a headquarters belonging to one of the national army factions in the city of Afrin, north of Aleppo, that records the names of those wishing to go to Saudi Arabia, but they also confirmed that the issue is still foggy and that no fighter has yet left Syria heading to Riyadh. Perhaps the Saudi desire to bring Syrian fighters to protect its borders to reduce the continuous losses of its soldiers in the military operations launched by the Houthi group inside Saudi territory; Houthis consistently carrying out attacks and led to the killing and wounding of many soldiers.
Houthis down a Turkish UAV!
On March 9, 2021, the Houthi group announced that it had shot down a Turkish “Karayel” reconnaissance plane in Al-Jawf Governorate, published pictures of the plane, and by sharing to open sources on the Internet it becomes clear that this is true, that is Turkish plane indeed, but this is not a The Turkish intervention, contrary to what some said.
The "Vestel Karayel-SU" plane that was shot down by the Houthis and which is registered within the Saudi Air Force, will be manufactured by the Saudi Defence company according to the agreement signed in 2017 and its include comprehensive Technology transfer such as electronic parts manufacturing and maintenance capability. Under this agreement, the Saudi company announced that it owns all sales and marketing rights for these aircraft, and announced in 2020 that it had invested an estimated $ 200 million for the development of the mentioned aerial systems.
A photo of the signing of the agreement between the Turkish and Saudi companies
Hence, it is possible that another agreement between Ankara and Riyadh may occur regarding the acquisition of other aircrafts such as Bayraktar. Muhammad Amin told at “Politicians”: “ After their great success, Bayraktar planes have definitely attracted Saudi Arabia.” He also said, "Riyadh has spent billions of dollars on advanced military systems in the Yemen war, yet it was unable to prevent the Houthis from seizing large areas of Yemeni territory, nor to stop the attacks on its territory, and thus Riyadh may be interested in acquiring Turkish drones." He added, “It is too early to talk about a Saudi-Turkish bloc in Yemen, as we do not have sufficient indicators for such a bloc, although the two countries are trying to overcome their problems; but if Turkey participated in the Yemen war its capabilities with armed drones, might be in the interest of Saudi Arabia."
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