...Erdogan in six months?
Posted on 04/24/2017 3:02:24 PM PDT by Texas Fossil
A report in pro-government Turkish daily Karar, has claimed that the Turkish army will launch a new military operation to “break up the Kurdish corridor” in northern Syria, within a month.
Based on military sources, the report on Monday said the foray will target Tel Abyad town, which is on the border with Akcakale on the Turkish side and held by the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG). The operation will aim to sever the connection between Kobani and Jazirah cantons the report claimed.
“Military sources in the region have refrained from sharing detailed information due to security and strategy issues, but the operation will target the PYD/YPG corridor. Sources have stated that the objective is to divide the Kurdish corridor starting from the Turkish border and cleanse the area of YPG/PYD. Manbij is also within the scope of the operation and Turkish forces will enter Tel Abyad from Akcakale and head towards Kobani.”
The report also adds that Ankara will use various strategies to convince the US and Russia on the operation. The YPG and YPG-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are being supported by Moscow and Washington in separate areas of Syria.
Turkish officials, including President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, recently said Turkey was planning new operations into Syria and Iraq to target Kurdish forces.
Erdogan is expected to meet with US President Donald Trump in May to discuss a Turkish-FSA operation to capture Islamic State (IS) stronghold Raqqa, according to Turkish media.
The US-led anti-IS coalition is currently supporting the 50,000 strong SDF, which has completely isolated Raqqa and is waiting for the final plan to storm the city, the SDF has said.
The Turkish army and affiliated groups have also been carrying out airstrikes and attacks on YPG positions in Syria’s northwestern Afrin region, while also building a wall on the border.
Erdogan the Islamist is dying to resurrect the Ottoman empire complete with Genocide. Yes, he would do it.
There is no way we should give 1 inch to the idiot. It is TIME for Turkey to take his tanks and go home to Turkey. Leave the Kurds and Syria along.
Raqqa Syria, Erdogan the Insane! Ping
Trump says no. Putin says no.
It will end badly for Turkey. The Kurds say no. Assad says no.
AND I bet Trump says Hell NO.
Trump needs to signal to Putin that anything done to Turkey is fair game.
I see nothing wrong with that. Am not holding my breath.
If he had not executed the fau coup, the Kemalists would have already taken care of it. They don’t talk about it, but they still exist in the Turk Army. I’ve talked to a few.
Not that it would be much better. At least they are not full blown Islamists. They say they are secular, history doesn’t really support that.
Modernist secularists are more dangerous, in geopolitical sense, than the goddamn inbred assbackward neanderthal islamists.
Time to destroy Turkey’s Syrian Army like the Kuwaiti Highway of Death!
It has been an ongoing art in Turkey to force cultural Genocide of all who are not Muslim.
They can say they are secular, They simply lie. Or some of them deceive themselves.
Reality? They did it and still do it is softer fashion. And always will.
They Kill Kurds and Ezidi’s for absolutely no reason and there is no recourse to their cruelty.
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