Posted on 05/10/2015 4:23:40 PM PDT by Eleutheria5
urkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has rejected claims that Ankara is preparing to intervene militarily in neighboring Syria, local media reported on Saturday.
"No, there is no situation right now that requires Turkey's involvement," Davutoglu was quoted as saying by the Hurriyet newspaper.
Some opposition CHP party politicians claimed this week that the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) might resort to military operations in Syria to boost its popularity ahead of a June 7 parliamentary election.
"Turkey will launch a military operation into Syria tonight or Friday," the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) secretary-general Gursel Tekin said on Thursday, adding that he received the tip-off from a "very reliable source."
Unlike like previous elections in which the AKP won successive victories, next month's election looks tighter with the ruling party expected to win 38-45 percent of the vote, according to the most recent surveys.
Davutoglu said the situation in Syria was in flux.
"The balances are rapidly changing in Syria," he said, adding that the regime of President Bashar al-Assad had lost major parts of the country despite support from Iran and Russia, the remaining few allies of Damascus.
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Oh good. ISIS will have it's first country.
So... Who’s the Turkish target again? ISIS? Non-ISIS rebels? Assad? The remaining Christians and Yazidhis? All of the above?
Assad, most likely. DAESH would actually be preferable for reasons previously stated many times. But so long as it’s Muslims killing Muslims, I’m ok with it.
Remember that Turkey, unfortunately, is a member of NATO.
Some opposition CHP party politicians claimed this week that the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) might resort to military operations in Syria to boost its popularity ahead of a June 7 parliamentary election. "Turkey will launch a military operation into Syria tonight or Friday," the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) secretary-general Gursel Tekin said on Thursday, adding that he received the tip-off from a "very reliable source."The Turkish regime might invade Kurdish areas, but they won't lift a finger to help or hurt any of the other factions in Syria. Still, anyone serious about putting an end to the slaughter in Syria must realize that the only way to do that is boots on the ground. Otherwise, stay out of it, or do the alternative, which is to make sure none of the factions run out of ammo.
NATO still takes itself seriously?
If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me.
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