Examining the Assassination in Ankara
There are many possible motives for the attack on Karlov: An angry Turkish citizen could have been upset by the recent rebel defeat in Aleppo, or a jihadist group could have been seeking retribution for Russian action against terrorist groups in Syria. If the attack on the Russian ambassador was, in fact, an angry response to Moscow’s involvement in the retaking of Aleppo, it would be a violent aberration of recent anti-Russia protests at diplomatic buildings worldwide. And if it is confirmed that the attacker was a member of the Turkish National Police, which was infiltrated by Gulenists prior to Turkey’s recent coup, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan may clamp down on the Gulenists even harder, whether or not the attacker actually had links to them.
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from Aljazeera:
“Don’t forget Aleppo, don’t forget Syria,” the attacker said in Turkish, after gunning down the ambassador, as seen in a video shared by Turkish media from the scene.
“Whoever took part in this cruelty will pay the price, one by one ... Only death will take me from here,” the man said while holding a pistol.
He then continued in Arabic, saying: “We are the descendants of those who supported the Prophet Muhammad, for jihad.”