Posted on 02/22/2015 9:15:24 AM PST by mojito
Hundreds of Turkish troops backed by tanks took part in an overnight operation into neighboring Syria to evacuate dozens of besieged soldiers guarding an Ottoman tomb and remove the remains amid fears the shrine was threatened by Islamic State militants.
The mission late Saturday, saving Turkish soldiers reportedly stuck for months at the tomb of the grandfather of the founder of the Ottoman Empire, was the first such major military incursion by Turkey since the Syrian conflict began in March 2011.
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said nearly 600 Turkish soldiers on some 100 tanks and armored personnel carriers crossed into Syria near the border town of Kobani late Saturday, as drones and airplanes flew reconnaissance missions overhead.
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Only to save their own tomb contents.
But they SHOULD have boots on the ground because they are next in line to be over run by ISIS.
Saving Christians. No.
Saving churches. No.
Saving historic Christians sites. No.
Rescuing the remains of some champion of Islam who was most likely as bloodthirsty and perverted as ISIS is today.
Keep an eye on Turkey the grand poobah there fancies hiself the head potentate of a new grand cliphate with capitol in Istanbul...just saying
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Yeah. Edrogan sounds an awful lot like Ahmadinejad but nobody wants to mention it since Turkey is a NATO “ally”.
Great map, thanks so much for posting.
IT BEGINS: Turkey INVADES Syria to spark war, bring about new GRAND CALIPHATE
Turkey did what the headline said, nothing more.
The Turks did this to make it perfectly clear to all concerned that they should not be messed with. Regardless of any unrest or wars in the region.
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