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Turkey may participate in ground operations against ISIS in Mosul
2015-03-03
[ARA] The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire....
is planning to participation in the ground military operation in djinn-infested Mosul
... the home of a particularly ferocious and hairy djinn...
of northern Iraq, to regain the city from the hands of turbans fighters of the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
(IS/ISIS), local media reported on Monday.

The Turkish newspaper Hurriyet reported that Asil Nujaifi, Iraqi official governor of Mosul, confirmed that Turkey will take part in the ground operation that will be conducted by the Iraqi army with U.S. support, in order to "liberate Mosul" from the IS turbans.

On the other hand, a Turkish bigwig said that the Turkish forces are not ready yet to join the ground operation against IS in Mosul, adding that Turkey may limit its contribution to logistics, according to the newspaper.

Officials in Ankara did not comment on Nujaifi's remarks.

The anti-IS operation in Mosul, which is planned by the U.S.-led international coalition's forces and the Iraqi army, is expected to take place in few months.

Turkish political activist Mohammed Dawood told ARA News that everything is expected from Turkey, which aspires for a greater role in the region and the world, and to achieve this ambition, Turkey should show good intentions of engaging in the U.S.-led operations against IS group.

"However,
a lie repeated often enough remains a lie...
such a participation may cost Turkey more terrorist attacks. Thus, Turkey will take more assertive decisions in the fight against krazed killer groups," Dawood added.
Posted by:Fred

#2  Perhaps Turkey and Iran will end up in a face-off.
Posted by: Pappy   2015-03-03 12:56  

#1  not by choice I bet.
Posted by: paul   2015-03-03 07:11  

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