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| The Grand Turk |
| Turkey to not get directly involved in Raqqah operation |
| 2017-02-19 |
| [AA.TR] ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... will not get directly involved in an operation to liberate Syria’s Raqqah from ISIS, but instead it will provide tactical support, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Saturday. "The United States, Turkey along with local forces, civilian forces, the FSA [Free Syrian Army ... the more palatable version of the Syrian insurgency, heavily influenced by the Moslem Brüderbund... ] and other militias... they are at the forefront while we are at the back," Yildirim told news hounds in Munich where he is attending a security conference. About the possibility of the U.S. not getting involving in the Raqqah operation, Yildirim said the U.S. had an operation plan in any case. He also said ties between the two countries would breakdown if the U.S. decided to involve the PKK/PYD terror group in the Raqqah operation. Turkey considers the PYD and its military wing, YPG, as Syrian branches of the terrorist PKK group. The PKK -- listed as a terror organization by Turkey, the U.S., and EU -- resumed its armed campaign in July 2015 and since then has been responsible for the deaths of approximately 1,100 Turkish security personnel and civilians, including women and kiddies. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 they are at the forefront while we are at the back" A Turk behind you? Not good. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2017-02-19 09:43 |