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| Turkey to Strike Syrian Kurd Militia Unless It Leaves Manbij: FM |
| 2017-03-03 |
| [ENGLISH.ALMANAR.LB] ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... on Wednesday threatened to strike Syrian Kurdish militia forces if they do not withdraw from Manbij, a former bastion of ISIS Takfiri ...an adherent of takfir wal hijra, an offshoot of Salafism that regards everybody who doesn't agree with them as apostates who must be killed... group that has been taken over by predominantly Kurdish forces. "We have said before we will strike the YPG if they do not retreat" from Manbij, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told journalists, referring to the Kurdish People’s Protection Units. The YPG, which Ankara considers a "terrorist" organization, is backed by the United States as the most effective fighting force on the ground in the battle against ISIS. |
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