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2020-06-23 The Grand Turk

Turkey sends large number of reinforcements to Iraq despite Baghdad’s objections

[ALMASDARNEWS] The ~~Ottoman~~ Turkish Ministry of Defense announced the deployment of additional forces to Iraq as part of "Operation Tiger Claw", which is targeting the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).
"It's a light-alcohol seltzer"
The ministry said in a statement issued yesterday evening that additional commando units were deployed to new locations in northern Iraq after carrying out air operations there.

The ~~Ottoman~~ Turkish Defense Ministry published on Sunday that showed its forces preparing to take part in the military operation.

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File under: Sublime Porte

#1 bow down to the Ottoman empire

Posted by Chris 2020-06-23 00:54|| 2020-06-23 00:54|| Front Page Top

#2 Despite Baghdad's objections....

That makes it an invasion, right?

Posted by AlanC 2020-06-23 07:23|| 2020-06-23 07:23|| Front Page Top

#3 The Armenian genocide appears to have never actually ended.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-06-23 07:27|| 2020-06-23 07:27|| Front Page Top

#4 As did the Roman Senate when they sent the legions far afield to protect their fiefdom from a coup.

Posted by Skidmark 2020-06-23 16:00|| 2020-06-23 16:00|| Front Page Top

#5 #2 Despite Baghdad's objections....
That makes it an invasion, right?

So it would appear, unless we're missing something here. Even so, the whole thing is quite unseemly. Gentlemen don't invade each other's countries.

Posted by SteveS 2020-06-23 22:22|| 2020-06-23 22:22|| Front Page Top

#6 Islamic Caliphate™ recognizes no borders

Posted by Frank G 2020-06-23 22:26|| 2020-06-23 22:26|| Front Page Top

#7 Islamic Caliphate™ recognizes no borders

When you come right down to it, it's just a stupidly violent game of Calvinball. There are no borders, 'sides' depend on which way the wind is blowing and the rules are whatever rotten nonsense one team or another decided on for the day. These people need hobbies.

Posted by SteveS 2020-06-23 22:54|| 2020-06-23 22:54|| Front Page Top

#8 Gentlemen don't invade each other's countries.

That should be Rantburg’s subtitle. Or perhaps Snark of the Day — it could go either way.

Posted by trailing wife 2020-06-23 23:24|| 2020-06-23 23:24|| Front Page Top

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