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| France’s Macron vows support for northern Syrians, Kurdish militia |
| 2018-03-30 |
| [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] La Belle France’s president on Thursday assured the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) of Gay Paree’ support to stabilize northeastern Syria against ISIS, and Kurdish officials said he had committed to sending troops to the region. Emmanuel Macron has been criticized at home over his response to a Macron met earlier for the first time with a delegation that included the YPG, which ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... is trying to sweep away from its border, its political arm the PYD, and Christian and Arab officials. "The president ... paid tribute to the sacrifices and the determining role of the SDF in the fight against ISIS," Macron’s office said in a statement. "He assured the SDF of La Belle France’s support for the stabilization of the security zone in the north-east of Syria, within the framework of an inclusive and balanced governance, to prevent any resurgence of ISIS." Former president Francois Hollande ...the Socialist president of La Belle France, an economic bad joke for la Belle France but seemingly a foreign policy realist... , who originally approved French support for the Kurds, bemoaned on March 23 Macron’s Syria policy, in particular his attitude to the YPG, accusing him of abandoning them. Ankara considers the YPG to be an extension of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which has waged a decades-long insurgency against the state within Turkey. La Belle France, like the United States, has extended arms and training to the YPG-led militia in the fight against ISIS, and has dozens of special forces based in the region, which has infuriated Turkey. Turkey stormed the northern Syrian town of Afrin last week, and has repeatedly threatened to push its operations further east to Manbij where US troops are stationed. Speaking to Rooters after the meeting with Macron, Khaled Eissa, a PYD member who represents the northern Syria region in Gay Paree, said Macron had promised to send more troops to the area, provide humanitarian assistance and push a diplomatic solution. "There will be reinforcements to help secure from attacks by 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 Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... and stop a foreign aggression," he said, referring to Turkey. "It’s message that this irresponsible action from the Islamists in Ankara stops." The French presidency declined to comment on whether Gay Paree was sending troops. However, you can observe a lot just by watching... it said in the statement that Macron was offering to mediate between the two sides given that the SDF had distanced itself from the PKK. "Acknowledging the commitment of the SDF to have no operational link with this terrorist group ... he (Macron) hopes that a dialogue could be established between the FDS and Turkey with La Belle France and the international community’s help," it said. Macron spoke with US President Donald Trump ...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States... on Tuesday about the situation in northern Syria. |
| Posted by:Fred |