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Erdogan threatens to expand Syria ‘safe zone’ as attacks intensify on Kurdish enclaves
2019-10-31
[Rudaw] Just hours after the Russian-brokered ceasefire between The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...just another cheapjack Moslem dictatorship, brought to you by the Moslem Brüderbund...
and Syria’s Kurds expired on Wednesday morning, sporadic fighting resumed across northern Syria.

With the full withdrawal of Kurdish forces from the border region complete, Turkey is now mooting the further expansion of its planned ’safe zone’ deeper into Syrian territory.
Posted by:trailing wife

#5  What's Turkish for "Lebensraum"?
Posted by: Mercutio   2019-10-31 14:45  

#4  We have to have some old M198's laying around with munitions stock nearing the end of shelf life.

Pretty sure the Kurds would figure out how to use them with some on-site demonstration training.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2019-10-31 09:17  

#3  Russia is the soulless arms dealer in all of this I guess. The oligarchs collect a profit as long as the war rages on.
Posted by: Dron66046   2019-10-31 07:25  

#2  So they're supposedly there to prevent ISIS from getting a foothold, right? But they're fighting forces of the sovereign nation that controls the territory.

So, really, it's just Turkish imperialism. I'm surprised Russia is allowing their wannabe client Turkey to to war with their long-standing client Syria.
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2019-10-31 07:16  

#1  How's that S-400 deal going?
Posted by: Frank G   2019-10-31 03:49  

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