Apparently the Turkish army launched an operation in ISIS controlled Syrian Jerabulus. Reports say that the operation just started one hour ago, as I created this thread. More will be come, links will be provided.
According to Russia they are "Ankara-backed rebels". https://www.rt.com/news/356911-turkey-syria-rebels-jarabulus-isis/
Turkey goin' after ISIS in Jarablus... Turkey Strikes ISIS in Syria as Tensions Rise over Border Town Aug 23, 2016 Turkish artillery shelled Islamic State targets across the border in Syria for the second consecutive day on Tuesday, a senior Turkish official said, amid reports that Turkey-backed Syrian rebels are preparing an offensive against an IS-held border town.
Don't worry, we share almost same policy with Russia hereafter since USA backstabbed us by feeding PYD/PKK terrorist groups and Islamic Cleric Fethullah Gulen. Putin had already known our operation while US soldiers in Incirlik base didn't know. I am curious about what Joe Biden will do today in Ankara. Will he talk us about PYD toys ?
Do you think Fethullah Gulen was responsible for the attempted coup? I read that he was old and very sick... incapacitated. Will Incirlik remain?
Fethullah Gulen is a tentacle of octopus, as well as PYD and PKK are. But we all know who the "octopus" is Yes, Incirlik will be opened Russia possibly.
Ummm. . . You really understood who the octopus is. Why should I speech it? You Americans are always same. You understand very well but you always seem to not understand. I got used to. ISIS is the result of octopus' Iraq invasion and the snake allowed to be grown in the region. Their so-called caliph was escaped from the prison where was under control of octopus. Octopus backstabbed us. They firstly allowed ISIS to get lands of Northern Syria and now they have been preparing the Kurds to create state there. ISIS is the pretext for planned Kurdistan. What kind of ally you are ? Maşallah.
Kick the US out of there. Our military never had any business being in Syria, especially since we're uninvited AND supporting anti-government forces. It's just wrong.
I want to like Turkey.. I want to believe they could be a responsible country and a good ally.. but turks and erdogan is making it very hard for me. I mean, you turks were well on your way to becomming a normal, rich country.. Why do you have to do this? this anti-american paranoia is ridiculous.
As I understand it Turkey is fighting both Kurds and ISIS.... and they shelled 70 targets in northern Syria within the past day or so. I don't blame the Turks.. I am not a proponent of the Kurds having a country of their own. What is Masallah?
To run military operations, directly or indirectly, in Syria is a fashion today ... and it's gaining kudos. Who hasn't attacked something in Syria yet? Chinese, Indians and aliens [well, there have been reports about UFO sights in Syria, so may be aliens have already done something!]. A bit of humor a part, it was obvious that Turkey had to defend directly its Southern borderline from any eventual "problem" coming from Syria [and in particular from Kurd armed factions]. The main actors on the scene will defend their interests. Russia is simply planning with Turkey a coordinated cooperation with separated zones of competence. Moscow is interested in the coastal region [where there are the Russian bases] and in Damascus [where there is a government who is friend of the Russians]. The rest of the country can be the theater of the operations run by Turkey without that Russians will be "annoyed" in any way.
Sweden is good and stable country since you have no border with Syria,Iraq or Iran. Sweedish national parliament has discussed how many times the couples should have sex these days. Because you have no worries about terror and danger. Therefore please don't talk through your hat, Mr. Swedish.
Turkey has been swamped with refugees repeatedly.. First Iraq war, 2nd Iraq war and now Syrians......
We have 3 million refuges in our country. How many refuges did whole European Union accept ? And look at yourself,you have more money, your economy is better 1000 times than us. How many refuges did your country accepted ? 1 or 3 ? All the results of this war, affect my country even this was not out war. but you saw yourself rightful to interfere the region too much! Yes we swamped but we tried.
speaking as a european of course.. Turkey has so much potential.. could be a good and valuable partner for the west. Why are you being so difficult? once turkey aspired to become europeans.. what happened to that? :/ I suppose it has some to do with europe becomming too.. socially liberal.. I must agree with that actually. I can understand if Turkey gets annoyed when self-righteous feminists from europe lecture them. ah, europe and our incurable arrogance.
Bro, we have tried good alliance with west but we have been backstabbed. Your European Union was always a Christian Union you never wantto accept us willfully because of our religion. Turkey is one of the first country in World gave women the right to vote and stand for election even very before Italy and France. Don't give me a lesson for femism. Liberalism was borned in Ottoman Empire. We are neither European nor Middle Eastern we are just Turks. Our ancestors (Huns) were living in Central-East Asia centuries ago. Only Hungarians are our cousins in Europe.