Erdogan is forcing Kurds to surrender to Assad, fucked USA

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So Obama was stealing cake from Putin after Victory in Syria, and Dotard continuing to steal big, because Putin got ISIS off the ass of USA - a miscalculation of Moscow. But now the Turks spoiled USA's stolen cake! Erdogan is causing cake to be returned to Putin - at least a big part of the stolen Syrian cake is now rolling back to Moscow! Huat Ah!


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Syrian Kurds seek Damascus’ protection as Turkey’s Erdogan vows to return Afrin to ‘owners’
Published time: 26 Jan, 2018 05:52 Edited time: 26 Jan, 2018 09:23
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Fighters from the self-defence forces of the Kurdish-led north hold their weapons during a rally in Hasaka, northeastern Syria, January 23, 2018. © Rodi Said / Reuters
Kurdish officials in Afrin have urged Damascus to send troops to protect Syria’s sovereignty from the “Turkish occupier.” Ankara insists it will return the enclave to its “original owner” after its “liberation” from “terrorists.”
The self-administrated, Kurdish-held enclave in the northern Syria issued a plea for help to the Syrian government on Thursday, reiterating its commitment to the integrity of the country.

“We reaffirm that the Afrin region is an integral part of Syria and that our forces are the people’s protection units,” it wrote in a statement, arguing that the Turkish military operation in Afrin “threatens the territorial integrity of Syria and the security and lives of the civilians.”

While the Kurdish units will continue to repel the Turkish military offensive and resist attempts by the Turkish forces to overrun the city, the central Syrian government must dispatch its own forces to “protect its borders with Turkey from attacks of the Turkish occupier,” the Kurdish authorities suggested as operation 'Olive Branch' went into its sixth day.

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, meanwhile, dismissed the allegations of Turkey’s encroachment on Syrian territory, stressing that Ankara is not interested in land grabs but merely in ensuring its border security. Erdogan argued that as soon as the Turkish Army forces “terrorists” out of Afrin, it will be quick to return the city to its “original owners.”

A major aerial and ground military operation launched by Turkey in the border area has already strained relations between Turkey and its key NATO ally the US. The latter has been supporting the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) which Ankara sees as an extension of the Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK), which is outlawed as a terrorist entity in Turkey.

Ankara says the operation is aimed at fighting Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) and preventing Kurdish “terrorists” from gaining a permanent foothold and subsequent autonomy. It was launched amid reports of a US plan to create a 30,000-strong Border Security Force (BSF), half of which number would be drawn from the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).

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Tensions flared even more following a phone call between Erdogan and US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, as Turkish officials disputed the transcript of the conversation, saying that at no point had the US leader voiced any “concerns” about “escalating violence” in Afrin.

Earlier, the White House reported in its summary of the conversation that Trump “relayed concerns that escalating violence in Afrin… risks undercutting our shared goals in Syria,” while calling on his Turkish counterpart to deescalate the situation and “limit” its military drive.

Despite that, Erdogan announced that the operation may spread into another Kurdish-held enclave, Manbij. Later, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdagt said that there may even be a face-to-face confrontation between the US and Ankara in Manbij, though the possibility of such an eventuality is “small.”

On Thursday, the Turkish military announced it has so far killed at least 306 IS and Kurdish “terrorists” since the onset of the offensive on Saturday, noting that it targets exclusively militants and places the “utmost importance” on not hurting any civilians.

 

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Blood covers hospital floors as Turkish Army advances into Syria (VIDEO)
Published time: 2 Feb, 2018 06:07
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Supplies at Afrin Hospital in northern Syria are running low as beds are packed with wounded civilians, fleeing advancing Turkish forces in their operation against Kurdish fighters.
Footage from the scene shows blood being wiped from the floor and relatives in tears as Afrin Hospital becomes overwhelmed with victims.

“We were leaving the Raju area when a jet started to attack us. It also hit several targets near us. I was with my brother and his family,” a man with a bloodied face told RT’s Ruptly video news agency.

“He was trying to get our goods back from Jinderes, which still has many civilians there. The Turkish government and army is still bombing civilians there… He got a piece [of shrapnel] in his neck,” said a relative of one of the patients.

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“What we just want here is that the international community does something to stop this Turkish terrorist attack against the civilians.”

Dozens of people have been killed and possibly hundreds more wounded since Turkey launched its air-and-ground operation against Kurdish fighters in January. Afrin Hospital’s medical staff has been dealing with a shortage of supplies as a result of the mounting casualties.

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“We call on the United Nations to stop the Turkish aggression,” Reuters quoted Khalil Sabri, head of the Afrin city hospital, as saying on Wednesday. “The medical situation is getting worse in Afrin, and the medical supplies we have are about to run out.”

In January, the Turkish military began its operation against the People’s Protection Units, or YPG, a Kurdish-led militia which it considers to be a wing of the Kurdish armed movement – the PKK (Kurdistan Workers Party), which is banned in Ankara. The YPG, which controls several enclaves in northern Syria, has secured territory from Islamist rebels and other extremist groups over the course of the Syrian conflict, with the backing of airstrikes from the US-led coalition. However, the US has so far not moved to support its supposed Kurdish allies.

Turkish tanks, fighter planes, and artillery strikes have been pounding Kurdish positions in northern Syria since late January, with help from other local armed groups backed by Ankara. Meanwhile, a number of Turkish towns and villages along the Syrian border have been hit by rocket strikes.

The Turkish military claims it is only acting against “terrorist” targets in its operation against the YPG, but the Syrian government has repeatedly condemned what it considers to be an attack on its sovereignty and has promised to take appropriate measures.

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