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Turkey suggests plan to extend military mission in Syria to Afrin, Aleppo

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Turkey suggests plan to extend military mission in Syria to Afrin, Aleppo
November 28, 2017

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey said on Tuesday it could expand its military mission in Syria to two other provinces, potentially bringing its forces into confrontation with U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters that Ankara considers its enemies.

Turkish troops have operated an “observation mission” in rebel-held territory in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province, under a deal with Damascus allies Russia and Iran to help reduce fighting between insurgents and government forces.

“It’s been considered that the observation mission of the Turkish armed forces in the Idlib de-escalation zone is continuing successfully, and such a mission being performed near Western Aleppo and Afrin would provide a real environment of peace and safety,” Turkey’s National Security Council said in a statement.

Ankara, which has long backed rebels fighting to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad, has toned down its demands that Assad leave power. It now says its main concerns in Syria are combating both Islamist militants and Kurdish fighters it considers allies of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) which has fought a decades-long insurgency in southeastern Turkey.

Earlier this month, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey needed to clear the Afrin region of northwest Syria of Kurdish YPG militia fighters as the military operation in Idlib province is largely complete.

The Kurdish YPG is the main element in a U.S.-backed force that Washington has assisted with training, weapons, air support and help from ground advisers in the battle against Islamic State. Washington’s support for the YPG is a bone of contention between the United States and Turkey, which are allies in NATO.
Reporting by Ezgi Erkoyun; Editing by Peter Graff

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...ission-in-syria-to-afrin-aleppo-idUSKBN1DS2MP
 

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Turkey is trying to counter the Kurds not to establish a separate independent Kurdish state. Turkey should discuss with Germany, France and other EU countries to stop arming the Kurds before waging a military mission.
 

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Can we now draw a chart of who has been supporting who in Syria and Iraq?
 

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Can we now draw a chart of who has been supporting who in Syria and Iraq?

Sure

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Plus you didnt post this interactive link in your original post.

I thought I would just introduce the big picture to let @I.R.A get a slight and brief understanding of the situation without going into so much details.
 

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Ages you mean. Not very simple rather complicated.

It becomes more difficult when you are colorblind ........... all the lines look same then.
 

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Monday 11th. December 2017 Russian President Putin will visit Ankara. If Russian Military Police leaves area operation could begin.
 

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Turkey deploys mid range Hawks to Syrian territory. Seems operation is close and they prepare against a surprise US-attack.


 
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