I think Russia is secretely happy that Turkey is taking over Afrin, and slowly the rebels. They can make a deal with Turkey, but not with the Rebels. Making the rebel areas a satellite state is therefore better than a rebel fraction that is totally independent.
Yes we are kicking their asses, but etkisiz hale getirildi does not mean killed. It means killed, wounded or captured basically. So not capable of fighting.
Lol Al Bab is 2x as big as Afrin, and we took the city 6 months after the coup.
Tel Rifaat has a population of 25000 and Afrin of 35000. Not that much of a distance.
He's talking about the capabilities of the YPG, which are laughable compared to ISIS at Al Bab.
BTW I know you're probably being...
Turkey is doing the Von Schlieffen for Tel Rifaat and Minagh airbase. They explicitly chose not to attack fron the front, but advance from the north and west.
No I am not saying that the Cimea should be an independent Turkic nation. However you act that the Turks were merely guests, while it truly belongs to the Slavs, which is bullcrap. turks have a longer history there than Slavs, this is a historical fact. And please don't talk about oppression...
Agreed. Modern assault rifles are very modular and can often be changed into a different caliber. IN 5 minutes, you can make a 5.56 caliber carbine into an 7.62 DMR. This is what we need.
of course, but Al bab, Raqqa and Mosul are still in my mind, where ISIS were very skilled in urban warfare. Also, the PKK was more skilled in the Turkish cities of Cizre, Nusaybin and Sur.