Bangladesh calls for global support for Turkey's Syria operation

[Black_cats]

Bangladesh calls for global support for Syria operation


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'We want the whole world to understand the position of Turkey and support it morally,' says Bangladesh envoy in Ankara

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Bangladesh’s ambassador to Ankara Allama Siddiki
ISTANBUL

Voicing his support for Turkey’s ongoing operation in Syria’s Afrin, Bangladesh’s ambassador to Ankara called for a global boost for Operation Olive Branch.

“As a brotherly country, we have a lot of concern for this trouble that is bordering with Turkey at the moment,” Allama Siddiki told Anadolu Agency over Turkey’s Operation Olive Branch in Afrin, northwestern Syria.

“We know the background and the context of the problem and we want Turkey to remain at peace, and we want Turkey’s border to be secure,” the ambassador added.

“The international community should unite as it is more or less united in its fight against terrorism, [against] all forms, all kinds of terrorism,” he said, calling for global support for the operation. “We want the whole world to understand the position of Turkey and support it morally.”

Turkey launched Operation Olive Branch on Jan. 20 to clear PYD/PKK and Daesh terrorists from Afrin in northwestern Syria.

According to the Turkish General Staff, Operation Olive Branch aims to establish security and stability along Turkey’s borders and the region as well as protect Syrians from terrorist oppression and cruelty.

The operation is being carried out under the framework of Turkey’s rights based on international law, UN Security Council resolutions, its self-defense rights under the UN Charter, and respect for Syria's territorial integrity.

Reporting by Kaan Bozdogan:Writing by Cansu Dikme

 

[BitHeroBD]

Man, Turkey has pulled Bangladesh into its orbit so fast

 

[Avicenna]

World politics is so freakin dynamic in this time period.

 

[Arthur]

Man, Turkey has pulled Bangladesh into its orbit so fast

More like both are in a truce of mutual understanding.

Both countries has common interests. It's far better option to work together on those instead of wasting time in useless fight.

 

[bd_4_ever]

1. Turkey is, for some weird reason, unhappy with ICT trials in Bangladesh.
2. Bangladesh lodges complaint.
3. Things settle down and both countries continue to maintain good relations.
4. Rohingya happens.
5. Turkey takes the lead and wants to bear the costs.
6. Turkey sends high-level delegates.
7. Bangladesh-Turkey sign deals during their PM visits.
8. Bangladesh supports Turkey in Syria operations.

Man, you gotta love world politics.

Jokes apart, this send a very clear message to those who can read between the lines. Bangladesh has a very neutral policy towards most nations on earth and are probably the last country to ever comment on someone's internal matters.

This open support for Turkey and that too on a military operation in another Islamic country is the most direct consequence of the Rohingya crisis. And as everyone expected, the government is learning to not put all its egg in one basket. Good stuff. Better late then never.

 

[Avicenna]

1. Turkey is, for some weird reason, unhappy with ICT trials in Bangladesh.
2. Bangladesh lodges complaint.
3. Things settle down and both countries continue to maintain good relations.
4. Rohingya happens.
5. Turkey takes the lead and wants to bear the costs.
6. Turkey sends high-level delegates.
7. Bangladesh-Turkey sign deals during their PM visits.
8. Bangladesh supports Turkey in Syria operations.

Man, you gotta love world politics.

Jokes apart, this send a very clear message to those who can read between the lines. Bangladesh has a very neutral policy towards most nations on earth and are probably the last country to ever comment on someone's internal matters.

This open support for Turkey and that too on a military operation in another Islamic country is the most direct consequence of the Rohingya crisis. And as everyone expected, the government is learning to not put all its egg in one basket. Good stuff. Better late then never.

Yup. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

The government and people of Turkey have my utmost respect.

It looks like the GoB may feel the same way.

 

[Arthur]

1.

Jokes apart, this send a very clear message to those who can read between the lines. Bangladesh has a very neutral policy towards most nations on earth and are probably the last country to ever comment on someone's internal matters.

This open support for Turkey and that too on a military operation in another Islamic country is the most direct consequence of the Rohingya crisis. And as everyone expected, the government is learning to not put all its egg in one basket. Good stuff. Better late then never.

Not to mention that farce of a country Syria supported the Monkeys in UN.

 

[bd_4_ever]

Not to mention that farce of a country Syria supported the Monkeys in UN.

Oh right! I had totally forgotten. Now makes even more sense why we are all out cheer-leading for morale support on an invasion in Syria. As you sow, so you reap I guess.

 

[bdslph]

wat turkey doing there is not our business

 

[UKBengali]

Yup. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

The government and people of Turkey have my utmost respect.

It looks like the GoB may feel the same way.

This is as much proof you need that BD has now aligned with Turkey.
Expect major deals on Turkish weapons to come in the future.

 

[Homo Sapiens]

Not to mention that farce of a country Syria supported the Monkeys in UN.

If putin tell assHad regime to kill half of the Syrian people in exchange of support him to maintain his dictatorship, he will do so without a blink.aSShad currently the biggest whore of putin, he will imitate every move his master putin does.

 

[24 Hours]

Though I don't like him it's probably for the best. Got to be pragmatic in these kinds of situations.

 

[Doctor Strange]

1. Turkey is, for some weird reason, unhappy with ICT trials in Bangladesh.
2. Bangladesh lodges complaint.
3. Things settle down and both countries continue to maintain good relations.
4. Rohingya happens.
5. Turkey takes the lead and wants to bear the costs.
6. Turkey sends high-level delegates.
7. Bangladesh-Turkey sign deals during their PM visits.
8. Bangladesh supports Turkey in Syria operations.

*4. Before any Rohingya happenings, there was US backed coup attempt in Turkey. Bangladesh supported Turkey and Erdogan that time. I think that normalised the situation before anything else.
https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2016/08/16/turkey-lauds-bangladesh-pm-for-reacting-to-july-coup-bid

 

[bluesky]

February 04, 2018 / LAST MODIFIED: 10:44 AM, February 04, 2018
8 Turkish troops die in Syria operation
Russian pilot slain

Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army fighters are seen in their vehicle in al Ajami village in east al Bab, Syria February 3,2018. Photo: Reuters

AP, Beirut

Turkey said eight of its troops were killed Saturday in Ankara's military operation against a Syrian Kurdish militia, the deadliest day in the two-week-old offensive in the enclave of Afrin, while in another part of Syria, al-Qaida-linked militants downed a Russian fighter jet, then shot and killed the pilot.

In a statement late Saturday, the Turkish military said five soldiers were killed after their tank in Syria came under attack near Afrin. The soldiers could not be saved despite all attempts, it said.

Earlier in the day, three Turkish soldiers were reported killed in the Afrin offensive - one was killed in the area of the tank attack, another in northern Syria and the third on the Turkish side of the border in what Ankara said was an attack by Syrian Kurdish militiamen.

The total death toll for Turkish troops since the operation, codenamed Olive Branch, started on Jan. 20 now stands at 13.

Turkey launched the incursion into Afrin to rout the US-backed Syrian Kurdish militia, known as the People's Protection Units or YPG, which it considers to be a terrorist organization and an extension of Kurdish insurgents fighting within Turkey.

From Istanbul, Turkish presidential spokesman, Ibrahim Kalin, said Turkey will not tolerate the presence of the YPG "anywhere" along its southern border, hinting that Ankara might expand the Afrin operation eastward. Turkey's first demand is to see the YPG move east of the Euphrates River and leave the town of Manbij, where American troops backing the Syrian Kurdish fighters are stationed, Kalin said.

He called on the United States to "disengage" from the YPG and said Turkey will continue communications with "our American allies to avoid any confrontation."

Turkey shares a 911-kilometer border with Syria. The YPG controls much of the territory along the border and an uninterrupted strip from Manbij to the Iraqi border.

Meanwhile, in the embattled northwestern province of Idlib, al-Qaida-linked militants said they downed a Russian fighter jet and killed its pilot after he ejected from the plane and landed on the ground.

The pilot resisted being captured and fired at the militants who then shot and killed him, according to one of the militants and Syrian monitors.

The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed the downing of the Su-25 and said the pilot was killed in fighting with "terrorists." A report on the ministry's Zvezda TV said preliminary information indicated the plane was shot by a portable ground-to-air missile in an area under control of al-Qaida's branch in Syria.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the plane was downed near the rebel-held town of Saraqeb, which Syrian troops have been trying to take under the cover of Russian airstrikes.

Russia is a key ally of President Bashar Assad, and has been waging a military campaign on behalf of his forces since 2015. Since then, Syrian troops have captured wide parts of the country and in recent weeks have been making advances in Idlib. The province is also a base for al-Qaida's branch in Syria and other Islamic groups.

A Syrian militant in the area told The Associated Press that the Russian pilot was shot and killed when he resisted capture. The pilot opened fire from his pistol as the militants were trying to seize him, said the militant, who refused to be identified by his real name because was not authorized to speak to the media.

A video circulating on social media shows a lifeless body of a man, his face stained with blood, as bearded gunmen stand around him. One of the armed men shouts: "He is Russian." The authenticity of the video could not be independently confirmed but it corresponded to events reported by the AP.

Earlier in the day, the Observatory and the media arm of al-Qaida-linked militants reported intense airstrikes in Idlib. The Observatory reported more than 35 airstrikes on Saraqeb since late Friday, adding that many of its residents are fleeing.

The Ibaa News Agency of the al-Qaida-linked Levant Liberation Committee, said Russian and Syrian warplanes and helicopter gunships have been pounding Saraqeb and the village of Tel Mardeekh in Idlib since the early hours of Saturday.

The agency later quoted militant commander Mahmoud al-Turkmani as saying that anti-aircraft weapons were sent to al-Qaida's fighters in the Saraqeb area after airstrikes intensified this week. He warned that Russian warplanes will not pass through Syrian airspace without "paying a price."

Syria's state news agency, SANA, said Syrian troops captured the village of Maasaran as well as the Tel Tokan hill, cutting links between Saraqeb and the rebel stronghold of Maarest al-Numan to the south.

Syrian government forces and their allies launched a push into Idlib six weeks ago, inching closer to a key highway that connects Syria's two largest cities, Damascus and Aleppo.

The UN says more than 270,000 people have been displaced in Idlib because of the government onslaught since Dec. 15.

Also Saturday, Syria's Foreign Ministry has dismissed as "null and void" US accusations that Assad's government is producing and using "new kinds of weapons" to deliver deadly chemicals despite committing to abolish its program in 2013.

The American statements are "nothing more than lies" based on accounts of what the Trump administration called its partners on ground, the ministry said. It also said reports by Western-backed media outlets about Damascus using chemical weapons were "a new version of US and Western desperate intentions to create" an excuses to attack Syria.

President Donald Trump has not ruled out additional military action to deter attacks or punish Assad, administration officials said earlier this week, although they did not suggest any action was imminent

 

[bd_4_ever]

This is as much proof you need that BD has now aligned with Turkey.
Expect major deals on Turkish weapons to come in the future.

Its already ongoing. 10 OTOKAR Cobras arrived in December and more to come this year. What's even bigger is we made them as standards. That says a lot of things.