Turkish FM: Possible Syria operations to be announced after National Security Council meeting

[Neptune]

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In response to claims that Turkey would be conducting a cross-border military operation in Syria, the Turkish foreign minister said any necessary announcements about the issue would be made after the National Security Council (MGK) meeting, which will be held June 29.

“We have a MGK meeting tomorrow; we will make the necessary announcements afterwards,” state-run Anadolu Agency reported Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu as saying on June 28 in the Black Seaprovince of Ordu’s Ünye district, neither accepting nor denying any of the claims.

Hürriyet Daily News reported June 27 that Turkey’s government wanted more active military action to support the Free Syrian Army (FSA) against the Syrian regime and both Kurdish and jihadist forces in Syrian territory, but the military was reluctant to do so, playing for time as the country heads for a new coalition government.

According to HDN sources, who asked not to be named, the “active support” that Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu’s government seeks from the military ranges from long-range artillery fire (not only in retaliatory terms) against the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) positions in Syrian territory to air operations, and includes entering Syria with land forces to secure a strip along the Turkish border.

Chief of General Staff Gen. Necdet Özel has delayed the government directive with justifications of international law and politics, in addition to uncertainty of reactions from the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria, as well as from its supporters, Russia and Iran, and the United States. The government has been conducting dialogue to convince the army to act.

Late June 27, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in a series of tweets that he would not allow terror organizations to take advantage of the chaotic environment in Turkey’s southern neighbors, Syria and Iraq.

“We will not shut our eyes against the terror organizations’ efforts to change the chaos in the region into an opportunity,” Erdoğan said in one of his 11 tweets shared on his personal Twitter account late June 27.

“No country has put forth its stance against the incidents, first in Kobane and also in Syria and Iraq, like Turkey has,” another tweet of Erdoğan read, adding that they had only acted within their “conscious” during the past four years. “Our aim is to salve the wounds of our brothers who have been victimized and oppressed.”

Erdoğan previously criticized those who supported the “TerroristTurkey” hashtag on Twitter, after the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) launched its second offensive to capture Kobane, a Kurdish town near Syria’s border with Turkey, on June 25.

Turkish Foreign Minister: Possible Syria operations to be announced after MGK meeting - DIPLOMACY

 

[jamahir]

Hürriyet Daily News reported June 27 that Turkey’s government wanted more active military action to support the Free Syrian Army (FSA) against the Syrian regime

if ussr had existed now, nato governments wouldn't have dared do such things.

 

[Superboy]

Turkish military operation so soon. I have a feeling it will backfire. If Turks invade a Syrian country, it could spark a regional conflict between Turks and Arabs. Yeah Assad may or may not be an Alawite minority, but Assad is first and foremost an Arab. Invasion of an Arab by Turks is going to stir up a whole big hornet's nest.

 

[Oublious]

Turkish military operation so soon. I have a feeling it will backfire. If Turks invade a Syrian country, it could spark a regional conflict between Turks and Arabs. Yeah Assad may or may not be an Alawite minority, but Assad is first and foremost an Arab. Invasion of an Arab by Turks is going to stir up a whole big hornet's nest.

Man, they have pee on Arabs in the middle east. Americans, persians and a lot of Eurpeans countries and didn't backfired a regional war. A lot of people will bark like they did do against americans and persians, nothing happened. And nothing will happen, the kurds will talk about genocide.

 

[C130]

when Turkey crosses the border will they embrace IS as comrades

 

[jamahir]

bashar al-assad should make a address to the turkish people, saying that the real syrians don't hate the turkish people and call upon the turkish people to overthrow the terrorist government of erdogan, as this would be in the interest of the turks, the syrians and the entire world.

when Turkey crosses the border will they embrace IS as comrades

actually, more like ronald reagan meeting the afghan "mujahideen"...

 

[C130]

bashar al-assad should make a address to the turkish people, saying that the real syrians don't hate the turkish people and call upon the turkish people to overthrow the terrorist government of erdogan, as this would be in the interest of the turks, the syrians and the entire world.



actually, more like ronald reagan meeting the afghan "mujahideen"...

the good guys turn out to be the bad guys.

 

[atatwolf]

Some people in this thread forgot to take their medicines again.

 

[jamahir]

the good guys turn out to be the bad guys.

"mujahideen" were clearly known to be the bad guys from the beginning... which is why they were called the good guys by cia... fsa and nusra were no idealists like che guevara.

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some other people on this thread should stop taking those "medicines".

 

[Ababeel]

The Geopolitical scenario is changing evry fast in Middle East specially in Syria. Time is running out for Turkey to act. Turkey must take lessons from Iran who is actively involved in Syria to safeguard the Safavid interest even by offering blood of own soldiers and involving other Shia militia fighters to wipe out Sunni Arabs and change the demography. Turkey's glorious past is calling it to act fast and take care of ISIS, YPG as well as to care of nafarious designs of US & NATO who are trying to create an Atheist nation of YPG & PKK in the heart of Muslim lands. It's time to even offer blood to make the plans of Turkey's enemies fail. Turkey must actively support FSA & Other Islamist groups like Islamic Front and their offshoots such as "Army of Conquest", Southern Front etc. who will be helpful in future for Turkey to stop creation of "State of Rojava" and eliminate ISIS and secure the unity & integrity of Turkey as a Great Muslim Nation. A nation with glorious past who have served Islam & Muslim for 500+ years during Ottoman Era (Khilaft-e-Usmania).

 

[Superboy]

If Turkey makes a move against Syria, boom, 100,000 Sadr's Mahdi Army will launch attack on Turkey and wreck havoc. Iraq has over 20 million Shias. Be careful who you mess with, Erdogan.

 

[xenon54 out]

European section became the new ME section, congrats PDF more and more trolls roaming freely in threads, serious talks became almost impossible.

 

[C130]

"mujahideen" were clearly known to be the bad guys from the beginning... which is why they were called the good guys by cia... fsa and nusra were no idealists like che guevara.

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some other people on this thread should stop taking those "medicines".

the enemy of my enemy is my friend. ussr was the enemy. who would of thought some backwater taliban would cause us so much trouble two decades later.

 

[Superboy]

the enemy of my enemy is my friend. ussr was the enemy. who would of thought some backwater taliban would cause us so much trouble two decades later.

You can't beat whom you can't see. USSR was easy see. Taliban you cannot see his face. He is civilian one day, murderer the next day.

 

[C130]

European section became the new ME section, congrats PDF more and more trolls roaming freely in threads, serious talks became almost impossible.

I'm sorry. let's have a serious talk. do you support a invasion of Syria to secure the Turkish border???

You can't beat whom you can't see. USSR was easy see. Taliban you cannot see his face. He is civilian one day, murderer the next day.

then what the chechen war??

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Grozny_(1994–95)


Russia got a good spanking, but managed to win.