Thursday, July 26, 2012

Syria's Kurds Are Now United Against Assad. Turkey Expresses Concerns And Issues A Warning


Turkey Sounds Warning Over Kurds in Syria -- Wall Street Journal

ANTAKYA, Turkey—Turkey warned Thursday that it might take action to stop the formation of a Kurdish-run region in Syria by groups it deemed "terrorists," underscoring growing concerns in Ankara that the creation of a Kurdish authority in Syria's north could provide sanctuary to militant fighters.

The warning, delivered by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, came after a series of reports that Kurdish rebels and a Syrian Kurdish political party linked to separatists fighting Ankara had taken control of five cities along the Syrian-Turkish border.

Turkish media have in recent days carried images of Kurdish flags flying over buildings allegedly controlled by the Democratic Union Party of Syria, or PYD, which Ankara claims is affiliated with the Kurdistan Worker's Party, or PKK, which took up arms against Turkey in 1984.

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More News On Syria's Kurdish Community

Turkey could act against Kurdish rebels in Syria -- Reuters
Turkey worries about Kurds in Syrian conflict -- AFP
Moves by Syrian Kurds Worry Turkey -- Voice of America
Turkey will not support Kurdish Syria -- SKY News
Turkey won't tolerate Kurdish entity in Syria -- Bloomberg Businessweek/AP
Syrian Kurds united against Assad – an interview with an insider -- Michael Weiss, The Telegraph
Kurds must feel included in the Syrian opposition -- Fazel Hawramy, The Guardian

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