Bloomberg: Erdogan Repeats Warning of Attack on Kurdish Enclave in Syria
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signaled Turkish forces may soon carry out an attack on a Kurdish stronghold in northwest Syria, a day after the army shelled the area.
Turkey regards the Kurdish YPG forces who control Afrin as a terrorist group with links to the PKK, which has long battled for autonomy in Turkey’s southeast. The Kurds received U.S. backing as the most effective local proxies against Islamic State in Syria, and the policy of arming them stoked tension between the NATO allies.
“In coming days, we will continue our operations in Afrin to clear our southern border” of terrorists, Erdogan told a meeting of his party in Tokat province on Sunday. Turkish officials vowed similar action on several occasions last year.
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WNU Editor: Erdogan and the Kurds .... a war with no end.
More News On Turkish President Erdogan Vowing To Destroy The Kurdish Enclave In Northwest Syria
Turkey vows imminent assault on Kurdish enclave in Syria -- Washington Post/AP
Turkey to 'purge' terror in south with Afrin operation -- Anadolu Agency
Erdogan Pledges to 'Purge Terrorism' in Kurdish Enclave in Northern Syria -- Sputnik
Erdogan Threatens to 'Crush' Kurdish Fighters North Syria -- Asharq Al-awsat
2 comments:
If I was Erdogan I would rethink this move of his.
Why rethink it?
I do not want to see Erdogan to succeed.
I don't know that the Syrian Kurds would give much assistance to Turkish Kurds for fear of losing what they have. I could see a Turkish Kurd, or a 'mountain Turk' as a chauvinist Turks do say, hiding out in Syrian until the heat died down.
I take it that Erdogan does not want the Syrian Kurdish area to be a Cambodia or Pakistan FATA. After going after & succeeding(?) against Syrian Kurds, the Turkish Kurds would be next.
Non-Turks make up 25 to 37% of the population. You may be able to further break out the Alevis. If Erdogan wants to weaken Turkey, going after every Turkish citizen, who is non-Sunni Turk would be a way of succeeding.
Assad wouldn't be happy if Turkey put more Turkish forces into Syria even if it sped the demise of Kurdish autonomy. It might create a dangerous vacuum.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey#Demographics
Turks are probably more Greek than Turk (<40%) genetically anyway. Erdogan should get over himself.
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