"I can't tell you what other nations will do if we carry out these strikes against Syria..."
Exactly.
Turkey doesn't need any more problems either. Turkey is our ally. If there is going to be training, it begins with Turkish permission and willingness and must be conducted on Turkish soil to guarantee there won't be a back lash against OUR ALLY!
PKK terrorists, (click here) who are withdrawing from Turkey as part of an ongoing settlement process, are burying their weapons and various types of munitions in the eastern regions of Turkey before leaving the country. (Photo: İHA)
Guillaume Perrier
Guardian Weekly,
Since May the air strikes by Turkish fighter jets (click here) and low-flying helicopters have stopped on the mountain ridges between Turkey and Iraq. In the Kurdistan Workers' party (PKK) camps, scattered all the way along the border, the rebels are enjoying the truce. In their shelter, hidden by trees on the slopes of Mount Metina, young combatants are playing backgammon and watching the news from Syria on a television powered by a generator. From time to time they reach for another piece of watermelon. Only the occasional buzz of a drone reminds us this is a war zone....
Why do I get the feeling the munitions into Syria by the USA won't stay there? Hm?
The arms the USA will send into Syria will be sold for plenty of money to the PKK camps. I don't think so.
Any action by The West in arming rebels in Syria will cause a greater instability to the region. No one will say that though, will they?
Want to know who the rebels are? Take a good look. There is going to be arming of the PKK by The West and then it will be a full blown disaster in Turkey.
The ammunition mixed with scrap metal (click here) was being taken into Turkey's Hatay province from Syria, the governor's office said in a statement. Five Syrians died at the scene and one Turk died later of his wounds.
The incident on Turkey's long Syria frontier, where tensions have been on the rise in recent months, comes after a string of almost daily confrontations between Turkish soldiers and groups of smugglers in the area.
With its hilly terrain and thick vegetation, Hatay, a panhandle province that juts down into Syria, makes a relatively easy crossing point for smugglers, as well as Syrian rebels and refugees fleeing the fighting.
Turkey has emerged as one of the strongest backers of the Syrian rebels fighting to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad, giving them shelter on its soil, but denies arming them. Around half a million refugees have also taken shelter inside Turkey.
Smuggling has long been a part of life in Turkey's border regions, but recently the illicit trade in goods including fuel and basic commodities has also provided a financial lifeline for the embattled rebels inside Syria.
Kerry doesn't know where this is all going? Well. I do.
Exactly.
PKK terrorists, (click here) who are withdrawing from Turkey as part of an ongoing settlement process, are burying their weapons and various types of munitions in the eastern regions of Turkey before leaving the country. (Photo: İHA)
Guillaume Perrier
Guardian Weekly,
Since May the air strikes by Turkish fighter jets (click here) and low-flying helicopters have stopped on the mountain ridges between Turkey and Iraq. In the Kurdistan Workers' party (PKK) camps, scattered all the way along the border, the rebels are enjoying the truce. In their shelter, hidden by trees on the slopes of Mount Metina, young combatants are playing backgammon and watching the news from Syria on a television powered by a generator. From time to time they reach for another piece of watermelon. Only the occasional buzz of a drone reminds us this is a war zone....
Why do I get the feeling the munitions into Syria by the USA won't stay there? Hm?
The arms the USA will send into Syria will be sold for plenty of money to the PKK camps. I don't think so.
Any action by The West in arming rebels in Syria will cause a greater instability to the region. No one will say that though, will they?
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The ammunition mixed with scrap metal (click here) was being taken into Turkey's Hatay province from Syria, the governor's office said in a statement. Five Syrians died at the scene and one Turk died later of his wounds.
The incident on Turkey's long Syria frontier, where tensions have been on the rise in recent months, comes after a string of almost daily confrontations between Turkish soldiers and groups of smugglers in the area.
With its hilly terrain and thick vegetation, Hatay, a panhandle province that juts down into Syria, makes a relatively easy crossing point for smugglers, as well as Syrian rebels and refugees fleeing the fighting.
Turkey has emerged as one of the strongest backers of the Syrian rebels fighting to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad, giving them shelter on its soil, but denies arming them. Around half a million refugees have also taken shelter inside Turkey.
Smuggling has long been a part of life in Turkey's border regions, but recently the illicit trade in goods including fuel and basic commodities has also provided a financial lifeline for the embattled rebels inside Syria.
Kerry doesn't know where this is all going? Well. I do.
