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Turkmens flee Russian bombardments near site of downed Russian jet
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... border area--mostly ethnic Turkmens--have fled into Turkey following heavy Russian "At least 7,000 people, mostly Turkmens, and some from [Syrian Kurdistan] alongside a minor numbers of Arabs, are displaced due to Russian According to Ezadin, Russian Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu responded to his country shooting down the Russian fighter jet by saying Ankara had exercised its "national duty" after the Russian aircraft violated its airspace while conducting air raids in Syria. Russia has claimed the aircraft never crossed the Turkish border. Russian President Vladimir Putin  ...Second and fourth President and sixth of the Russian Federation and the first to remain sober. Putin is credited with bringing political stability and re-establishing something like the rule of law, which occasionally results in somebody dropping dead from polonium poisoning. Under Putin, a new group of business magnates controlling significant swathes of Russia's economy has emerged, all of whom have close personal ties to Putin. The old bunch, without close personal ties to Putin, are in jail or in exile or dead...has warned that the "tragic incident" would bring "serious consequences" for Turkey. Ezadin reported the refugees were welcomed by Turkish officials and more than 1,000 tents have been set up to be used as shelters and 100 tons of food has been provided for the refugees Posted by: trailing wife 2015-11-29 |
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