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Turkey tells border town residents to evacuate
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... on Tuesday ordered residents to evacuate a Turkish border town that lies opposite the Syrian town of Jarabulus controlled by ISIS holy warriors, television reported. Police warned residents through loudspeakers to evacuate "for safety reasons" the town of Karkamis which was hit by a series of mortars fired from ISIS-held areas. Reports have also suggested Ankara-backed rebels are preparing a major operation to seize Jarabulus from the holy warriors. Turkey has been shelling ISIS positions in Jarabulus to help allied Syrian rebels secure it. Rebel sources say they have been mobilizing in Turkey, ready to cross into Jarabulus. Turkey pledged Tuesday to give "all kinds of support" to push ISIS turbans out of the city, near the two countries’ border. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu made the promise amid the reports that Ankara-backed rebels were massing on the border in anticipation of an impending operation against ISIS. "We will provide all kinds of support to the Jarabulus operation," Cavusoglu said, promising to help "cleanse" ISIS from neighboring countries. "We do not want ISIS to exist in Iraq and Syria," he told news hounds, using an Arabic acronym for the ISIS group. Turkey on Tuesday pounded ISIS positions in Syria with artillery strikes after a deadly attack near its border killed at least 54 people. "We shelled ISIS positions across the border," said a Turkish official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Turkish media reported that tanks and armored vehicles amassed on the Syrian border. In a live interview with private NTV television, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said Turkey was closely monitoring the developments on the Syrian side of the border, adding that Ankara sees this "as a national security matter." "What we have said, since the beginning, is that having Jarabulus or any other city held by ISIS is unacceptable," he said.
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... targets across the border in Syria for the second consecutive day on Tuesday, a senior Turkish official said, amid reports that ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... -backed Syrian rebels are preparing an offensive against an Islamic State-held border town. The latest developments have thrust the town of Jarablus onto center stage in the ongoing Syrian civil war, putting U.S.-backed Kurdish forces, who have been the most effective force against Islamic State in northern Syria, on track for a confrontation with NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A cautionary tale of cost-benefit analysis.... ally Turkey over control of the town. Jarablus is a vital supply line and the last border point that directly connects the Islamic State group with Turkey and the outside world, and separates Kurdish-controlled areas in northern Syria. The town is 33 kilometers (20 miles) from the town of Manbij, which was liberated from the terror group by Kurdish-led forces earlier this month. Taking over Jarablus and the Islamic State-held town of al-Bab farther south would be a significant step toward linking border areas under Kurdish control east and west of the Euphrates River. Posted by: Fred 2016-08-24 |
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