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| The Grand Turk |
| Turkish PM: Syrian regime, Daesh, PKK made deal against opposition |
| 2015-10-15 |
| [AA.TR] Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has said that the Syrian regime, Daesh [Islamic State] and the PKK made an agreement in May to attack the anti-Assad opposition forces and share ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... 's border with Syria. "Daesh [Islamic State], PKK and the [Syrian] regime sat around a table on May 28 in Hasakah [in northeastern Syria] and reached an agreement to attack the opposition," he told a live interview on private Show TV channel on Wednesday. Davutoglu stressed that Daesh [Islamic State] and the PYD, or the Syrian Democratic Union Party, also agreed with the regime of Bashir al-Assad during that meeting to share the Turkish border. PYD is a Syrian-based affiliate of the PKK -- considered a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU. "The reason we did not shoot PYD is not its innocence; we will do it if required. We will do what is necessary for Turkey's safety," Davutoglu said. His remarks closely followed the summoning of American and Russian ambassadors to the Turkish Foreign Ministry earlier in the day for warnings about the sensitivities regarding Turkey's position on the PYD and Washington's military aid to the group, according to diplomatic sources. "Our message to the Americans, all allies and Russia is very clear: We will not hesitate even a moment [to respond] if the weapons aid to PYD so close to Turkish border becomes a threat to Turkey in any way and PYD begins to harm Turkey via infiltrations like the PKK or weapons transfer," the prime minister said. The Turkish premier highlighted that Turkey will certainly respond if the PYD makes any attempt to enter Turkey over Iraq. "At a time when the PYD is so nested with the PKK, which is attacking Turkey, nobody can justify the weapons given to PYD by a friend and ally, or a neigbor country like Russia," he said. |
| Posted by:Fred |