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| Will US inaction send PYD into Russia’s arms? |
| 2015-10-31 |
| [Rudaw] The Turkish military has recently admitted firing on Kurdish positions in Syria. The reason for this was given as a warning not to move west of the Euphrates River. The fear in ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... is that the Syrian Kurds will be able to declare an autonomous zone, similar to that in Iraq, by connecting the Kobane Canton with the Afrin Canton and giving the Kurds a contiguous area bordering Turkey. The ruling AK Party is also facing a second election on Sunday 1 November that could either give them full control of the government or indicate that the Turkish people have decided a change is in order. The main threat to the AKP's position is the Kurdish HDP which showed unusual strength in the last election. While the AKP initially attacked PKK positions in Iraq, a unilateral cease fire on the part of the PKK has helped offset some influence that military action may have in swinging voter sentiment. The Syrian Kurds on the other hand present a different target set while still allowing Turkey to declare war on terrorism claiming the PYD is part of the PKK. The Turks have also declared the region between Kobane and Afrin to be an area that will be designated a safe haven in Syria. Neither the Turks nor the US have actually moved to make the area a no-fly zone or safe haven. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #2 An unreported story is the issue of German arms to the Kurds while the US plays hands-off. Rudaw (Iraqi Kurd news) reports it occasionally, and we've carried those reports. But not the big news services in the US, certainly. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2015-10-31 10:39 |
| #1 "ISIS is the current top priority enemy of the West as well as the Middle East and Russia. Turkey will have to be told that its control must end at its border. Support for the Syrian Kurds must be given even if it means protecting them from Turkey." Pie in the sky! This will not happen as long as the Obama-Erdogan entente remains. An unreported story is the issue of German arms to the Kurds while the US plays hands-off. |
| Posted by: Beldar Phinese2093 2015-10-31 08:38 |