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| Russians survey new airbase on Syria-Turkey border |
| 2016-01-22 |
| Russia appears to be making preparations to establish a new airbase in Syria, this time along the border with NATO-member Turkey, a senior U.S. official tells Fox News. The move is bound to anger the Turkish government months after the downing of a Russian jet by the Turks. A handful of Russian military personnel, including engineers, has been seen in the vicinity of a largely abandoned airfield in Qamishli, a city in northeast Syria along the border with Turkey. The area is largely controlled by Syrian Kurds, with pockets of regime-controlled territory including the airport. Russia and Syria’s Kurds have a common enemy in Turkey and make natural allies. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #2 IIRC the US itself is being accused of "illegally" occupying + expanding an old airstrip at Rmeilia in Syria near northern Kurdistan/KAR, + widout the consent of Baby Assad's Govt. Russia or the US, the new Airbases are being built in a strategic region close to the borders of several regional players - Syria, Turkey, Iraq, KAR [northern Iraq], Jordan, + Caucasus [Russia]. MOSCOW WANTS TO INTIMIDATE TURKEY, THE US WANTS TO PROTECT NATO ALLY TURKEY, + BOTH THE US + MOSCOW WANT TO CONTAIN OR PREVENT THE FURTHER SPREAD OF THE ISIS. * WAFF > [GlobalPost = AFP] TAYIP ERDOGAN: "WE[Turkey] WILL NOT TOLERATE RUSSIAN TROOPS [just] ACROSS BORDER IN SYRIA |TURKEY WATCHING CLOSELY RUSSIAN TROOP MOVEMENTS AT SYRIA BORDER | TURKEY ALARMED BY "RUSSIAN BUILDUP" ON SYRIA BORDER. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2016-01-22 23:35 |
| #1 oh, boy. Trolling the Ottomans in old soviet style. As a plus, the Russians are going to wind up with a lot more friends & allies (The Kurds) at our expense. Thanks, Barrack. You are going to have the next 4 administrations cleaning up after you. Heck of a job! |
| Posted by: Nguard 2016-01-22 00:16 |