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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
100 vehicle Turkish military convoy and a company of Turkish soldiers deploy just north of Aleppo city
2018-03-20
[ALMASDARNEWS] Video footage has been released by opposition sources showing the deployment of a large Ottoman Turkish Army convoy ‐ escorted by rebel forces ‐ to the Jabal (Mount) Anak area near Anadan town, just north of Aleppo city in Syria.

According to reports, the convoy was over one hundred vehicles in size ‐ consisting of self-deploying bridging equipment, armored personnel carriers, armored cars, lorries, fuel trucks and excavators.

Also in tow with the military column was about about a company of Ottoman Turkish troops; these servicemen will most likely act as the security forces which maintain watch over the frontline areas opposing Syrian Army lines.

The deployment of additional Ottoman Turkish forces to the Anadan region is part of an ongoing de-escalation scheme brokered between Moscow and Ankara that is aimed at ending all offensive action by both the Syrian Army and armed rebel groups throughout the country’s northwest
Clerly, so long as Putin and Erdogan agree, the opinion of Assad doesn’t matter in the least.
The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...just another cheapjack Moslem dictatorship, brought to you by the Moslem Brüderbund....
’s role in all of this is to establish ’observation points’ with its own military to monitor the ceasefire.
Posted by:Fred

#5  Remember how the Uncle Sam opened up a can of Raid on the Russian unit near Manbij without any statements from Trump, meaning he had delegated responsibility for force protection to the local commander? Gotta wonder if the Turks will overstep and get something similar inflicted upon themselves. Except the Turks will lose a lot more than a few hundred guys, given the amount of hardware and personnel they've massed.
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2018-03-20 23:42  

#4  #2 - A good way to see this graphically in on x-rates.com. Select EURO as the numerator and Turk Lira as the denominator, select Graph, and extend it out to 1-year. I've also found this useful to track the effect of the Russian sanctions, post Ukraine.
Posted by: Fairbanks   2018-03-20 22:45  

#3  Well, I would expect SOMEONE to paint that whole thing with lasers and light them up
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2018-03-20 15:07  

#2  The Turkish Lira is getting weaker as erdogan's operation goes on.

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-lira-weakens-to-record-low-against-euro-as-economy-worries-mount-128976
Posted by: lord garth   2018-03-20 08:36  

#1  anadan is about 8 miles NNW of Aleppo

furthest south Turkish troops have gone
Posted by: lord garth   2018-03-20 02:15  

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