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| US calls on Turkey to halt military strikes in Syria |
| 2016-02-14 |
| [Iran Press TV] The United States has called on ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... to halt military strikes on the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) and the Syrian Army in the northern province of Aleppo. "We are concerned about the situation north of Aleppo and are working to de-escalate tensions on all sides," State Department front man John Kirby said in a statement on Saturday. Turkish media outlets, quoting military sources, reported that the Turkish Army shelled PYD targets near the town of Azaz, and also targeted Syrian Army positions. "We have urged Syrian Kurdish and other forces affiliated with the YPG not to take advantage of a confused situation by seizing new territory," Kirby said. "We have also seen reports of artillery fire from the Turkish side of the border and urged Turkey to cease such fires," he added. Kirby said Turkey and the Syrian Kurdish fighters must work together as they both share the serious threat of Daesh [Islamic State] in northern Syria. He had earlier said that Washington does not consider the Syrian Kurds as terrorists. The comment prompted Turkey to summon the US ambassador in Ankara. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ... Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him... also warned the US that it has to choose between Ankara and the Syrian Kurds. The US and some regional players, including Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... and Turkey, have been financing and arming various Death Eater groups, including Daesh [Islamic State] and al-Qaeda, in Syria. The foreign-sponsored conflict, which flared up in March 2011, has reportedly killed some 470,000 people and displaced nearly half of the population, according to the Syrian Center for Policy Research. |
| Posted by:Fred |