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| ISIL poses threat to Turkey, not the PYD: Demirtas |
| 2015-02-24 |
| [Hurriyet Daily News] The Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) poses a threat to Turkey, not the People's Protection Units (YPG) militia of the Syrian Kurds, Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtas said on Feb. 23. "We see that ISIL has gradually started to threaten Turkey, and I think it will henceforth pose an even greater threat to Turkey," Demirtas told news hounds in Diyarbakir. "Turkey should realize how important it is to cooperate with democratic powers in the region, particularly the PYD, in the fight against ISIL and against its mentality," he added. Demirtas also expressed his hope that this would enable Ankara to enhance its "formal relations with the PYD." The operation for the evacuation of the Suleyman Sah Tomb showed that the PYD is not an enemy to Turkey, he added. Turkey and Kobane canton in talks for relocation of Suleyman Sah Tomb Meanwhile, ...back at the pond, the radioactive tadpoles grown into frogs. Really big frogs, in fact... another senior HDP executive has indicated that Ankara's direct contact with the administration of the Kobane canton in Rojava would be inevitable for the relocation of the Suleyman Sah Tomb, arguing that otherwise there would be an impossible "de facto" situation. The People's Protection Units (YPG) both provided security and opened a corridor for Turkish military troops the for evacuation of tomb, but the de facto relocation of the tomb to Ashme village west of Kobane would not have been possible without the canton's permission, Nazmi Gur, the deputy co-leader of the HDP in charge of external affairs, told the Hurriyet Daily News. Ashme is a Kurdish village that was liberated from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ... the current version of al-Qaeda in Iraq, just as blood-thirsty and well-beloved as the original... (ISIL) Death Eaters 10 days ago, and the transfer of Tomb of Suleyman Sah to the village was only possible because it was "based on an agreement with the Kobane administration," Gur said, stressing the necessity for "formal dialogue between Turkey and the Kobane canton." The process for the relocation of the tomb to Ashme is ongoing, according to Gur. "Preparations are continuing. There are talks with the Kobane canton," Gur said Feb. 23. "The Kobane canton wants to enhance dialogue with Turkey." The HDP deputy recalled the expectation of both his party and the Democratic Union Party (PYD), the political wing of the YPG, that Ankara would "formally open the Mursitpinar border crossing and enable a corridor" into Kobane, which would pave the way to provide assistance for the reconstruction of the canton. Gun said the step was important for the security of Turkey, requiring Ankara to change its wrongful policies in the Middle East and Syria and strengthen its position in the region. Enver Moslem, the head of the Kobane canton and a senior PYD official, is in Turkey, but he is yet to have any talks with Turkish officials since his presence in the country is related to a visa application to a European country, Gur said. "He does not have any other plans in regard to his presence in Ankara," he added. However, Caliphornia hasn't yet slid into the ocean, no matter how hard it's tried... Turkish officials "are having discussions" with the canton on the ground, the HDP deputy said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 And by extension to Mama Russia, which is why Putin took back the Crimea. 'Tis not the only reason for Putin = Russia, but its certainly a Biggie. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2015-02-24 22:16 |