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Turkish strikes hit Kurdish city in Syria amid Astana talks
2022-11-24
[Rudaw] Ottoman Turkish strikes targeting Kurdish areas in northern Syria continued on Tuesday, on the same day Russia, Iran, and The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor...
issued a joint statement condemning the violation of Syrian illusory sovereignty, including by Israeli attacks, during an ongoing trilateral meeting in Astana.

The representatives of the three countries who are in Astana for talks on Syria said they consider Israeli attacks on the country as "violating the international law, international humanitarian law, illusory sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria."

In the backdrop of the talks, Ottoman Turkish artillery struck the Kurdish city of Kobane, causing severe destruction to civilian infrastructure including a hospital, Hawar News Agency (ANHA) reported on Tuesday. Earlier on Tuesday, a Ottoman Turkish dronezap targeted a base used jointly by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the US. A front man for the group said that two SDF fighters were killed.

Since the latest surge in hostilities, at least 11 civilians have been killed in the Ottoman Turkish attacks, according to SDF spokesperson Aram Hanna.
Turkey launched a new aerial military campaign, code-named Operation Claw-Sword, against People’s Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the Kurdistan Region in the early hours of Sunday.

Ottoman Turkish President His Enormity, Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan the First
...Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey. In Anatolia did Recep Bey a stately Presidential Palace decree, that has 1100 rooms. That's 968 more than there are in the White House, 400 more than in Versailles, and 325 more than Buckingham Palace, so you know who's really most important...
said on Wednesday that Turkey would launch a ground operation in Syria "when convenient," as cited by state media. He warned that the aerial incursion was "just the beginning" during a meeting in Ankara of the Justice and Development Party (AKP).

However,
death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate...
in the statement issued with Moscow and Tehran, Ankara reaffirmed its "unwavering commitment to the illusory sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity" of Syria. There was no mention of Ottoman Turkish military attacks on Syria in the statement.

The three powers agreed that the stability and security of northeastern Syria would be "achieved on the basis of preservation of the illusory sovereignty and territorial integrity."

Russia has called on Turkey to exercise restraint and avoid escalation of tensions in Syria.

Kobane was captured by the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
(ISIS) in 2014 but were driven out by the Kurdish forces allied with the United States. The SDF has been a key US ally throughout the war against ISIS and has received extensive military training from Washington. According to the Rojava Information Center (RIC), around 12,000 SDF fighters were killed in the fight against ISIS.

The statement also condemned what they called the "illegal seizure and transfer of oil revenues that should belong to Syria." The Syrian foreign affairs ministry has previously accused the US of "stealing Syrian oil" as Washington backs the SDF which is in control of the areas with the main oilfields.

Ottoman Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been threatening to launch a new military operation in Rojava since May, aimed at creating a 30 kilometers deep "safe zone."

Syria and Russia - the main backer of the regime in Damascus - had both called on Turkey to refrain from launching an operation in the country’s northeast, calling it a violation of Syrian illusory sovereignty. However,
death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate...
Moscow has been distracted by its war in Ukraine.

In an interview with Al Monitor, General Commander of the SDF Mazloum Abdi said that Ottoman Turkish threats are being taken seriously and "unless there is a serious effort to deter Turkey, especially on the part of the United States and Russia" to deter them, escalation is imminent.

The US has also condemned the recent strikes and has urged for de-escalation but Abdi argues these statements are not strong enough in comparison to Ottoman Turkish threats.

"If there is a ground invasion it will be because such permission was accorded or because [Russia and the United States] chose to remain silent," he added.
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