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2020-02-18 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Syrian Army 's about to surround another Turkish post after scoring new advance in west #Aleppo
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Posted by Fred 2020-02-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ]  Top
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#1 Huh... it is almost like the Turks still can't fight worth a damn.

Kind of a huge requirement if you are going to recreate the Ottoman Empire.
Posted by DarthVader 2020-02-18 08:57||   2020-02-18 08:57|| Front Page Top

#2 Interesting, but not interesting enuf to send out for popcorn, beer, or pizza. Continue to monitor and if nothing more serious develops, I'll see you again in six months.
Posted by Besoeker 2020-02-18 09:01||   2020-02-18 09:01|| Front Page Top

#3 Huh... it is almost like the Turks still can't fight worth a damn. --DarthVader

Have the Turks actually "fought" yet? They did an anti-partisan push or two, but mostly it has been posturing (think the Italian Army under Mussolini if that militarily competent). The question is (1) How corrupt the Turkish Army was before (2) the Anti-Gülenist Purges got rid of anybody suspected of being competent and/or non-AKP.

So far it looks like their proxies and bought thugs are more interested in living than fighting for the Grand Pasha of Istanbul.
Posted by magpie 2020-02-18 16:33||   2020-02-18 16:33|| Front Page Top

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