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2016-08-24 The Grand Turk

Turkish troops enter Syria in major operation against Isis

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Posted by Besoeker 2016-08-24 06:08|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top
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#1 the kurds would have taken Jarablus last year if Turkey hadn't blackmailed them

Posted by lord garth 2016-08-24 11:31|| 2016-08-24 11:31|| Front Page Top

#2 Say by by to Kurds.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-08-24 12:34|| 2016-08-24 12:34|| Front Page Top

#3 [Guardian] Turkish troops have entered ~~Syria~~ ~~Cyprus~~ Greater Turkey in the opening gambit ....

Turkey must protect ethnic ~~Aryans~~ ~~Germans~~ Turks. Where have we seen this before?

Posted by magpie 2016-08-24 13:55|| 2016-08-24 13:55|| Front Page Top

#4 Yes, now that all the ~~unreliable~~ gulenist elements have been purged, the army should do quite well.

After all, the freshly purged Soviet army did so well against Finland in 1938, right?

Posted by Nguard 2016-08-24 16:04|| 2016-08-24 16:04|| Front Page Top

#5 Four years ago this would have been a killer move. Not so much now.

Posted by Shipman 2016-08-24 16:40|| 2016-08-24 16:40|| Front Page Top

#6 I have the odd feeling that Turkey is about to get their rear-end handed to them on the ground. The planes there is little ISIS can do, but Ground-game wise I expect some heavy losses when they finally hit a pocket of ISIS resistance.

Posted by Charles 2016-08-24 17:14|| 2016-08-24 17:14|| Front Page Top

#7 ^ #6)Charles, you are assuming that ISIS is their objective? "~~Italia~~ Turkoman irredenta" (1) and "Death to the Kurds!" (2) seem far more likely as Turkish objectives.

Posted by magpie 2016-08-24 17:23|| 2016-08-24 17:23|| Front Page Top

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