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2022-11-29 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Turkey threatens security of US soldiers in Syria
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[REGNUM] According to the Sozcü newspaper, the German government condemned the Turkish air operation in the regions in northern Iraq and Syria, calling it a violation of international law. “We call on Turkey to act proportionately and respect international law,” said German Foreign Ministry spokesman Christopher Burger, noting the need to protect civilians. He also added that information about the death of civilians as a result of Turkish air strikes is extremely alarming.

“We call on Turkey, along with all other actors, not to take any action that could further escalate the current tensions in northern Syria and Iraq,” Burger said. A tougher statement came from Washington. The written message, published on the official website of the US State Department, states the following: “The United States expresses its sincere condolences for the civilian casualties in Syria and Turkey. We call for de-escalation to support the common goal of protecting civilians and defeating ISIS. We also continue to oppose any uncoordinated military action in Iraq that violates the sovereignty of Baghdad."


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According to the NTV channel , the rocket attack took place in the Karkamysh district of Gaziantep. The governor of Gaziantep, Davut Gul, made the following statements: “Five mortar shells were fired by a terrorist organization from the east of the Euphrates River at the regional center of Karkamysh. As a result of the shelling of civilian settlements, two of our fellow citizens were killed and six of our citizens were injured, two of them are in serious condition.

DIALOGUE BETWEEN SISI AND ERDOGAN IN QATAR
Turkish TV channel Habertürk told its readers that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greeted and shook hands with Egyptian President Abdel Fattahuas-Sisi at a reception given to the leaders in connection with the opening of the World Cup in Qatar. An official statement on this matter came from the administration of Egypt. "The handshake between Erdogan and Sisi will be the beginning of an improvement in bilateral relations," the statement said.

On his way back from Qatar, President Erdogan commented on his meeting with the Egyptian President. “We have previously said that a process of improving relations can be started. Here a step has been taken to start it. I hope that the normalization process will be started by our ministers so that later we can continue negotiations at a higher level,” the Turkish President said.

STOLTENBERG: SWEDEN AND FINLAND SHOULD INCREASE COOPERATION WITH NATO, INCLUDING WITH TURKEY
According to the news outlet Samanyolu Haber,NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg gave an interview to the Swedish state television SVT. According to the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance, Sweden and Finland should tighten their laws on terrorism and increase cooperation with NATO, including Turkey, in the fight against terrorism and terrorist organizations such as the PKK.

“Turkey is concerned that, as a member of NATO, it is most exposed to terrorist attacks. Ankara has the right to defend itself against terrorist attacks,” Stoltenberg said. He added that Sweden and Finland will take time to approve their application for NATO membership, and this is "normal". Stoltenberg noted that 28 out of 30 member countries have already given the green light to the two Scandinavian countries. In addition, according to the General Secretary,

ANKARA KILLED 184 TERRORISTS DURING OPERATION CLAW-SWORD
That should be ”terrorists”, because they mean Kurds.
The Cumhuriyet newspaper writes that Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and his command staff went to the Operational Headquarters of the Ground Forces. There, the minister shared up-to-date information regarding Operation Claw-Sword. “Since the beginning of the operation, 184 terrorists have been neutralized by ground fire support and aircraft,” Akar said. After attending a briefing by unit commanders at the border regarding the PKK attacks, Minister Akar spoke with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan by telephone. He reported to the President of Turkey about the targets hit from the ground and air, as well as the ongoing actions and neutralized terrorists.

ASSAD TURNS DOWN OFFER TO MEET IN DAMASCUS
That’s because Sultan Erdogan I is only interested in Syria resuming its proper place as a subject province in the neo-Ottoman sultanate.
According to AktifHaber online edition, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov made a statement in connection with allegations that a meeting will be held between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Earlier, the Associated Press claimed that Erdogan conveyed the message to Assad through Iran.

According to the agency, Erdogan offered to send Turkish officials to Damascus for a meeting, but Assad refused, saying they could meet in a third country. In a report by Associated Press correspondent in the Middle East, Bassem Mroue, the information was based on the words of a Lebanese politician who regularly meets with representatives of the Syrian authorities. It also says that Erdogan called on the Syrian army to return to areas controlled by the Kurds,

TURKEY HIT OIL WELLS IN SYRIA?
Turkish newspaper Karar citing Syrian sources, she said that Turkey had attacked oil wells in northeastern Syria, and the operation was moving deep into the Arab Republic. The Pentagon also issued a statement saying that "the safety of American soldiers is at risk." In addition, it became known that Turkish warplanes bombed oil facilities in the region controlled by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northeast Syria. The article, citing three local sources, notes that Turkish unmanned aerial vehicles struck oil facilities near Qamishli and Rumeilan late Wednesday night. It is known that in the Rumeilan region there is a base of the international coalition led by the United States. Sources from Qamishli and Khasekili claimed

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu traveled to the city of Fez in Morocco to attend the 9th Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations initiative, established on the joint initiatives of Turkey and Spain, and to hold bilateral meetings.

Ömer Korkut, general manager of Turkey's Space and Defense Technologies, said the state-owned company has developed and delivered a data link that allows simulation data to be transferred between aircraft and exchange of information from military equipment for South Korea's 5th generation fighter program.

The 19th meeting during the talks on Syria was held in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. The delegations of Turkey, Russia and Iran made a statement following the meeting.

Against the background of news that Russia has not yet given the go-ahead to Turkey's military operation, the defense ministers of the two countries held important talks. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu phoned his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar.

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