[Centraal] Crisis in Syri� en Irak #397 Aleppo, Hama & Jarablus

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Op zaterdag 3 september 2016 14:43 schreef ClapClapYourHands het volgende:

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Joyce_Karam twitterde op vrijdag 02-09-2016 om 15:49:19 Report quoting "Russian &Western sources": Erdogan-Putin-Assad summit in #Russia sometime between 18-22 Sep. #Turkey https://t.co/bQ1b7VShVp reageer retweet

Onbevestigd maar het zou zomaar kunnen.

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Obama says no diminishing effect on Turkey-US security relations

There is no diminishment in the security relations between the United States and Turkey, U.S. President Barack Obama has said, commenting on the growing rift between Turkey and the U.S. especially over the latest developments in northern Syria after Turkey launched an offensive to take a town on its border.

“We haven’t seen a diminishing effect on our security relations. Turkey continues to be a strong NATO ally. They are working with us to defeat ISIL [the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant],” Obama told CNN International’s Fareed Zakaria in an interview, which will be aired on Sept. 4.

“And they are an important partner on a whole range of security issues in the region,” Obama added.

Turkey and the U.S. differ on the designation of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) and their military wing, the People’s Protection Unit (YPG). While Turkey sees them as terrorist organizations due to them being offshoots of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), the U.S. sees the PYD and YPG as reliable partners in the fight against ISIL.

The U.S. had asked Turkey to focus on ISIL targets rather than PYD forces after Turkey started targeting PYD forces in northern Syria following the capturing of Jarablus from ISIL in an operation late August.

“But no doubt what is true is that they’ve gone through a political and civil earthquake in the country. And they’ve got to rebuild. And how they rebuild is going to be important what we want to do is indicate to them that we support the Turkish people but like any good friend, we want to give them honest feedback if we think the steps they are taking are going to be contrary to their long-term interests and our partnership,” Obama said in reference to the July 15 failed coup attempt, which was thwarted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s call on civilians to take to the streets to “defend democracy.”

September/02/2016

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No re-launch of PKK peace process but normalization with Syria, Egypt on agenda: Turkish

Prime Minister Binali Y?ld?r?m has dismissed expectations for the re-launch of a peace process to resolve Turkey's Kurdish question, but he has signaled moves to put ties with Syria and Egypt back on track.

"The government will not make concessions on maintaining internal security. There is no settlement. The settlement is in the hands of citizens. They [the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)] missed that chance. We will save the Kurdish people from terror. The terror organization has no Kurdish problem; but the Kurdish people have a PKK problem," Y?ld?r?m said, speaking at a meeting to mark the first 100 days of his government on Sept. 2.

The struggle against terror has been continuing with a different understanding since July 24, 2015, he also said, vowing to push ahead with security operations "until the end of PKK attacks against citizens."

The prime minister said he would visit the east and southeast province of Turkey over the weekend in order to restart an economic development program amounting to around $1.4 billion. The government will conclude building of new housings in one year, he added.

He stated that the PKK had caused damage amounting to 10 billion Turkish Liras to civilians and the security forces, but pledged that the government aimed to "eliminate this damage within three years."

Security forces have seized 40 tons of narcotics in Diyarbak?r, Siirt, S?rnak provinces, while drugs seized over one month amount to 4 million Turkish Liras, Y?ld?r?m also said, adding that 8,561 people had been detained on charges of drug smuggling.

The PKK not only "poisons" the children of Turkey but it also transfers narcotics to Europe, he said. "I don't know when Europe will become wiser," he added, recalling that some EU countries continue to allow the PKK to open exhibitions in Europe.

Y?ld?r?m also vowed that the government would appoint trustees to replace municipal mayors with connections to terrorist acts.

Turkey would continue to "resolutely" fight against terrorism, he stated, noting that 52,000 suspected people from 145 countries had been banned from entering the country and 3,800 others have been deported.

The southeast has in recent months been hit by the worst violence in years, after the fragile peace process and two-and-a-half-year de facto cease-fire shattered in July 2015. Thousands of militants and hundreds of civilians and soldiers have been killed since then.

A government-led initiative between the government and the PKK, dubbed the "resolution process" by officials, had placed the jailed PKK leader Abdullah �calan as a central player in the negotiations, which began in late 2012. �calan had been in dialogue with state officials, the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) and its predecessor, the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP).

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has publicly ruled out a return to negotiations and vowed to crush the outlawed group.

Meanwhile Y?ld?r?m said that Turkey, which recently patched up strained diplomatic ties with Israel and Russia, now aims to normalize relations with Egypt and even rebuild ties in the future with Syria.

"Turkey has started a serious attempt for normalization of relations with Syria and Egypt. In foreign policy, our principle is to increase our friendships while reducing hostilities," Y?ld?r?m stated.

He did not give a timeline for restoring ties with either of the Arab nations, but any improvement would mark a further shift in Ankara's regional policy.

It is not the first time Y?ld?r?m has expressed hope for improved relations with Egypt. In June, he said he did not want to see "permanent enmity" between Turkey and countries such as Egypt and Syria.

On Aug. 20, he again suggested that Ankara wants to repair its ties with Egypt.

"We think we need to develop economic and cultural ties with Egypt as countries that use the two sides of the Mediterranean," Y?ld?r?m said, while warning that high-level relations would not be repaired overnight. "But we think we need to start from somewhere," he said.

Relations between Ankara and Cairo ruptured in 2013 after the military, led by then defense minister and now president Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi, ousted the elected President Mohamed Morsi, a move heavily by criticized by Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).

September/02/2016

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bm27_uragan twitterde op zaterdag 03-09-2016 om 14:50:46 Russian Special Forces in Aleppo? https://t.co/74SmQNUYWq reageer retweet

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Op zaterdag 3 september 2016 15:02 schreef ClapClapYourHands het volgende:

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SF zullen er in kleine aantallen sowieso zijn toch? Denk niet dat het er super veel zijn.

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Op zaterdag 3 september 2016 15:12 schreef Atak het volgende:
Beauty pic genomen in de Rojava eehhh Ik bedoel Syrische Turkmeense Republiek.

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جيش التحرير||درع الفرات||شاهد سيطرةمقاتلي جيش التحريرعلى مزارع ليلوة عرب عزةغربي جرابلس

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sayed_ridha twitterde op zaterdag 03-09-2016 om 15:20:52 Large build up of SAA/NDF at Rahbet Khattab in north Hama countryside in preparation for (eventual) counteroffensive reageer retweet

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Paradoxy13 twitterde op zaterdag 03-09-2016 om 15:26:44 #Damascus JaI advances in E. Ghouta & captures Fidaiya battalion & parts of Hawsh Nasri & Rihan fields from regime https://t.co/jrIvHT82wi reageer retweet

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M3t4_tr0n twitterde op zaterdag 03-09-2016 om 15:07:16 🎥: Turkish tanks that crossed in #Syria from Kilis province are mainly M60Ts 'Sabra' - #Turkey - 09/03/16 https://t.co/kWaurPQxnM reageer retweet

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Op zaterdag 3 september 2016 15:34 schreef ClapClapYourHands het volgende:

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Ben benieuwd of het de SAA lukt ze terug te pushen, tot nu toe is FSA succesvol op het Hama front. Misschien omdat NDF niet op zat te letten.

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Op zaterdag 3 september 2016 15:36 schreef Atak het volgende:
Volgens mij is het Daft Punk maar ik snap niet waarom hij voor die sountrack heeft gekozen.

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sayed_ridha twitterde op zaterdag 03-09-2016 om 15:42:56 Sultan Murad says that it is still phase 2 and goal is to connect Jarablus - Azaz pockets https://t.co/tI6HRULOoC reageer retweet

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Conflicts twitterde op zaterdag 03-09-2016 om 11:58:02 TURKEY: More howitzers arrive to border between Turkey & Syria on 11th day of Euphrates Shield. - @EuphratesShield https://t.co/RGa6uI4CSH reageer retweet