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Ghost Dog

(16,881 posts) Mon Feb 15, 2016, 05:44 AM Feb 2016

Turkey denies troops entered Syria and 'has no plans to deploy'

Source: BBC

Turkey has denied reports that some of its soldiers have entered Syria, the state-run Anadolu news agency says.

Defence Minister Ismet Yilmaz also told a parliamentary commission it was not considering deploying troops there.

In letters of complaint to the UN, Syria had earlier accused Turkey of allowing about 100 "Turkish soldiers or mercenaries" - to cross into Syria.

It urged the UN to take action against Turkish shelling in northern Syria, calling it a violation of sovereignty...

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35576458

MowCowWhoHow III

(2,103 posts)

1. Turkey will not allow YPG to capture Syrian town of Azaz, cross west of Euphrates: PM Davutoğlu

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Mon Feb 15, 2016, 06:17 AM

Feb 2016

BREAKING —Turkey will not allow YPG to capture Syrian town of Azaz, cross west of Euphrates: PM Davutoğlu
https://twitter.com/DailySabah/status/699172900801216512

BREAKING — PM Davutoğlu: Turkey would make Menagh air base "unusable" if the YPG does not withdraw from the area
https://twitter.com/DailySabah/status/699173504978198528

BREAKING — PM Davutoğlu: PKK in Turkey, PYD in Syria are pawns of Russia
https://twitter.com/DailySabah/status/699173778950115328

BREAKING: Russian Foreign Ministry says seriously concerned by Turkey's aggressive actions against Syria
https://twitter.com/DailyStarLeb/status/699176260858159104

ozone_man

(4,825 posts)

2. Something to keep a steady watch on.

Reply to Ghost Dog (Original post)

Mon Feb 15, 2016, 07:29 PM

Feb 2016

Air or ground invasion of a sovereign country is very serious.

rollin74

(2,331 posts)

3. Turkey has no plans to do anything except...

Reply to Ghost Dog (Original post)

Mon Feb 15, 2016, 07:42 PM

Feb 2016

continue attacking Kurds and pretend to give a shit about ISIS

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