Turkish soldiers training Iraqi troops near Mosul: sources

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18. Barzani...

Yes that one with the "Godfather" sounding Mafia like name that both Pepe and V.J. Prashad pointed out controls the oil smuggling along with Erdogan's son. It must have been devastating for Erdogan (and, others) to see that info come out in the media.

As to the Bhadrakumar article...it leaves one thinking that the "PTB" decided Russia was getting to much recognition in Syria and decided to make a stand to take attention away to regain control of the "narrative" for NATO interests.

I did think Bhadrakumar was off a bit thinking that Spain would come in given after the Madrid Bombing they pulled back support in the ME. But, then, he might be seeing something there, that while sounding conspiratorial, (the ""Game is Afoot&quot , could have a bit, or maybe more, of truth as things unfold. The differing reporting gets to be OTT sometimes. Still, good to see it.

From the article:

Thus, in rapid moves, British, French and German warplanes are being deployed in Incirlik; hundreds of German military personnel are arriving in Incirlik; Italy has decided to deploy Patriot missiles in Turkey (a similar move by Spain is expected); Denmark is dispatching frigates to protect Turkey from Russia’s S-400 missiles and to provide electronic intelligence through jammers; US has decided to keep the USS Donald Cook in the region (equipped with Aegis missile defence systems and Tomahawk missiles that can protect Turkey from ballistic missile attacks).

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It's still "All about the Oil Control" and the special interests...........in the end.