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KoKo

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Sun Dec 6, 2015, 01:14 PM

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Turkish soldiers training Iraqi troops near Mosul: sources [View all] bemildred Dec 2015 OP

Mosul Dam at risk of collapse bemildred Dec 2015 #1

Turkish forces arrive at outskirts of Mosul ahead of liberating it bemildred Dec 2015 #2

Turkish soldiers enter northern Iraq, Baghdad demands swift withdrawal bemildred Dec 2015 #3

. nt bemildred Dec 2015 #4

Yikes.....n/t Jefferson23 Dec 2015 #7

Turkish military to have a base in Iraq's Mosul (H�rriyet) Ghost Dog Dec 2015 #5

More like training troops in Mosul. Jesus Malverde Dec 2015 #6

IS oil smuggling to Turkey insignificant: US official - Jefferson23 Dec 2015 #8

"Mere billions, almost nothing ..." nt bemildred Dec 2015 #12

lol That was my reaction too..no big deal..nothing to see here. n/t Jefferson23 Dec 2015 #13

Harry Sterling: Turkey�s Erdogan accused of aiding ISIS Jefferson23 Dec 2015 #9

It's odd; last year they were also there training the peshmerga muriel_volestrangler Dec 2015 #10

Barzani is in the smuggled oil trade too. bemildred Dec 2015 #11

Stalin did somethng similar PeoViejo Dec 2015 #27

NATO taunts Russia, Turkey makes hay bemildred Dec 2015 #14

This is a chilling read. A bit more... KoKo Dec 2015 #15

He is interesting and informative. bemildred Dec 2015 #16

Barzani... KoKo Dec 2015 #18

About your excerpt: bemildred Dec 2015 #21

.... KoKo Dec 2015 #30

That is true too, that is what I call the "Monkey Politics" of it. bemildred Dec 2015 #31

!..... KoKo Dec 2015 #34

Much too sensible, no obvious immediate pecuniary reward, like you say, never happen. bemildred Dec 2015 #37

Iraq demands withdrawal of Turkish troops near Mosul Jefferson23 Dec 2015 #17

Russia accuses US of cover-up over IS oil smuggling to Turkey Jefferson23 Dec 2015 #19

...! KoKo Dec 2015 #20

... KoKo Dec 2015 #33

Accomodations will need to be made........ KoKo Dec 2015 #36

Syria slams Turkey over troop deployment in Iraq bemildred Dec 2015 #22

Turkey 'astonished' by Iran charges of ISIS support bemildred Dec 2015 #23

lol Turkey is astonished they're exposed perhaps. Iran took down the news? I don't know what the Jefferson23 Dec 2015 #25

He is thrashing around a lot, he is. bemildred Dec 2015 #26

A new approach to Syria bemildred Dec 2015 #24

It's more reasonable than what they're doing now..but that's an understatement. Jefferson23 Dec 2015 #28

I am seeing the Lebanese model discussed in other places too. bemildred Dec 2015 #29

That's encouraging, at least the model is getting out there. Jefferson23 Dec 2015 #32

Iran: It�s our �duty� to mediate in Turkey-Russia spat Jefferson23 Dec 2015 #35