Escalating pressure on Syria

[ekrem]

It's the journalist who sits next to the PM in PM's aircraft.
He says biggest military operation since Cyprus is coming.

Yiğit Bulut - HaberTürk
Or you can use chaotic Google translation:
Google Translate


Dear friends, I agree that Prime Minister Erdogan's saying of "Everything will be different now" is an acknowledgement of Turkey's passive attitude so far.
For the Democratic Opening to work the Army has been rightfully forced into a passive position.
After Erdogan's words the attitude and strategy has completely changed and the public will soon see the signs of this. The new concept is large military operations with landings on Kandil mountains. The name of the operation with a large probability will be named Operation Hell and will be the indication of a "Sri-Lanka model" based approach. Once this operation starts, I don't think there will be a returning point, it will be a facticity for Turkey's new global approach. When? Very soon... A last detail: The fluctuations in the International markets has delayed the operation, everything is ready for the biggest military activity since Cyprus, it can start every next second.
Conclusion: Turkey has definitely pulled the trigger for a geographical large operation. The new stance against Damaskus and the relations with USA should be viewed under this context, you'll find very serious indicators.
Note: My invitation to all terrorists who don't have bloods on their hands and who want to return: You have the option of not believing what I've said, but it'
s better to believe and to lay down your Arms and surrender. With sureness the USA won't limit the operations this time.

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There's blood everywhere in the region's air, finally it seems the smell of it has reached the PM's nose.

What's the "limitation" he is talking about? He is talking about the Bush meeting in November 2007 before Turkey started limited incursion into N-Iraq, where both administration reached a consensus.

Stratfor:
Free Article for Non-Members | STRATFOR

Stratfor has received word that Turkish President Abdullah Gul recently reached a deal with U.S. President George W. Bush on the question of Kirkuk and Turkish military intervention in northern Iraq. In return for the shelving of U.S. plans to hold the Kirkuk referendum, Turkey allegedly has promised not to launch a large-scale military incursion into northern Iraq and instead will stick to cross-border shelling and occasional airstrikes.

 

[ekrem]

"Those who cast a shadow on peace, those who talk about freedoms and spill blood at the same time shall never expect us to yield to terrorism.
This is not bearable anymore. Consequences will be huge.
Those who do not distance themselves from the terrorist will pay a cost, too," Erdogan told a fast-breaking dinner to mark the tenth anniversary of his Justice and Development (AK) Party.

Turkish PM harshly reacts to deadly PKK attack | Politics | World Bulletin

 

[ekrem]

PM has said, that the terror-attacks in Silvan that killed 13 people were the breaking point.
Domestic security would be managed by the Police and the Soldiers relieved from these duties.

msnbc-Turkey
Erdoğan: Silvan kırılma noktası

Google Translation:
Google Translation

 

[ekrem]

Due to the ongoing violence in Syria Turkish FM has hold press-conference: "Operations must stop immediately or there will be nothing to talk about from this point on".

Germany urges UN Security Council action on Syria

Germany called for more European Union sanctions against Syria on Monday and urged the UN Security Council to discuss the government crackdown there again this week.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Andreas Peschke said reports of the bombardment of Syria's port city of Latakia by its own tanks and navy gunboats gave a new reason to send a stronger message and increase EU sanctions.
"This current use of violence cannot be justified morally or under international law in any way," he said. "We are advocating for the UN Security Council to address the Syria issue again this week."
Germany urges UN Security Council action on Syria

 

[ekrem]

Turkey says bloodshed in Syria must immediately end, threatens unspecified ‘steps’
The Washington Post


Turkey: Nothing left to talk about if Syria fails to halt operations
Turkey: Nothing left to talk about if Syria fails to halt operations

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has issued a stark warning to Syrian authorities to immediately halt military operations across the country or he said there will be nothing left to talk about the steps that would be taken.
"If these operations do not stop there will be nothing left to say about the steps that would be taken," he said, without elaborating.
"This is our final word to the Syrian authorities, our first expectation is that these operations stop immediately and unconditionally," Davutoğlu said.

 

[ekrem]

Spanish press (El Pais) says, that Spanish PM Zapatero has sent his adviser to Syria to offer Spain as Exile-place for Assad clan.

Spanien bot Syriens Präsident Asyl an - Syrien - derStandard.at

 

[ekrem]

Iranian, US ambassador and Chief of Staff came to Prime Ministry.

CNN-Turk says the Army will create a buffer-zone within Syria.
Sınıra tampon bölge kuruluyor

 

[ekrem]

FM has phoned with Ban-Ki-Moon. Thursday will be MGK-meeting or National Security Council with Government, President and Army.

Turkey mulls radical moves on Syria policy

“We are not [meeting] in optimism but rather in frustration,” a Turkish diplomat told the Hürriyet Daily News on Tuesday. The National Security Council, or MGK, will meet Thursday to mull a sea change in Ankara’s attitude toward Syria and to plot a possible reaction to a number of scenarios that will depend on the actions of embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Turkey mulls radical moves on Syria policy - Hurriyet Daily News


Meanwhile the Interior Minister has said (based on CNN-Turk news), that there will not be established a Buffer-Zone, but the activities are to clean the border from miines.
Bakan Ylmaz: Tampon Blge Oluturma Dncemiz Yok

 

[ekrem]

Seven soldiers killed in clashes with PKK
Eleven more soldiers were also injured in the attack.
Seven soldiers killed in clashes with PKK - Hurriyet Daily News


It happened at the red dot "Cukurca" on the Iraqi-Turkish border in the Hakkari Province.

 

[ekrem]

Seven soldiers killed in clashes with PKK
Eleven more soldiers were also injured in the attack.
Seven soldiers killed in clashes with PKK - Hurriyet Daily News


It happened at the red dot "Cukurca" on the Iraqi-Turkish border in the Hakkari Province.

Yesterday was killed one conscript

One soldier killed in clash in southern Turkey - Hurriyet Daily News

 

[ekrem]

In 1998 we captured their leader. In 2002 we had them almost eliminated but then came the Americans to Iraq. We only began to launch operations into Iraq again in winter 2007/08. Mainly limited incursions and airstrikes.


Left = killed Army personel
Right = Citizens killed by terror

 

[ekrem]

Prisident Gül: It is out of question that authorities wait for the end of Ramadan in the fight against terror
ntvmsnbc.com
Google Translation


"At this point there won't be words, but actions. It will be seen as it happens." - PM Erdogan
ntvmsnbc.com
Google Translation

Turkey is preparing for military showdown
Turkey is preparing for a showdown with the PKK. After the loss of 8 more Turkish soldiers near the province of Hakkari, town of Cukurca, Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan said “We reached a point where words are meaningless.” This is regarded as a green light to an operation within days. He said “The retaliation they will find will be manifold stronger.
Things are changing very fast here in Turkey. At the begining of this week the date for a military operation was expected at the end of this month. Because Erdogan gave first signal of operation last weekend during his party’s 10th anniversary. He said “we are trying to be patient because we respect the month of Ramadan. After Ramadan the history of peace will be very different in this country.”
However the latest attack in which 8 soldiers were killed on Wednesday, changed this timeline. President Gul in his first words of reaction said “war against terror does not stop.” Then Erdogan’s statement that of “our patience is over” came.
euronews.net

 

[ekrem]

IRGC: Iran will pound terrorist bases along borders

Colonel Hamid Ahmadi says Iran will continue to pound terrorist positions and bases along its borders with Iraq as long as the PKK and its offshoot PJAK attack Iranian security forces and civilian population.
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PJAK or the so-called Party of Free Life of Kurdistan is a terrorist group with bases in the mountainous regions of northern Iraq, which has been carrying out numerous attacks and assassinations in Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria.
PJAK is also an offshoot of the Kurdistan Workers Party or PKK. Both groups have been designated terrorist organizations by many countries and international bodies.

PressTV - IRGC: Iran will pound terrorist bases along borders

Good. This practically means, that Iran will tighten security and will shoot every terrorist who flees into Iran.

 

[Trajan]

I think- now would be a good time to let it slip that we prefer the Sunni sect as opposed to Shism. Sending subtle but clear messages , we would side with sunni's in almost all instances and situations.

 

[High_Gravity]

I think- now would be a good time to let it slip that we prefer the Sunni sect as opposed to Shism. Sending subtle but clear messages , we would side with sunni's in almost all instances and situations.

I don't know if thats necessarily true, the Taliban are Sunni and so was Saddam Husseins regime.

 

[ekrem]

Airforce has begun to fly bombing missions in N.Iraq.

 

[ekrem]

At 21:00 o'clock Aircraft from Diyarbakir and Maltaya base have taken-off.
Bombings are still ongoing.

I hope the soldiers march in or the Army makes landing operations.
Let's see what happens in the next days.

 

[Douger]

Damascus will be "rubble" soon. Go read the script. I believe it's Isaiah 17.

 

[ekrem]

They say 5 PKK-camps are being attacked including the main-base in Kandil mountain range.
Army has made no announcement so far, so it can not be confirmed what really is being attacked.
Journalists are reporting from Diyarbakir and Malatya airbases and the aircraft-activity is still ongoing.

 

[ekrem]

Damascus will be "rubble" soon. Go read the script. I believe it's Isaiah 17.

I am no Nostradamus but it seems safe to say, that in future there will come change to Syria in form of a new Administration system. And Assad clan being removed.
How that will happen (foreign intervention / Libya style "Rebel"-support) needs to be seen.