Turkey 'plans to send 18,000 troops to Syria', but it's got nothing to do with stopping Isis

[Sally]

If this is true, Turkey seems more afraid of the Kurds than it does of ISIS.


Turkey 'plans to send 18,000 troops to Syria', but it's got nothing to do with stopping Isis

Turkey has taken in more than 1.8 million Syrian refugees since the conflict began

SIOBHAN FENTON

Monday 29 June 2015

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Turkey plans to send troops to Syria but to fight the Kurds - not Isis, according to reports by local press.

Several news outlets in Turkey have reported that the country’spresident and prime minister have decided to send Turkish troops to Syria. According to the Daily Beast, both the pro-government media outlet Yeni Safak and the anti-government newspaper Sozcu report that up to 18,000 soldiers are to be deployed.

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Turkey plans to send 18 000 troops to Syria but it s got nothing to do with stopping Isis - World Politics - World - The Independent

 

[montelatici]

This was predictable. The Kurdish YPG is labeled as a terrorist group by Turkey and the U.S. In their minds.. the Turks can't allow the YPG to create a state just across the Turkish border linked to the Iraqi Kurds. It is a crazy situation.

 

[Sunni Man]

If this is true, Turkey seems more afraid of the Kurds than it does of ISIS.


Turkey 'plans to send 18,000 troops to Syria', but it's got nothing to do with stopping Isis

Turkey has taken in more than 1.8 million Syrian refugees since the conflict began

SIOBHAN FENTON

Monday 29 June 2015

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Turkey plans to send troops to Syria but to fight the Kurds - not Isis, according to reports by local press.

Several news outlets in Turkey have reported that the country’spresident and prime minister have decided to send Turkish troops to Syria. According to the Daily Beast, both the pro-government media outlet Yeni Safak and the anti-government newspaper Sozcu report that up to 18,000 soldiers are to be deployed.

Continue reading at:

Turkey plans to send 18 000 troops to Syria but it s got nothing to do with stopping Isis - World Politics - World - The Independent

Do tell ......

 

[Bleipriester]

Erdogan is isolating Turkey within the Nato. erdogan uses Al-Nusra against Syria, this is tolerated by the West but will the West tolerate an intervention in the favor of ISIS?

 

[Sally]

This was predictable. The Kurdish YPG is labeled as a terrorist group by Turkey and the U.S. In their minds.. the Turks can't allow the YPG to create a state just across the Turkish border linked to the Iraqi Kurds. It is a crazy situation.

Maybe you can tell us why Turkey didn't send these troops in earlier to fight ISIS instead of allowing ISIS to go back and forth across its border?

Now it looks like a moot issue.

Turkey calms speculation over Syria invasion Arab News?

Moreover, the opposition leader didn't want Turkey dragged into the war.

Turkish Opposition Party Warns Against Military Intervention in Syria Sputnik International?

A reporter did see the Army mobilization at the border.

Zaman reporter covering army mobilization on Syrian border briefly detained?