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palestina libera · Beiträge: 1665

A significant portion of the alliance of gangs Turkey markets as “FSA” are ISIS members. The evidence including confiscated footage and documents show that Turkey camouflaged ISIS members.
http://anfenglish.com/special/fsa-on-the-outside-isis-on-the-inside

....US special forces soldiers were reportedly forced to flee a town in northern Syria after Free Syrian Army fighters threatened to "slaughter" them for their "invasion", according to videos and reports posted on social media on Friday
About 25 US soldiers were reportedly working with Turkish forces as they advanced on al-Rai, Aleppo, in preparation for an offensive against nearby al-Bab, which is controlled by the Islamic State group.

The FSA is allied with Turkish forces and ostensibly supported by the US as a "moderate" rebel group fighting against the government of Bashar al-Assad.

However, Friday's confrontation highlights the complex nature of the war in Syria.

In the video, fighters from the FSA chant that US forces are "pigs", "crusaders" and "infidels".
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/syria-us-fsa-threats-1094894190

Why the battle for al-Bab is pivotal in Syria

“Our troops will advance toward al-Bab city. This will be our next military target. We want to completely liberate this city," said Ahmed Sultan, deputy commander of the Army of Revolutionaries, an affiliate of the Kurdish-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).

"We will not allow the regime to advance, and we will also prevent the Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army [FSA] factions from taking part in the liberation of al-Bab and its countryside," he told Al-Monitor. "These factions are unable to make any progress without Turkey's support. We are able to clear the area of terrorism.”
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/09/syria-battles-al-bab-manbij-sdf-isis-withdrawal-aleppo.html

Kurds step up attacks as cold war with Iran threatens to spark

For a man lucky to be alive, Kheder Pakdaman is remarkably calm. Speaking on a phone from his party's headquarters in the Iraqi town of Koya, the veteran guerilla commander quietly recounts yet another deadly encounter with Iran's armed forces.

On 6 September, Pakdaman was leading a group of Kurdish fighters into the town of Sardasht in western Iran, when gunfire erupted and his unit was pinned down by a hail of bullets.

"The Iranian regime ambushed us when we were in the town to meet our people. We managed to get out of the ambush after heavy fighting," he tells Middle East Eye.
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/irans-cold-war-kurds-threatens-boil-over-696337776

palestina libera · Beiträge: 1665

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister on Friday reiterated his country's full backing of Turkish military operations in northern Syria against IS and Kurdish militants, and suggested a military solution remained the strongest option to get rid of Syria's president, Bashar al-Assad.

Adel al-Jubeir dismissed remarks suggesting that Turkey had changed its approach on Syria since Binali Yildirim became Turkey's prime minister earlier this summer.
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/saudi-arabia-backs-turkish-action-against-syrian-kurds-289051176

British YPG fighters 'head to Manbij to face Turkish forces'

A brigade of British volunteers fighting with a US-backed Kurdish militia in northern Syria say they are planning to oppose advances by Turkish-backed forces, a day after senior Turkish officials said all would be confronted as "terrorists".

In a series of statements on Twitter on Friday, the Bob Crow Brigade said that its members were leaving the Raqqa front, where they had been fighting the Islamic State (IS) group, to travel to Manbij, a town in northern Aleppo that the YPG took from IS last month, and where pro-Turkish forces now are massing.
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/british-ypg-volunteers-head-manbij-face-turkish-forces-1840728706

Turkish soldiers murder a civilian on Efrîn border and kidnap his body
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/turkish-soldiers-murder-a-civilian-on-efrin-border-and-kidnap-his-body

Turkish terror attacks on Rojava land kill 6, wound 6 others

Occupant Turkish military forces have launched an attack targeting the border villages in Raco district of Rojava's Efrîn city starting from 18:00 Wednesday evening.

The ongoing Turkish aggression with howitzers, mortars and heavy weapons has killed 5 Erka Xweparastinê (self-defense forces) members and one member of Asayish (public security) forces. At least 6 other people have been wounded in the ongoing attack, who reportedly include 2 Erka Xweparastinê, 2 civilians and 2 Asayish members.

Reports are also coming through of drone activity over the region targeted by the attacks.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/turkish-terror-attacks-on-rojava-land-kill-6-wound-6-others

Turkish PM orders further massacres along the borders

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım addressed the governors of 81 provinces, ordering further massacres along Turkey's borders.

Speaking at the Governors' meeting in Ankara, Yıldırım stated that they have entered a new process with regards to the war policies they call “counter terrorism”. Reiterating the order he recently gave to the troops in Hakkari, Yıldırım said: “This is a process of offensive, not defense”.

The Prime Minister of Turkey instructed new Roboski massacres, saying; "We will secure our border gates. Every crossing from outside the border gates is an enemy crossing that will be retaliated immediately. Such a crossing is an unlawfulness and a crime, against which what is necessary will be done, in the same manner the attacks of enemies are retaliated.”
http://anfenglish.com/news/turkish-pm-orders-further-massacres-along-the-borders

Til Berak people protest Turkish occupation of Jarablus
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/til-berak-people-protest-turkish-occupation-of-jarablus

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Turkish ministers say country does not accept US announcement of 'loose' truce with YPG fighters in northern Syria
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-rejects-ceasefire-officer-syrian-kurds-1907586652

Fighters in Jarablus say they will continue their fight against the Turkish state invasion. Fighters demand international groups to stand against the occupation of Turkish state and their allied gangs.
http://anfenglish.com/features/fighters-in-jarablus-turkish-state-can-t-frighten-us

Deutschland hilft Erdogan bei der Kurdenverfolgung

Kurdische und türkische linke Oppositionelle werden in Deutschland inhaftiert, ohne dass sie Straftaten begangen haben
http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/49/49299/1.html

A conference titled “The Urgent Situation in Northern Syria, Turkish Invasion, Europe’s Security and An Alternative to the Turkey Deal” has been held in the European Parliament in the Belgian capital Brussels today. The conference hosted by Slovakian EP deputy Branislav Skripek was held in Anna Politikovska Conference Hall. PYD Co-chair Saleh Moslem and David Vergili in the name of the European Syriac Union attended the conference as speakers. Attendance was high in the conference. Branislav Skripek gave the opening speech and said they were there to draw attention to the situation Rojava is in, and that “There is a serious fight against ISIS in Rojava. Everybody should take their part in it.”
http://anfenglish.com/news/saleh-moslem-speaks-at-ep-eu-must-speak-up-about-turkey-s-invasion

Heute, am 30.08.16 wurde der kurdische Aktivist Mustafa Çelik vom Oberlandesgericht Celle wegen Mitgliedschaft in einer „terroristischen Vereinigung im Ausland“ – gemeint ist die Arbeiterpartei Kurdistan (PKK) – nach §§ 129a, 129b StGB zu 2 Jahren und 6 Monaten Haft verurteilt worden.
https://linksunten.indymedia.org/de/node/188773

Hochrangige kurdische Politikerinnen und Politiker kündigen Hungerstreik an, um das Ende der Kontaktsperre zu dem PKK-Gründer zu erzwingen
http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/49/49305/1.html

According to an IHD report, 1,552 people -who include soldiers, police, village guards, militants and civilians- died in the Kurdish cities during the period from July 24, 2015 to July 24, 2016. 1,683 others were wounded.
http://anfenglish.com/human-rights/ihd-1-552-people-died-in-the-kurdish-region-during-the-past-one-year

palestina libera · Beiträge: 1665

Turkey is appointing Turkish military officers as commanders for groups they call “Syrian opposition”. A document has surfaced that shows an officer in the Turkish army has been appointed as commander to a group acting as armed Syrian opposition.
http://anfenglish.com/features/turkish-military-officer-among-commanders-of-syrian-opposition

....The balance of forces in Jarablus may further complicate the next US steps in northern Syria, especially given the role of US special forces in the region. Gurcan reports that “the heavy presence of armored and engineering forces along the border could be a sign of Ankara’s intention to set up a permanent base at Jarablus modeled after the Bashiqa base near Mosul in Iraq.” Candar adds that the Turkish military coordinated “Operation Euphrates Shield” with about 1,500 Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters, who have a “miserable record” of holding territory. Many of the FSA forces are composed of Salafists, and Gurcan adds that “their numbers are expected to reach 5,000-strong as they are joined by perhaps a dozen armed groups such as Ahrar al-Sham.” Ahrar al-Sham is allied with the Syrian Conquest Front, the rebranded Jabhat al-Nusra, al-Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria. The SDF and the YPG, unlike the FSA, have so far avoided alliances with the Syrian Conquest Front and other Salafi groups.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/08/biden-diplomatic-triage-turkey-syria-policy-iran.html

Nordsyrien: Türkei-Islamisten-Allianz greift Anti-IS-Allianz an

Absurder kann es nicht mehr werden: Die USA unterstützt den Einmarsch türkischer Truppen im Verbund mit dschihadistischen Gruppen, um angeblich den IS zu vertreiben (Kampflose Eroberung von Dscharablus: Wer an der türkischen Offensive auf Dscharablus beteiligt war). Deutschland sagt der Türkei Unterstützung zu.In einem Propagandavideo zeigen die türkischen Militärs die Eroberung der menschenleeren Stadt Jarablus.
http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/49/49258/1.html

Occupant Turkish army has launched an attack targeting a position of YPG (People's Defense Units) between Amude and Qamishlo cities of Rojava, West Kurdistan.

The attack has reportedly resulted in injuries.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/turkish-army-attacks-ypg-position-on-the-border

.....However, on Wednesday, speaking at a press conference in Turkey alongside the prime minister, US Vice President Joe Biden said that the YPG would lose US support if they continued to spread westwards across the Euphrates river.
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-condemns-unacceptable-clashes-between-turkey-and-pro-kurdish-forces-979975202

Demonstrations against Turkish occupation spread in Rojava

Thousands of people in Dirbêsiyê, Til Temir and Zirgan cities of Rojava's Cizîr Canton are protesting the Turkish state’s massacre and invasion in the south of Jarablus.

The people marched to the city center, chanting “Invading Turkish state, leave Rojava and Syria!”. Teacher Nojîn Sîdo read a statement in the name of the people. Sîdo condemned the occupant Turkish army’s massacre of civilians in the south of Jarablus and the international community for staying silent against the massacre and the Turkish state’s invasion.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/demonstrations-against-turkish-occupation-spread-in-rojava

palestina libera · Beiträge: 1665

"Wir dulden keinen Kurdenstaat an unserer Grenze!" Dieses Schreckgespenst wird in den letzten Tagen wieder aus der Schublade geholt. Unhinterfragt übernehmen die Medien die Aussage des türkischen Außenministers Cavusoglu und des Ministerpräsidenten Yildirim (Die türkische Offensive in Syrien wird von massiver Propaganda begleitet).
http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/49/49249/1.html

Was wedding blast in Gaziantep revenge for IS defeats in Syria?

A festive rumble echoed through the mainly Kurdish neighborhood of Beybahce in Gaziantep late on Aug. 20, belying the impending carnage. A “henna night” — a traditional party preceding weddings — was underway in the streets, attended mostly by women and children. Kurdish folk dances were in full swing and the henna ceremony was just to begin when an explosion ended the music. A suicide bomber had blown himself up among the crowd, leaving behind a bloodbath, with torn body parts littering the ground and people screaming for help.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/08/turkey-isis-suicide-attack-on-kurdish-wedding.html

Manbij Military Council sources reported that after their attack on Bir El-Kûsa, Turkish soldiers carried out another massacre in the village of Sirêsat to the south of Jarablus.

Tens of civilians were massacred during the attacks of Turkish soldiers in Turkish tanks and warplanes.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/turkish-army-carried-out-another-massacre-in-siresat-village

palestina libera · Beiträge: 1665

Turkey's military plunge across the Syrian border this week has all eyes focused on the Jarablus area, as observers wait for the possible fallout between Ankara and the Kurds.

It's evident that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is targeting the Kurds. He admits as much publicly, though he says he is also pursuing the Islamic State (IS).
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/08/turkey-syria-euphrates-operation-possible-outcomes.html

YPG reports ongoing attacks by Turkish army and gang groups

According to the daily written statement by YPG (People's Defense Units), Turkish army attacked Tıl Seriyê village to the west of Kobanê with heavy weaponry on August 25.

Turkish military also attacked the YPG positions in Eyndiwêr village of Dêrîk with heavy weaponry early this morning.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/ypg-reports-ongoing-attacks-by-turkish-army-and-gang-groups

YPG: Nobody can launch attacks with the “West of Euphrates” excuse

YPG Official Spokesperson Redur Xelîl issued a statement over YPG’s Facebook page on claims that YPG has forces to the west of the Euphrates River.

Xelîl’s statement includes the following:

“Nobody can use the excuse that YPG has forces to the west of the Euphrates River to attack these areas. Because those people know very well that YPG forces have aided the Manbij Military Council to liberate the region from ISIS gangs, and have retreated from the region after that mission was fulfilled.”
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/ypg-nobody-can-launch-attacks-with-the-west-of-euphrates-excuse

HPG statement on ISIS attack on Makhmur refugee camp
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/hpg-statement-on-isis-attack-on-makhmur-refugee-camp

KONGRA-GEL: Turkey will drown in the Syrian marsh

KONGRA-GEL Co-Presidency has released a statement about the Turkish state occupation in Jarablus in an agreement with gang groups.

The statement underlined that; “Panicked in the face of the SDF forces' advance to the north after the Manbij victory, Turkish state took over Jarablus from ISIS in an arranged act, and handed it over to the FSA gangs affiliated to itself. The ISIS that resisted SDF forces for 75 days in Manbij, handed Jarablus over to FSA gangs guided by Turkish special forces in two hours. In other words, Turkish state did its mission of handover between gangs affiliated to itself without any clashes taking place. Even this single incident itself reveals the organic tie between Turkey and ISIS.”
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/kongra-gel-turkey-will-drown-in-the-syrian-marsh

Türkischer Giftgasangriff?

Attacken türkischer Truppen und verbündeter dschihadistischer Milizen auf Selbstverteidigungskräfte Rojavas eskalieren. Berichte über Giftgaseinsatz südlich von Jarabulus
http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/49/49241/1.html

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Pro-Kurdish fighters claim US, Syria, Turkey and Iran are collaborating to undermine them, after having served US as shock troops against IS
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/analysis-syrian-kurds-left-dark-allies-abandon-them-en-mass-447527904

....Der Kreml stimmte der Intervention der Türkei in Syrien zu, sonst hätte es ja russische Proteste und Drohungen in deren Vorfeld gegeben
http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/49/49227/1.html

Handover from ISIS to ISIS through the Turkish Army: Jarablus

The Turkish state forces held a handover ceremony where they took the city of Jarablus from the bearded and black-clad ISIS by a military operation act launched yesterday morning, and handed the city over to the shaven, dressed up ISIS. The military operation act was nothing more than the handover of Jarablus city according to the previous agreements with ISIS and other gangs against the gains of Kurdish people.

ACT STARTED IN THE EARLY MORNING

The preparations started days ago for the military operation act. ISIS gangs moved out of Jarablus, while just across the border in Karkamış district people were removed from their homes and around 80% of the city was evacuated. As the people were unsettled with the air of a large military maneuver and a serious war, what the Turkish army actually wanted to achieve was to garner credibility for the idea that the military maneuver was in fact large.

The military operation act started at around 04:00 a.m. The operation started with howitzer and tank fire. Construction equipment opened passages and first groups of gangs and Turkish army tanks entered the Keklice, Kıvırcık and Karakuyu villages 4 and 12-13 kilometers from Jarablus respectively.
http://anfenglish.com/news/handover-from-isis-to-isis-through-the-turkish-army-jarablus

YPG: We will not retreat from west of Euphrates

Speaking to Radio Voice of America, YPG (People's Defense Units) Spokesman Rêdur Xelil remarked that Turkey's attack on Jarablus targeted not ISIS but Kurds, underlining that they will not withdraw their forces from west of Euphrates and nobody can subject them to such an imposition.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/ypg-we-will-not-retreat-from-west-of-euphrates

Gang groups in Jarablus attack a village recently liberated in Manbij

ISIS gangs retreated from Jarablus centre and 15 villages and handed these over to gang groups affiliated to the Turkish army on Wednesday. Reports are coming through that some ISIS gangs remain in this territory under the name of FSA groups. Gangs have later started to attack a village controlled by Manbij Military Council, which they recently liberated.
http://anfenglish.com/news/gang-groups-in-jarablus-attack-a-village-recently-liberated-in-manbij

palestina libera · Beiträge: 1665

Die sich seit Tagen ankündigende Intervention der Türkei in Nordsyrien hat begonnen. Wie türkische Medien berichten sind am Morgen des 24. August die ersten türkischen Panzer auf syrisches Gebiet vorgedrungen.
http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/49/49215/1.html

Ich denke dass der Telepolis Author sich selbst lügt weil er nicht sehen möchtet das was IS ist , ist danke an der USA weil sie haben die Monter große werden , auch wenn ich denke das IS wird für allen benutz.....

US backs Turkey as forces seize IS-held town in Syria

US shows support to Ankara for cross-border offensive in Jarabulus, while telling Kurdish allies they must advance no further in north Syria
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-backs-turkey-forces-press-held-syrian-town-259429447

ISIS hands Jarablus over to the AKP

The Turkish state had developed a new maneuver in Jarablus to stop Rojava cantons from joining and to hinder Kurds’ status in Syria. In this context, in the early hours of this morning some gang groups trained by Turkey started moving towards Jarablus. In line with the agreement previously made between Turkey and ISIS, the city was handed over to Sultan Murat and Nureddin Zengi groups.

Moving out of 15 villages and residential areas, ISIS gangs turned them over to groups allied to Turkey. There are reports on some ISIS gangs going into disguise and remaining in the region under the name FSA.

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım and President Erdoğan had announced once more today that the maneuver in question targeted the Kurds and that they were against a “Kurdish corridor” in Syria.

Jarablus Military Council and Syrian Democratic Opposition describe Turkey’s venture as “occupation”.
http://anfenglish.com/news/isis-hands-jarablus-over-to-the-akp

Turkey does not attack ISIS; ISIS hands over villages to other gangs

After declaring a curfew in Karkamış across the border of Jarablus and evacuating the town, the Turkish state announced that it launched a military operation code-named ‘Euphrates Shield.’ However, the villagers of Jarablus and the footage that are recorded in the region refute the claims of Turkey and state that there is an extensive military deployment in the region as opposed to an operation. ISIS gangs are reported to have evacuated 4 villages and handed them over to gangs affiliated with Turkey.

‘NO OPERATION OR CLASHES’
http://anfenglish.com/news/turkey-does-not-attack-isis-isis-hands-over-villages-to-other-gangs

Turkey’s Jarablus gamble

After the liberation of Manbij, Turkey once again took action. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his team began to implement new schemes against the people in North Syria that are in alliance with Rojava and the Kurdish people. With the mediation of Iran, Syria is now included in these schemes. Of course, the pro-KDP gang group ENKS is used as a pawn in this new scheme.
http://anfenglish.com/features/turkey-s-jarablus-gamble

Turkish state forces and affiliated gangs shell Bab

Turkish state forces and affiliated gangs are shelling villages to the north of Bab region simultaneously with their invasion attack on Jarablus.

El-Burc, Şêx Herac and other villages that are predominantly Kurdish are under artillery fire.

Reports say ISIS gangs are kidnapping Kurds in the region simultaneously with the attacks.
http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/turkish-state-forces-and-affiliated-gangs-shell-bab

Erdoğan confesses: We are attacking the PYD

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke on Turkey’s attack on Jarablus during a ceremony in Beştepe Millet Congress and Culture Center. Erdoğan confessed that the PYD is the main target of Turkey’s attack on Jarablus, and said that ‘the Turkish army began its operations against terrorist organizations such as ISIS and PYD at 4 am this morning.’ Erdoğan added that Turkish people would always exist despite the threats against Turkey.

Erdoğan threatened the PYD and responded to Saleh Moslem’s warning to Turkey as he said that ‘they should be concerned with what is going to happen to them.’ Erdoğan said that with its army, police, village guards, and people, Turkey would always exist and overcome the obstacles on its way no matter who constitutes a threat against it.
http://anfenglish.com/news/erdogan-confesses-we-are-attacking-the-pyd

palestina libera · Beiträge: 1665

Vor wenigen Tagen wurde der komplexe syrische Mehrfrontenbürgerkrieg um einen weiteren Frontabschnitt erweitert. Zum ersten Mal in der Geschichte des syrischen Bürgerkrieges bombardierten am 18. August Kampfflugzeuge des Assad-Regimes Stellungen der syrischen Kurden im Norden des in Auflösung befindlichen Landes, in der zwischen Regime und kurdischer Selbstverwaltung geteilten Stadt Hasaka. Zuvor sind heftige Gefechte zwischen kurdischen Polizeikräften und Regimemilizen aus der Stadt gemeldet worden.
http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/49/49180/1.html

Turkey vows active role in Syria, better regional ties

Turkish prime minister said Ankara will play a more active role in Syria and repair its ties with regional powers.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/08/turkey-vows-active-role-syria-regional-ties-160820131045126.html

....And in an apparent concession to Ankara, a Syrian military statement and Hassakeh's governor began referring to Kurdish security forces for the first time as the PKK, which has taken up arms against the Turkish government seeking an independent state for Kurds.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2016/Aug-20/368106-syrian-govt-jets-hit-kurdish-positions-after-us-warning.ashx

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In a sleek propaganda video complete with special effects, the Islamic State’s (IS) Raqqa authority targets Kurdish audiences. Four bearded IS militants seated in a serene setting rail at the Kurdish political leaders and groups in Iraq, Turkey and Syria, promoting the cause of jihad against IS' long list of enemies in the region and beyond.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/08/islamic-state-propaganda-video-kurds-iraq.html

The regulatory committee of the Rojava-Northern Syria Democratic Federal System Constituent Assembly has approved the final draft of an 85-article "social contract" that would serve as a constitution for Syria's Kurdish regions.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/07/north-syria-rojava-kurdish-federation-constitution.html

Why Iranian Kurdish party is stepping up fight against Tehran

The leader of a major Iranian Kurdish party has vowed to gradually step up his group's fight against Iranian security forces, as the group ends almost two decades of a unilateral cease-fire with Iran after a series of recent clashes between the two sides.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/07/iran-kurdish-party-attack-irgc.html