Ankara acknowledges combat deaths in Afrin, Kurdish enclave south of Turkish border
Two Turkish soldiers have died in a military offensive against the Kurdish-dominated enclave of Afrin in neighbouring Syria, officials have said.
The west cannot afford to lose Ankara’s role as a countervailing force to a Russian-imposed peace
The US, Britain and France have all strongly criticised the Turkish invasion of northern Syria, but the three countries have so far been unwilling to instruct their Nato partner to pull back.
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New wave of #YPG rockets fell on #Reyhanli, #Hatay province. Casualties reported.— Barzan Sadiq (@BarzanSadiq) January 21, 2018
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Journalist asked Erdogan if he will talk to Trump on Efrin , he answered: I am not thinking of calling him now. We had discussed these issues before and he was supposed to come back to me. As long as he doesn't have a response, I am not thinking of calling him
— Dana Jaf (@DanaNawzar) January 21, 2018
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Interesting thread https://t.co/tjKSUy7BG3
— orit perlov (@oritperlov) January 21, 2018
This is an amazing speech by Erdogan. He not only threatens his own citizens if they oppose his intervention against Syrian Kurds but he invokes a whole series of civilizational battles argues that Turks have suffered the most casualties from genocide. https://t.co/BODT5y8Sjc
— Henri Barkey (@hbarkey) January 21, 2018
Senior Kurdish politician Salih Moslem: "Friends of Kobane, Friends of Kurds, freedom and peace defenders should speak against Turkish attacks on Afrin." @serokepyd pic.twitter.com/56VKW5G8Pf
— Mutlu Civiroglu (@mutludc) January 21, 2018
Reports of demo-goers being followed by civilians or undercover cops in side streets when dispersing in #Kadikoy. https://t.co/V00vAnKspf
— Gürkan Özturan (@Obefintlig) January 21, 2018
It could have been a picture of the Paris Commune in 1871, Spain in 1936, Nicaragua and other places where working people have stood together against oppressor or fascist regimes. Today it's the civil administration in Afrin pledging to resist Edrogan's invaders #DefendAfrin pic.twitter.com/tQDLrsYlnd
— Nigel Todd (@nigelwingrove) January 21, 2018
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Turkey now opens a new front on social media, which may lead unwarranted criminalization of thousands. Who will decide what is an "unacceptable criticism" or what is "friendly advise" to Turkish government? #Syria #Afrin https://t.co/UII3VoymKC
— Mustafa Gurbuz (@Mustafa__Gurbuz) January 21, 2018
Interesting thread https://t.co/tjKSUy7BG3
— orit perlov (@oritperlov) January 21, 2018
Turkey didn’t see PYD a terrorist org when the peace talks were ongoing with PKK. Salih Muslim met Turkish officials, travelled through Turkey. Time is not still too late for some sane secret diplomacy to reach a bilateral understanding, avoid bloodshed.
— Dana Jaf (@DanaNawzar) January 21, 2018
Turkish president defies Russia, the US and Bashar al-Assad with assault on Kurds in Syria
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Kurdish vendetta has taken a dramatic new twist with the cross-border ground assault on the Afrin enclave in north-west Syria.
#Map. The approximate situation in N. #Afrin. Turkish Forces and allied FSA fighters have captured 4 villagers and are close to the larger town of Bulbul. pic.twitter.com/2FKmYlQAnv
— Nathan Ruser (@Nrg8000) January 21, 2018
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Nationalist TV shows tweet support for the Afrin intervention:
"Gün birlik olmanın, diri olmanın, bir yumruk gibi düşmanın sinesine vurmanın günüdür!" pic.twitter.com/jMpyoXmdHA
— Mehmetçik Dizisi (@mehmetcikdizisi) January 21, 2018
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The actor who paid not to serve mandatory military service was eager to act in a soldier uniform to promote a pro-war message:
Askerliğini bedelli olarak yapan Burak Özçivit askeri üniformayla poz vereli bir kaç saat oldu. #SavasaHayır pic.twitter.com/sCKcYdAJNr
— Kaç Saat Oldu (@KacSaaatOldu) January 21, 2018
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There are a few anti-war demonstrations mostly organized by pro-Kurdish HDP but security forces do not allow them to happen:
#Afrîn'e yönelik gerçekleştirilen askeri operasyonlar, Türkiye genelinde düzenlenecek eylemlerle protesto edilecek. Çeşitli siyasi parti, sivil toplum ve kitle örgütünün çağrısıyla bugün saat 17'de İstanbul Kadıköy Altıyol'da savaşa karşı bir eylem gerçekleştirilecek. pic.twitter.com/JKtGQWgm3T
— dokuz8HABER (@dokuz8haber) January 21, 2018
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Vía Erkan’s Field Diary http://ift.tt/2rwefnh
