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Russia claimed Turkey and Saudi Arabia were ready to invade Syria.
originally posted by: Xcathdra
a reply to: purplemer
No try again and read this time.
Russia is accusing Turkey and Saudi Arabia of invading / prepping to invade Syria with their respective militaries, which is a lie.
You expect the Turkey, the US and other coalition members to be more hands on than ever on the push for both ISIS capitals. ISIS as a military force will be done by the end of the year. This is the last stage
"Backed by Russian firepower and Hezbollah militants, Syrian government troops have cut off rebel supply lines between the northern city of Aleppo and Turkey," Bloomberg writes. "Taking Aleppo, Syria’s former commercial hub, would give Russia, Iran and Assad more bargaining power at any future settlement talks and more say in how the region will be redefined."
“ In any event, the urgency expressed by the US, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey shouldn't be mistaken for some kind of benevolent regard for the lives are lost each and every day the war drags on. Rather, Washington, Riyadh, and Ankara know that if Aleppo falls, that's it for the "moderate" opposition.”
originally posted by: bandersnatch
Turkey has penchant for unannounced incursions against the Kurds....
They don't want a Kurdish state forming....
And they will kill off as many Kurds as they can before this is over.....That is their aim.
originally posted by: Xcathdra
a reply to: purplemer
No try again and read this time.
Russia is accusing Turkey and Saudi Arabia of invading / prepping to invade Syria with their respective militaries, which is a lie.
Saudi Arabia has expressed its readiness to deploy special forces to Syria if the US-led coalition allegedly hitting Daesh militants decides to deploy ground troops.
"We will discuss details with experts from the countries involved to decide on the nature of the participation," Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir told reporters during a visit to Morocco on Wednesday.
The top Saudi diplomat, however, refrained from elaborating further on the issue.
Munich (Germany) (AFP) - Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev warned Thursday that if Arab forces entered the Syrian war they could spark a "new world war" and urged ceasefire talks instead.
originally posted by: purplemer
originally posted by: Xcathdra
a reply to: purplemer
Again no... not by proxy.
By actual forces of Turkey and Saudi Arabia.
I know i agree with you.. These boys have been aiding ISIS all along and now that Russia has bombed the # out of them they need to send there own in...
The Turkish military has hit Kurdish and Syrian regime targets as Ankara considered a ground assault with Saudi troops, further complicating efforts to end the war just days after the US and Russia agreed on a “cessation of hostilities” in Syria within a week.
State-run news agency Anatolia said the armed forces shelled Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) targets around the town of Azaz, and also responded to regime fire on a Turkish military guard post in Turkey’s southern Hatay region.