Turkish police have arrested 12 fighters from the Syrian rebel group Jabhat al-Nusra. The full details of the arrests, which spanned three cities but appeared to center around a plot in the southern city of Adana, remain unclear.
The raid in Adana netted a large amount of heavy weapons, and reports are that 2 kg of sarin nerve gas was also found, though provincial officials later said that they had only found “unidentified chemicals” and wouldn’t confirm what they were.
Though Turkey is openly backing Syria’s rebellion, the al-Qaeda-backed Nusra fighters have been suspected in past attacks in southern Turkey, with an apparent eye toward bringing Turkey more directly into the civil war.
A chemical weapons attack in a major southern Turkish city like Adana (where nearly 2 million people live) would be a huge game-changer in Turkey, and if the plot hadn’t been foiled it is entirely possible the Erdogan government would, as it has in past terror attacks, simply blame the Syrian military for the attack, virtually obligating a military response.
If I was the president of Turkey I would ask the Syrian government and the Syrian people for forgiveness.., because I accused the Syrian people and their legitimate government whom present the majority of the Syrian nation of using the chemical against its people 200 times.., I brought the matter all the way to Washington asking the Obama regime to start invading Syria so I could have part of that big cake.., planed by the Saudis and EU and NATO and Americans. Better yet after my apologies is accepted I and my government would resign and all of us would move to Saudi Arabia continue with our hand and other things kissing of our masters. But I am not the Turkish government the Muslims brotherhood Turkish style is.
It's impossible to attack a legitimate government, in the same way and for the same reasons that it's impossible to attack a leprechaun or a unicorn.
Quite so.
For your info cowboy.., read the news.., the Turkish people already started the uprising against the Turkish Muslim brotherhood turkish style government.., it is not what I am saying that counts.., is what the Turkish nations demands and they demand to be free.., and for their government to be independent.
Why are we supporting these guys? Oh, I forgot, Syria is an ally of Iran and an enemy of israel, so anything we do against Assad's regime is OK.
an attack on turkey is the first step to initiate a nato no fly zone. there has to be a premise that does not make the us look like its acting unilaterally. i wont be surprised if this does happen soon…
you know what. im gunna stop contributing to or reading antiwar since i am so disliked here by the comment police
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Look for US INVOLVEMENT…
But, but, but, it's all Assad's fault!
If it was actually sarin, it means that al-Nusra was planning a false flag attack on Turkey. It shows how close the world is from a war between Turkey and Syria, and nobody knows how it could end, with Iran and Russia being involved in the conflict.
Putin and Khamenei have certainly not forgotten what McCain said last year : after Libya, Syria, and then Iran, and later Russia and China.
The last thing the Syrian Government would do is widen the front and attack Turkey. It makes absolutely no sense. There is so much scrutiny on them already. Syria's problem are with the rebels. They can't afford facing a strong power like Turkey. Any normal human being knows that.
If Turkey does attack Syria due to some bombing (most likely false-flag), it's because Turkey is itching for it and not in self defense.
I like Turkey, but I don't want them to act stupid either.
Also, why would Al-Nusra attack a 95% Sunni country? Are they trying to make enemies everywhere?
Unfortunately, people always ask who, where, what and when? Nobody is asking "why" anymore.
edorgan should kneel and kiss Assad ass and beg for fogiveness and to his citizens for putting them in harm`s way.