The Turkish military has confirmed an attack on a convoy belonging to fighters from al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) in northern Syria, saying they destroyed three vehicles in the strike.
Once a backer of rebels in general in Syria, Turkey has rarely fired across the border since the region was taken over by rebel factions, but decided to in this case because a mortar shell fired by AQI landed in Turkish territory.
The shell was likely a mistake, as officials say it was fired during a battle between AQI and rival rebels the Free Syrian Army (FSA), but Turkish military vehicles also took some light arms fire in the area. Details of where along the long border between Turkey and Syria the incident took place is unclear, and there have been no reports on casualty numbers.
Turkey’s initially hardline pro-rebel stance has been reportedly undergoing a significant rethink in recent weeks, as they have come to realize that al-Qaeda domination of their southern border crossings are not in their best interest either, and the declaration of autonomy by Syrian Kurdistan has fueled even more tensions along the border.
More and more supporters of the "rebels" are realizing that there are serious repercussions to be dealt with depending on which faction gets the support. Having an al-Qaeda run Syria, if al-Qaeda should prevail (with weapons stockpiles currently owned by the Syrian state) on Turkey's southern border — and — a breakaway Syrian Kurdistan that will probably join the Iraqi Kurds to form a new country at odds with both Iraq and Syria talking to the Turkish Kurds…Turkey realizes that they need to be careful who they support.
Of course, if the al-Qaeda "rebels" should prevail over the Syrian government forces and actually overthrow Assad, the USG and it's EU poodles would require no further reasons for bestowing the US-exportable "Shock and Awe" campaign on the country, in response to the request of the Israeli government's need to remove those pesky "existential threats" to the Israeli existence, and to protect our "freedoms" here in the US Heimatland, of course.
More and more supporters of the "rebels" are realizing that there are serious repercussions to be dealt with depending on which faction gets the support. Having an al-Qaeda run Syria, if al-Qaeda should prevail (with weapons stockpiles currently owned by the Syrian state) on Turkey's southern border — and — a breakaway Syrian Kurdistan that will probably join the Iraqi Kurds to form a new country at odds with both Iraq and Syria talking to the Turkish Kurds…Turkey realizes that they need to be careful who they support.
Of course, if the al-Qaeda "rebels" should prevail over the Syrian government forces and actually overthrow Assad, the USG and it's EU poodles would require no further reasons for bestowing the US-exportable "Shock and Awe" campaign on the country, in response to the request of the Israeli government's need to remove those pesky "existential threats" to the Israeli existence, and to protect our "freedoms" here in the US Heimatland, of course.
Al Qaeda in Iraq hasn’t existed since 2006, the group is called ISIS