Further complicating the Thursday counterattack by rebels in the Idlib Province, the Syrian state media outlet SANA is quoting Syrian commanders who say that the Turkish government participated in the rebel push.
The fighting, in the southern part of the Idlib Province, aimed to stall the advance by the Syrian forces toward Abu al-Duhur airbase. FSA rebels and the Nusra Front had been reported to have been fighting.
But SANA’s report also says the Turkistan Islamic Party participated, bringing “most of their forces, and with direct support, direction and planning” from the Turkish government.
Turkey has been backing a substantial rebel force in Aleppo Province, just east of Idlib, and it wouldn’t be surprising to hear of their involvement. Turkey, however, is unlikely to admit as much, as they rarely confirm participation in offensives against Syrian government forces.
Erdogan simply can’t be trusted.
Bad experience with the Turks ?
Perhaps,you are Greek or Armenian origin hermit.
All politicians look after their own countries higher interest, so trust doesn’t play any role.
Educate yourself then you write comment,otherwise your comment is so boring.
I’m actually a queer Irish Catholic but I have always empathized with the Kurds and the Armenians because my people too know what it’s like to get f**ked by a bunch of Imperialist pigs. All oppressed people are my own. The Ottoman Empire is dead. Cry me a river and drown in it you privileged revanchist bigot.
Erdogan is just looking out for his Sunni Muslim people the same way Putin said he would interfere anywhere Russians where under attack or oppressed. I must say it’s hard to get mad at someone else when all there doing is the same thing you are. I guess people should lead by example.
That’s a stretch. So now we can bomb the s**t out of any country that oppresses Christians.
I guess I can torch any country that bashes queers. I’m gonna need a sh*t ton of napalm.
Syria will eventually retake Idlib and, if interfering Turks get killed in the process, we won’t know about because Turkey won’t acknowledge their involvement.
Kinda reminds of how Russia denies they’re arming and have any military personnel in Ukraine. I guess Turkey is just taking a play out the ole Russian playbook. I don’t blame him with people being as ignorant and willing to believe anything just because there so biased I’d use the ole it wasn’t me explanation to. Let’s not be hypocrites.
I seriously doubt that Russia is arming Ukraine’s armed forces. And so far the only reports of Russian military personnel “in Ukraine” actually refer to Russian military personnel in other countries that used to be part of Ukraine but then seceded and thus are no longer part of Ukraine.
No Putin said himself that Russian military personnel who are fighting and helping the separateist are there on holiday like anyone would go vacation in a warzone, also can’t ignore those 2 Russians Alexandrov, and Yevgeny Yerofeyev that where captured and admitted they were Russian military personnel.I guess some people just can’t accept Russia is capable of arming and supporting an Insurgency using hybrid war tactics to keep there smaller neighbors from joining the European Union and NATO. Even though it makes complete sense as a strategic move on Russia’s part to keep NATO off its borders but, hey you can believe whatever you want.
I’m sorry I meant that Russia was denying it was arming the separatist and didn’t have any military personnel in Ukraine.
I’ve seen youtube video of Americans (perfect accent) in Ukrainian military uniform during the last round of things being pretty hot over there. I suspect this is a pretty vigorously waged proxy war from the perspectives of both the US and Russian governments. Dangerous and dishonest all around if so.
Amen I’m glad you can understand what I’ve known all along nobody is telling us the truth.