Luiz 4,253 Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 Istanbul (Turkey) (AFP) - Dozens of people were killed in Turkish bombardments in Syria on Sunday as Ankara ramped up its unprecedented offensive against the Islamic State group and Kurdish militants. Ankara said it had killed 25 Kurdish "terrorists" and insisted the army was doing everything possible to avoid civilian casualties. But the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least 40 civilians were killed in Turkish shelling and air strikes on two areas held by pro-Kurdish forces in northern Syria, the first report of significant civilian casualties in Turkey's operation. The bombardments came after Ankara suffered its first military fatality in the two-pronged offensive against IS and the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militia. Addressing a rally in the southern city of Gaziantep, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to combat the jihadists and the US-backed Kurdish fighters "with the same determination." "We will make any kind of contribution to the work to clear Daesh (IS) from Syria," Erdogan told thousands of flag-waving supporters in the city where a suicide bomber suspected of IS links blew himself up at a wedding party last weekend. Regarding "the PYD (Democratic Union Party) terror group in Syria, we have just the same determination," Erdogan said, referring to the main pro-Kurdish party in northern Syria and its YPG militia. On Sunday, Turkish forces ramped up their offensive against pro-Kurdish forces near a town wrested back from IS this week by Turkish-backed Arab rebels. https://www.yahoo.com/news/turkish-bombardment-kills-20-civilians-syria-monitor-075502802.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw I disapprove of what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiphEret 1,320 Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 I need to read more about this but after this sentence The bombardments came after Ankara suffered its first military fatality in the two-pronged offensive against IS and the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militia. It seems like retaliation... so sorry for the 40 civilians... I am sure if they are Kurdish Erdogan won't really consider them as casualty Sur le sable sur la neige, Sur les images dorées,Sur le front de mes amis, J’écris ton nom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphaMonster 1,806 Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 More than 40 Turkish civilians suffered from YPG / PKK / PYD suicide bombings within Turkey only in 2016. Just like Hamas, using human shields is one of the most prevalent tactics that these terrorist organizations use. Turkey already said that YPG/PYD/PKK has to withdraw back to east of euphrates river. I think YPG / PKK does realize that their regular ways of hit and run mountain operations and suicide bombings are very different than actually trying to hold ground against special forces of 2nd biggest army of NATO. They know that they will lose, and they will do anything to victimize themselves instead of protecting civilian lives... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphaMonster 1,806 Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 On 29.08.2016 at 2:56 PM, TiphEret said: I need to read more about this but after this sentence The bombardments came after Ankara suffered its first military fatality in the two-pronged offensive against IS and the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militia. It seems like retaliation... so sorry for the 40 civilians... I am sure if they are Kurdish Erdogan won't really consider them as casualty I do not think casualties are kurdish. Operations are conducted on the western side of Euphrates river, kurdish population is mostly based in east of Euphrates river; west is populated mostly with arabs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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