After the bombastic Tayyip Erdogan twitted that Turkey, which is a NATO member, would
attack Syria in order to.... ensure peace, Turkey launched an offensive into north-eastern Syria, with airstrikes and heavy artillery shelling against the Kurdish forces who control the region. Civilians urgently left the assaulted area after several were, unfortunately, killed and over a hundred seriously injured.
As the Turkish forces advanced into Syria, the U.S. troops began a disorderly retreat from the Syrian border leaving "thousands of Kurdish allies alone and outgunned", according to the Wall Street Journal. But as the American military withdrew from Syria, the Russians were delighted to fill in the gap. They ran patrols to separate the fighting factions, struck deals and helped president Assad's advance.
Mr. Trump's sudden order to remove U.S military personnel from the area, set off days of violence that sent more than 150.000 civilians fleeing, shattered the American alliance with the Syrian Kurds, raised fears about the revival of the Islamic State and. finally, allowed Mr. Assad's army backed by their Russian allies to gain territory without a single battle, as mentioned above.
As the Turkish forces advanced into Syria, the U.S. troops began a disorderly retreat from the Syrian border leaving "thousands of Kurdish allies alone and outgunned", according to the Wall Street Journal. But as the American military withdrew from Syria, the Russians were delighted to fill in the gap. They ran patrols to separate the fighting factions, struck deals and helped president Assad's advance.
Mr. Trump's sudden order to remove U.S military personnel from the area, set off days of violence that sent more than 150.000 civilians fleeing, shattered the American alliance with the Syrian Kurds, raised fears about the revival of the Islamic State and. finally, allowed Mr. Assad's army backed by their Russian allies to gain territory without a single battle, as mentioned above.
The Turks claim that after an agreement between Erdogan and
Trump, last Sunday, "America handed over the leadership of the campaign against
Isis to Turkey." Incidentally, as the Turks consider the unfortunate Kurds as terrorists, this was an excellent excuse offered to them by the Americans for attacking.
On Wednesday, hours after the assault had begun, Trump issued a statement, (possibly instigated by his advisers trying to control their blunderous president) which "mildly criticized the attack against the Kurds who, for 5 years, fought with the United States against ISIS." But Mr Trump sent mixed messages, over the course of this week, concerning the war. A conflict of contradictory declarations by the inconceivable American president.
Most of the civilised countries of this world and the United Nations Security Council are, obviously, deadly opposed to this invasion. Also, Jans Stoltenberg, NATO's secretary called on Turkey to act with restraint. Even the Arab League and other Islamic organisations condemn Turkey's Syrian incursion.
Unfortunately, on Sunday the 13th October, the death toll rose to 480 civilians, including many children and two journalists. An absolute slaughter by the Turkish attack, real acts of terror against humanity which are, ironically, dubbed "Operation Peace Spring" by the ambivalent Tayyip Erdogan.
After being informed about these atrocities, a diplomatic fever has developed against the Turks by countries of the European Union, which took a procrastinated decision to stop providing them with arms and ammunition, while the war continues.
On the other hand, Erdogan threatened to flood Europe with 3.6 million immigrants and refugees if the European countries continue to "criticise the military operation and particularly if they label it an invasion".
The Greek islands in the east Aegean are, being inundated by hoards of immigrants who are excruciatingly checked by the Greek anti-terrorist police, as a precaution because several of them might be members of ISIS, jihadis who are entering Europe with the sole aim of slaughtering "the infidels", as they call non-muslims.
(I wish to thank Estia, Kathimerini, the Guardian, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and SKY-TVgr., ERT, BBC, FRANCE 24, CNN and Politi Fact for the valuable information for this post.)
On Wednesday, hours after the assault had begun, Trump issued a statement, (possibly instigated by his advisers trying to control their blunderous president) which "mildly criticized the attack against the Kurds who, for 5 years, fought with the United States against ISIS." But Mr Trump sent mixed messages, over the course of this week, concerning the war. A conflict of contradictory declarations by the inconceivable American president.
Most of the civilised countries of this world and the United Nations Security Council are, obviously, deadly opposed to this invasion. Also, Jans Stoltenberg, NATO's secretary called on Turkey to act with restraint. Even the Arab League and other Islamic organisations condemn Turkey's Syrian incursion.
Unfortunately, on Sunday the 13th October, the death toll rose to 480 civilians, including many children and two journalists. An absolute slaughter by the Turkish attack, real acts of terror against humanity which are, ironically, dubbed "Operation Peace Spring" by the ambivalent Tayyip Erdogan.
After being informed about these atrocities, a diplomatic fever has developed against the Turks by countries of the European Union, which took a procrastinated decision to stop providing them with arms and ammunition, while the war continues.
On the other hand, Erdogan threatened to flood Europe with 3.6 million immigrants and refugees if the European countries continue to "criticise the military operation and particularly if they label it an invasion".
The Greek islands in the east Aegean are, being inundated by hoards of immigrants who are excruciatingly checked by the Greek anti-terrorist police, as a precaution because several of them might be members of ISIS, jihadis who are entering Europe with the sole aim of slaughtering "the infidels", as they call non-muslims.
According to CNN, on the 15th October 2019, American military
personnel and defence officials “are expressing a deep sense of frustration and
anger at the Trump administration’s refusal to support Syrian Kurds facing the
Turkish military assault." One US official said that some senior US military
officials are furious at how the Kurds have been treated, especially as they have helped the US, fight ISIS."
Who could have possibly voted for these dangerous
and absolutely absurd leaders? An alarming
yet, feasible predicament with possibly devastating consequences. Please, dear Reader, give us your opinion of what should be done to convince people in order to prevent them from taking this extremely risky decision by voting for the worst possible candidates.
Despite the announced 5-day truce, on Thursday the 17th October, sporadic fighting continued, on Friday, near the border town of Ras al-Ain. We desperately hope and pray that after the 22nd of October the war will end, notwithstanding the unfavourable circumstances.
The BBC referred to a Washington Post article quoting Mitch McConnell, one of Donald Trump's most senior politicians who wrote: "The combination of the US pullback and the escalating Kurdish-Turkish hostilities is creating a strategic nightmare for our country." Even his closest collaborators strictly criticise the inconceivable American president.
According to Politi Fact, the political scientist David Romano, an expert on Kurdish politics, fears that "the Kurds have not faced such a such an existential threat ever before. They remain at risk of ethnic cleansing and genocide by Turkey". Once more, we hope and pray that Mr Romano's anticipated fears will not be changed into a disastrous and tragic reality.
Despite the announced 5-day truce, on Thursday the 17th October, sporadic fighting continued, on Friday, near the border town of Ras al-Ain. We desperately hope and pray that after the 22nd of October the war will end, notwithstanding the unfavourable circumstances.
The BBC referred to a Washington Post article quoting Mitch McConnell, one of Donald Trump's most senior politicians who wrote: "The combination of the US pullback and the escalating Kurdish-Turkish hostilities is creating a strategic nightmare for our country." Even his closest collaborators strictly criticise the inconceivable American president.
According to Politi Fact, the political scientist David Romano, an expert on Kurdish politics, fears that "the Kurds have not faced such a such an existential threat ever before. They remain at risk of ethnic cleansing and genocide by Turkey". Once more, we hope and pray that Mr Romano's anticipated fears will not be changed into a disastrous and tragic reality.
(I wish to thank Estia, Kathimerini, the Guardian, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and SKY-TVgr., ERT, BBC, FRANCE 24, CNN and Politi Fact for the valuable information for this post.)
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