Andrew Anglin
Daily Stormer
August 24, 2016
In the first Turkish happening since it appeared that Vladimir Putin had thrown a Turkish coup and Erdogan had pledged allegiance to him, the country has sent its military into Syria.
When Turkey has sent forces into Syria in the past, it was to help ISIS. Now they claim to be fighting them.
#FSA with #Turkish special forces on the way to #Jarabulus to fight #ISIL#Turkey #جرابلس pic.twitter.com/W8k5JvDtkC
— Ahmad alkhatib (@AhmadAlkhtiib) August 24, 2016
#FSA forces on the Ground backed by #Turkish special forces start their advance toward #Jarabulus #جرابلس pic.twitter.com/8Whw8F3jiE
— Ahmad alkhatib (@AhmadAlkhtiib) August 24, 2016
مجموعات #الجيش_السوري_الحر اثناء توجهها إلى أسوار مدينة #جرابلس لطرد تنظيم #داعش منها#RFS pic.twitter.com/APQ7Nx4CTH
— إعلام قوى الثورة (@RFS_mediaoffice) August 24, 2016
We’ll see.
RT:
Turkey’s ground incursion into Syria is meant to protect the country from Islamic State and Kurds, the Turkish president said as tanks began rolling across the border.
“At 4:00 this morning, operations started in the north of Syria against terror groups which constantly threaten our country, like Daesh [Arabic name for Islamic State] and the PYD [he Democratic Union Party of Syria],” Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a speech in Ankara.
The Turkish operation is focused on the Kurdish border town of Jarablus, which has been held by the Islamic State terrorist group since July of 2013.
Erdogan helping the Kurds against ISIS?
https://twitter.com/AhmadAlkhtiib/status/768365176185839616/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
This has to be some type of hoax.
I mean, I saw the Prime Minister say Assad could stay. And I was like “wat.”
But this?
Srsly?
The operation, called Euphrates Shield, is being supported by Turkish air forces, as well as warplanes from the US-led coalition. Turkish artillery began shelling targets across the Syrian border earlier on Wednesday, Reuters reported, citing its own journalist on the scene. The agency said Turkish tanks can now be seen inside Syria and an intensive bombardment can be heard.
The launch of the ground offensive was confirmed by Turkish state news agency Anadolu, citing military sources.
Turkish President Recep Erdogan said that the incursion had been prompted by cross-border attacks originating from Jarablus, stressing they “must stop,” according to Turkish state news agency Anadolu.
Commenting on Operation Euphrates Shield, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Kurdish fighters must remain east of the Euphrates River or Turkey will “do what is necessary.”
Turkish media reported earlier that IS had launched retaliation attacks into the Turkish border town of Karkamis after the violence around Jarablus escalated. Elsewhere in Istanbul, law enforcement reportedly conducted raids targeting suspected IS sympathizers, according to the Dogan news agency.
The Syrian Kurdish militia YPG attempted to retake Jarablus last year, but were reportedly prevented from doing so when Ankara threatened to intervene.
Yeah.
Erdogan was literally fighting on the opposite side – in this same exact town – just months ago.
Anyway, we’ll see where this goes. If Erdogan successfully liberates a Kurd town from ISIS, I think it’s safe to say he has officially switched sides.