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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBREAKING --The Turkish president says the operation in Northwrn Syria has started:
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BREAKING --The Turkish president says the operation in Northwrn Syria has started: (Original Post)
demmiblue
Oct 2019
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LuckyCharms
(17,425 posts)1. Jesus Christ. That didn't take long.
sinkingfeeling
(51,448 posts)2. It was planned in advance and just needed that phone call
to Traitor Don to get the US out of the way.
LuckyCharms
(17,425 posts)3. +1. n/t
dalton99a
(81,455 posts)4. Translation of Erdogan's tweet
Our Turkish Armed Forces, together with the Syrian National Army, launched the #ParishPinari Operation against the PKK / YPG and Deash terrorist organizations in northern Syria.
Our aim is to destroy the terror corridor which is trying to be established on our southern border and to bring peace and peace to the region.
Our aim is to destroy the terror corridor which is trying to be established on our southern border and to bring peace and peace to the region.
TidalWave46
(2,061 posts)5. Are our troops out...
Or are they being used by the Turkish military for intel?
What the fuck have we just done?
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)6. I'm hoping it is a bluff . . .
I know I've repeatedly wrote about USA's troops have yet to leave the region, but why not coverage from corporate media?