Established in 2006 as a Community of Reality

Welcome to the Neno's Place!

Neno's Place Established in 2006 as a Community of Reality


Neno

I can be reached by phone or text 8am-7pm cst 972-768-9772 or, once joining the board I can be reached by a (PM) Private Message.

Join the forum, it's quick and easy

Established in 2006 as a Community of Reality

Welcome to the Neno's Place!

Neno's Place Established in 2006 as a Community of Reality


Neno

I can be reached by phone or text 8am-7pm cst 972-768-9772 or, once joining the board I can be reached by a (PM) Private Message.

Established in 2006 as a Community of Reality

Would you like to react to this message? Create an account in a few clicks or log in to continue.
Established in 2006 as a Community of Reality

Many Topics Including The Oldest Dinar Community. Copyright © 2006-2020


    U.S. seeks to address Turkey worries over Iraq, Syria pushes: official

    Rocky
    Rocky
    Rocky
    Admin Assist
    Admin Assist


    Posts : 278462
    Join date : 2012-12-21
    • Post n°1

    U.S. seeks to address Turkey worries over Iraq, Syria pushes: official Empty U.S. seeks to address Turkey worries over Iraq, Syria pushes: official

    Post by Rocky Thu 29 Sep 2016, 6:00 am

    U.S. seeks to address Turkey worries over Iraq, Syria pushes: official
    Posted on September 29, 2016 by Editorial Staff in Kurdistan
    U.S. seeks to address Turkey worries over Iraq, Syria pushes: official US-Deputy-Secretary-of-State-Antony-Blinken-Mar-2-2016-photo-courtesy-UN
    US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Photo: Courtesy/UN
    ISTANBUL,— Washington is making progress in addressing Turkey’s concerns that the US plans to use Kurdish militia to help dislodge jihadists from Iraq and Syria, a senior US diplomat said in an interview broadcast Wednesday.
    US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken told NTV that Washington had plans to help local forces push Islamic State (IS) jihadists out of their strongholds in Raqa and Dabiq in Syria and Mosul in Iraq.
    But he vowed Washington would not undermine its NATO ally Turkey’s security in any operation, amid concern in Ankara the United States planned to use Kurdish militia as its main allies.

    US support for Kurdish militia forces in Syrian Kurdistan is a source of friction in the two countries’ relationship, as Ankara sees both the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) and its People’s Protection Units (YPG) militia as terror groups.
    Meanwhile, the paramilitary headquarters of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) which has waged a three decade insurgency against the Turkish state is in Iraqi Kurdistan.
    “What we’re doing now is working on the plans to take back Mosul, take back Dabiq, take back Raqa,” Blinken said, saying that these cities were “all that’s left” for IS.
    He said the plan for the capture of Mosul took into account Turkish concerns and had been “got a very positive reaction” in the Ankara talks, according to an English transcript of his comments.
    On taking Raqa and Dabiq in Syria, he said: “We’re in the process of talking through what the most effective plan would be, who would be involved, how we would do it”.
    He acknowledged that the Syrian allies of the US on the ground in Syria contained a “Kurdish component” but said everything would be done in “full consultation” with Turkey.
    “And we want to make sure that… Turkey’s security is actually enhanced by these operations.”
    Blinken, along with US envoy for the coalition against IS, Brett McGurk, held two days of talks with Turkish officials.
    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had said Turkey could only join a US-led operation in Syria to retake Raqa if Kurdish fighters were excluded.
    Washington sees Kurdish groups are the most effective forces on the ground to fight the jihadists.
    Turkey’s army has launched an ambitious operation inside Syria to cleanse its border from IS group and Kurdish militia, with the support of Syrian rebels.
    Blinken praised the operation saying “thanks to extraordinary work by Turkey” IS no longer has access to the Turkish-Syrian border.
    On August 24, Turkey has launched an incursion into northern Syria, in an area some 100 km (60 miles) east of Afrin to stop the US-backed Kurdish YPG forces from extending areas under their control and connecting Syrian Kurdistan’s Kobani and Hasaka in the east with Afrin canton in the west.
    Turkey fears the creation of an autonomous Kurdish region in Syrian Kurdistan — similar to the Kurdish region in Iraqi Kurdistan — would spur the separatist ambitions of Turkey’s own Kurds.
    Syrian Kurds have established three autonomous zones, or Cantons of Jazeera, Kobani and Afrin and a Kurdish government across Syrian Kurdistan (northern Syria) in 2013. On March 17, 2016 Syria’s Kurds declared a federal region in Syrian Kurdistan.

    http://ekurd.net/us-turkey-worries-syria-2016-09-29
    • Back to top
      Current date/time is Wed 02 Oct 2024, 7:32 pm