The vast operation reportedly involves 10,000 troops led by six generals and is one of the largest launched by Turkey in urban centres inside its territory.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/d ... -crackdown
The vast operation reportedly involves 10,000 troops led by six generals and is one of the largest launched by Turkey in urban centres inside its territory.
Seven people have been killed in clashes with security forces in Turkey’s mainly Kurdish south-east, officials have said, as authorities declared curfews across the region.
The clashes are the latest in months of violence
YahooNATO diplomats and military experts say the alliance's involvement is to minimise the risk of any repeat of Turkey's Nov. 24 shooting down of a Russian warplane that flew into Turkish airspace.
Asked if this was about managing Turkey's airspace with more caution than Ankara has shown in the past, Stoltenberg said: "This will give us a better situational awareness ... more transparency, more predictability and that will contribute to stabilising the situation in the region and also calm tensions," Stoltenberg said.
NATO diplomats worry Ankara is too aggressive and that further incidents could escalate the situation after Russia moved its modern S-400 air defence system into Syria that can hit missiles and aircraft from up to 400 km.
While NATO allies do not dispute Ankara's version of the facts, they also are keen to engage Russia in talks to avoid incidents that could flare from Moscow's aggressive patrolling of alliance air borders around Turkey, the Baltic states and the North Sea.
Diplomats said the United States and European allies are in the awkward position of urging Ankara to do more against Islamic State in Syria - including sealing a section of the border crossed by fighters and oil smugglers - while encouraging it to avoid further incidents with Russia and to keep alive a peace process with the Kurds in southeastern Turkey.
"We are concerned about the military build-up in the region," Stoltenberg said, and said he hoped NATO could repeat the same kind of air policing done in the Baltics, "without incidents and accidents".
GreekIslandGirl wrote:Turkey's aggression is leading to its occupation by outside forces. NATO takes over ....YahooNATO diplomats and military experts say the alliance's involvement is to minimise the risk of any repeat of Turkey's Nov. 24 shooting down of a Russian warplane that flew into Turkish airspace.
Asked if this was about managing Turkey's airspace with more caution than Ankara has shown in the past, Stoltenberg said: "This will give us a better situational awareness ... more transparency, more predictability and that will contribute to stabilising the situation in the region and also calm tensions," Stoltenberg said.
NATO diplomats worry Ankara is too aggressive and that further incidents could escalate the situation after Russia moved its modern S-400 air defence system into Syria that can hit missiles and aircraft from up to 400 km.
While NATO allies do not dispute Ankara's version of the facts, they also are keen to engage Russia in talks to avoid incidents that could flare from Moscow's aggressive patrolling of alliance air borders around Turkey, the Baltic states and the North Sea.
Diplomats said the United States and European allies are in the awkward position of urging Ankara to do more against Islamic State in Syria - including sealing a section of the border crossed by fighters and oil smugglers - while encouraging it to avoid further incidents with Russia and to keep alive a peace process with the Kurds in southeastern Turkey.
"We are concerned about the military build-up in the region," Stoltenberg said, and said he hoped NATO could repeat the same kind of air policing done in the Baltics, "without incidents and accidents".
B25 wrote:Says it all. Why is this criminal state being allowed to get away with another genocide, whilst the f TCs are crying crocodile tears about Cyprus. Lampoon na tous kapsi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v8Ec9h ... ture=share
Turkish police fired teargas and water cannon in Istanbul on Sunday to disperse hundreds of protesters calling for an end to curfews in the south-east, where the military has increased operations against Kurdish militants.
Some protesters threw firebombs at security forces, who responded with teargas. Police responded with water cannon, which raced up and down İstiklal Street, a busy shopping route, firing short bursts at the protesters.
Protesters and tourists used lemons and soft drinks to neutralise the effects of the teargas. Riot police chased protesters down side streets and made arrests as helicopters flew overhead.
Witnesses said stone-throwing teens clashed with police in the adjacent neighbourhood of Tarlabaşı, a hub for Kurds from the south-east.
In Diyarbakır, the symbolic capital of the Kurdish heartland in Turkey, residents reported violent clashes between the youth wing of the Kurdistan Workers’ party, or PKK, and police in the district of Sur.
About 10,000 troops backed by tanks have been deployed to the area, according to local media. The military reported a soldier wounded on Saturday had died, but vowed to continue operations “until public security is established”. The military also reported the death of 11 PKK militants.
Maximus wrote:The HDP are now calling for autonomy and self rule for Kurdish areas in south eastern Anatolia.
In my opinion, this is a flash point. The beginning of the breakup of Turkey.
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/hdp-as ... sCatID=338
Lordo wrote:Maximus wrote:The HDP are now calling for autonomy and self rule for Kurdish areas in south eastern Anatolia.
In my opinion, this is a flash point. The beginning of the breakup of Turkey.
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/hdp-as ... sCatID=338
the kurds have been asking for autonomy for 30 years. dont hold your breath. you are having wet dreams again.
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