Erdogan Promises to ‘Choke’ U.S.-Backed Kurdish ‘Horde of Murderers’ in Syria

BREAKING Afrin official urges Syria Government to intervene to stop Turkish planes overhead

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Germany hardened its stance Thursday against Turkey over its military offensive against a Kurdish militia in Syria, which threatened to end a thaw in frosty relations between the NATO partners.Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel voiced "great concern" about Turkey's cross-border military incursion, called for NATO to discuss the situation and said Berlin would put on ice any weapons deals.
Most painfully for Turkey, he postponed for at least several months a request to upgrade German-made Leopard tanks which Ankara has deployed in its operation against the Syrian-Kurdish militia YPG.
Gabriel said Berlin and Paris were committed "to stopping a further escalation, to allowing humanitarian access and protecting the civilian population. That has top priority".
Germany is home to three million ethnic Turks and hundreds of thousands of Kurds, and tensions heightened by the military conflict have again spilled into the EU country.
Kurdish protesters brawled with Turkish air passengers at Hanover airport on Monday, while in the eastern city of Leipzig attackers smashed the windows of mosques run by the Turkish-controlled Ditib organisation.

More at: https://www.yahoo.com/news/germany-steps-pressure-turkey-over-syria-offensive-164733179.html
 
Erdogan vows no let-up in Syria campaign as US tensions rise
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-turke...n-102216926.html?soc_src=hl-viewer&soc_trk=tw

US does not provide weapons, training to Kurds in Afrin pocket – Pentagon
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/us-not-provide-weapons-training-kurds-afrin-pocket-pentagon/

“We haven’t trained or provided equipment for any of the Kurds that are in Afrin pocket.
We are focused on the Euphrates River Valley OIL operations to the South and to the East,”

“We ensure that they to the maximum extent possible don’t fall into the wrong hands" :rolleyes:
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Erdogan: Turkey's Battles to Continue Until No Terrorist is Left on Iraq Border

Turkish military operations in Syria could extend as far as Iraqi border: Erdogan
https://www.almasdarnews.com/articl...ations-syria-extend-far-iraqi-border-erdogan/

Kurdish forces claim 308 Turkish fighters killed in Afrin
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/kurdish-forces-claim-308-turkish-fighters-killed-afrin/

Turkish General Staff: 343 ‘Terrorists’ Killed In Afrin
https://southfront.org/turkish-gene...-afrin/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Afrin update: First foreign volunteers to join fight against Turkish attack on Afrin,
the YPG says: "The fighters have arrived in Afrin to join the resistance"
https://www.ypgrojava.org/International-volunteers-join-mass-mobilization-to-defend-Afrin



Breaking: Missile from Afrin strikes Turkish border-city
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-missile-afrin-strikes-turkish-border-city/






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Russia: Bill on money surrogates to provide for harsh penalties
http://www.interfax.com/newsinf.asp?pg=2&id=805852

There is the ruble, and everything else is a surrogate.
Harsh sanctions are being proposed, similar to [those for] pyramids."
Central Bank chief Elvira Nabiullina said earlier that the regulator is opposed to cryptocurrencies as private money and money surrogates.
However, the Central Bank is considering creating a national digital currency (not private like Bitcoin) based on blockchain technology.
 
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[h=1]Turkey says U.S. has promised to stop arming YPG, warns Washington on Manbij[/h]
U.S. National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster told Erdogan's spokesman, Ibrahim Kalin, in a telephone call that the United States would no longer provide weapons to the YPG, the Turkish presidency said on Saturday.
"It was emphasized that Turkey's legitimate security concerns must be paid attention to. It was agreed that close coordination would be carried out in order to avoid misunderstandings," it said.
The agreement is likely to be seen by Ankara as a substantial diplomatic victory from the incursion, where Turkish troops and their Syrian rebel allies appear to have made modest advances, as heavy rain and poor weather have hampered air strikes and progress on the ground.
Turkey's foreign minister said the United States needed to follow up its promise with concrete action, including the immediate withdrawal of its troops from the vicinity of Manbij.
"The United States needs to break its link with (the) terrorist organization and make them drop their weapons completely. They need to collect the weapons they gave, they need to withdraw from Manbij immediately," Mevlut Cavusoglu told reporters on Saturday.
The U.S. State Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment about ending arms to the YPG or exiting Manbij.

More at: https://www.yahoo.com/news/turkey-says-u-promised-stop-arming-ypg-warns-152921895.html
 
US troops will not withdraw from Manbij, a strategically important city in northern Syria, a leading US military figure told CNN Sunday.This means that US troops risk being caught up in Turkey's military push into northern Syria should Ankara follow through with a pledge to advance into the area.
Gen. Joseph Votel, commander of the United States Central Command, saidthat withdrawing US forces from Manbij is "not something we are looking into."

More at:https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/29/politics/general-votel-syria-manbij-commitment-intl/index.html
 
Swordsmyth said:
US troops will not withdraw from Manbij, a strategically important city in northern Syria, a leading US military figure told CNN Sunday.This means that US troops risk being caught up in Turkey's military push into northern Syria should Ankara follow through with a pledge to advance into the area.
Gen. Joseph Votel, commander of the United States Central Command, saidthat withdrawing US forces from Manbij is "not something we are looking into."

More at:https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/29/politics/general-votel-syria-manbij-commitment-intl/index.html
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What is the end goal here?:cool:
 
Turkey has detained more than 300 people for social media posts criticizing its military offensive in Syria, the government said on Monday, a day after President Tayyip Erdogan accused doctors who opposed the campaign of betrayal.
Since launching its 10-day-old air and ground offensive against the Kurdish YPG militia in Syria’s northwestern region of Afrin, Turkish authorities have warned they would prosecute those opposing, criticizing or misrepresenting the incursion.
The Interior Ministry said on Monday a total of 311 people had been held for “spreading terrorist propaganda” on social media in the last 10 days. Detainees have included politicians, journalists and activists.

More at: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...r-criticism-of-syrian-offensive-idUSKBN1FI166
 
[h=1]Instagram Posts Accidentally Reveal Turkish Soldiers' Locations In Syrian Invasion[/h]https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-30/instagram-posts-accidentally-reveal-turkish-soldiers-locations-syrian-invasion
 
I skipped 2 days in posting this... srry
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MANBIJ

►Erdogan announced that following their Afrin operation,
Turkey’s military will target Kurdish groups in Manbij, where US soldiers are currently stationed in support of Kurdish YPG fighters,
and will continue further east towards the Iraqi border.


Kurds in #Manbij say US behaviour in #Afrin shows 'double standards'
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/kurds-manbij-say-us-behaviour-afrin-shows-double-standards/

Kurdish military officers in Manbij commented on the Turkish operation in Afrin, Saturday:
“What we demand from the US, in particular, is to fulfill the promises to the SDF while they were combating terrorism, embodied by the Islamic State,
that is to protect the liberated areas, including Afrin, which, as we can see, has been fighting heroically and fiercely for seven days against the Turkish occupation, which is regarded as a foreign occupation.”
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Rudaw English (VIDEO)
Coalition: We will continue to stay in Manbij 'until told otherwise'
"Turkey knows where our forces are in Manbij, and what they are doing there and why they are there," said spokesperson Col. Dillon.
http://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/syria/270120185

YPJ fighter Avesta Khabur blew herself up to stop Turkish forces from advancing in Hemam village of Jindires

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►'We are going to fight until the last drop of our blood' - Kurdish women train to fight Turkish forces





Al-Qaeda Joins Ranks with Turkey-Backed Forces Battling Kurds in Afrin
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13961108001625

The Turkish army, its Free Syrian Army (FSA) allies and now the al-Qaeda have all joined ranks to attack The Kurdish fighters in Afrin,
according to reports by pro-militants and pro-government sources.

All reports – including those released by Ha'yat Tahrir al-Sham itself – suggest that the al-Qaeda affiliate
is operating in the mountainous countryside near the town of Dar al-Izza against the Southernmost flank of the Kurdish forces.

Kurdish sources reported earlier today that former ISIL members are also cooperating with the Turkish army
in Operation Olive Branch against the Kurdish militias in Afrin.


Turkey Blocks SAA from AFRIN


Syrian Army artillery fires at approaching Turkish military convoy in southwest Aleppo
https://www.almasdarnews.com/articl...ing-turkish-military-convoy-southwest-aleppo/

Elijah J. Magnier CONVOY
►110 #Turkish military vehicles tried to enter Tal el-Eis without coordination with #Russia and #Syria.
Over 70 shells were fired at the convoy, forcing it to pull out.
Syrian Army and allies are present at Tal el-Eis, a very important & strategic hill.

Shiite Al-Fou’aa and Kafraya besieged by Turkey
Turkish military blocks Syrian Army’s route to besieged Shiite towns in Idlib
https://www.almasdarnews.com/articl...rian-armys-route-besieged-shiite-towns-idlib/

►Turkish Army builds defensive line along Idlib-Aleppo bordeR
https://www.almasdarnews.com/articl...defensive-line-along-idlib-aleppo-border-map/

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Due to this move by the Turkish military,
the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) advance to the besieged Shiite towns of Al-Fou’aa and Kafraya has been blocked.

The Turkish military has built a defensive line along the major roads to Kafraya and Al-Fou’aa,
which will ultimately infuriate the Iranian and Syrian governments.


TURKEY BACKS OFF

Wael Al Hussaini
New agreement between Russia Turkey Syria:
Turkish frontier will be located in Tal Al Eis to give a guarantee to the oppositions in Idlib that they won’t be attacked by Iranian-proxy forces.
In return:
SAA will advance towards Idlib and the siege will be lifted on Fowa Kafrya
(The only major forces who will try to resist SAA advance are the foreign militias plus some extremists locals.)


TURK 'CONVOY' HEADS BACK TO TURKEY (after bomb attack)

@op_shield · 2 min.
Just In: A car bomb that parked in the road caused the explosion near Turkish military convoy.

Reports of casualties among the Turkish soldiers and HTS militiamen after explosion targeted Turkish convoy south of Aleppo

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Al-Jazeera says 3 Turks killed and explosion was from bomb rigged vehicle

Turkish military convoy is going back towards the Syrian - Turkish border

Convoy is close to Bab al-Hawa and will shortly return to Turkey.
(They want to take Afrin but can't even drive thru AQ friendly territory?)

Turkey’s incursion into southern Aleppo is short-lived as troops return to border
https://www.almasdarnews.com/articl...hern-aleppo-short-lived-troops-return-border/



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US may sanction Turkey following purchase of Russian S-400 Systems
https://www.almasdarnews.com/articl...owing-purchase-russian-s-400-systems-reports/

“There are concerns that it [deal] could trigger US sanctions in 2018 under the “Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act” (CAATSA) which was signed into law in August 2017,” the report said on Monday.

Plans by Moscow and Ankara to push ahead with the proposed Turkish Stream pipeline
will increase Turkey’s dependence on Russia for its energy and will also run the risk of provoking US retaliatory sanctions, the report added.

Max Abrahms
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag:
“We are facing more than one United States.
The Pentagon says something while the State Department says otherwise. We are confused. According to which statement should we act upon?”



SOCHI CONFERENCE


Hassan Ridha
According to Sputnik; 1511 people among them 107 Opposition (Pro-Turkey) members are participating in Sochi conference

Hassan Ridha
Gulf media are claiming that Opp delegation announced end of Sochi talks and that they are returning to Ankara.

Hassan Ridha
After arriving in Sochi airport, Opposition delegation complained about use of Syrian Arab Republic flag and lack of Russian accommodation.

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(they left them in the corridor?)

Syrian National Dialogue Conference in Sochi lanched:

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Meanwhile, Syrian Turkish backed opposition, still on the airport in Sochi:

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They refused to complete entrance procedures because of hte Syrian flags and slogans.

Opening of congress in Sochi being delayed because of new demands by Syrian opposition delegation coming from Turkey - Russian Foreign Ministry

Hassan Ridha
They spent the last 6-7 years in 5 star hotels in Istanbul and Riyadh. This is how Russia treated them when they arrived in Sochi last night

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Only Syrian people may define country’s future – Putin at Sochi
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-people-may-define-countrys-future-putin-sochi/


Conflict News
BREAKING: Syrian opposition decides not to participate in Sochi summit, says it gave Turkey authority to represent it, according to Turkish diplomatic sources - @anadoluagency





Sochi congress final statement affirms full commitment to Syria’s territorial integrity
https://muraselon.com/en/2018/01/so...full-commitment-syrias-territorial-integrity/
 
Regarding the 'Convoy' truck bomb (above)....

Al-Masdar News
Mysterious group claims responsibility for attack on Turkish convoy in northern Syria
https://www.almasdarnews.com/articl...ibility-attack-turkish-convoy-northern-syria/

Hassan Ridha
"Popular Front for Resisting the Turkish Occupation" release statement taking responsibility for attack on Turkish convoy, killing 3 Turks.

(sound like some Syrian 'patriots'... to me. Not 'Kurds'.)

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SABER RATTLING: NATO v NATO
N. Aleppo Threat...
Turkish warplanes heavily bomb airport in northern Aleppo
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/turkish-warplanes-heavily-bomb-airport-northern-aleppo/
(uhhmmm... that's a pretty straightforward 'message' to the ONLY opposing 'force' with an Air Force... and in Aleppo/not Idlib-Afrin.:cool:)


N. Aleppo Response...
Pentagon: SDF repositions forces to Syria’s north in response to Turkey’s Afrin operation
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/pe...in-response-to-turkeys-afrin-operation-126549

AFRIN


Latest Map...

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According to Robert Fisk, reporting from on the ground in Syria, the city of Afrin hasn’t even been bombed by Turkey yet, while Turkey has been continuously threatening a grand offensive to retake the city. That’s because it’s Russia, not the U.S., that controls the airspace over the city of Afrin, and any incursion into Afrin would most likely need Russian approval. By Fisk’s research, if Turkey’s army wanted to take Afrin, it could do so in less than half an hour. So far, there have been signs of violence around Afrin, but not in Afrin itself. Indications are that Turkey is relying on its newfound proxy force instead, in the hopes of re-establishing a sizeable anti-Assad force of its own — one that can continue to fight for Turkey’s interests without compromising its position on the Kurdish question.
There’s a reason that Turkey is arresting journalists and critics of the invasion by the hundreds even as I type. With Western media relying on state-approved Turkish correspondents without the capacity for dissent, it is unlikely that those of us on the outside are getting the full picture. Fisk is most likely the only journalist on the ground who won’t be simply echoing Erdogan’s narrative, and already he has alleged that Turkey is conducting outright civilian massacres, not “surgical” strikes on “terrorists.”

More at: https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018...ns-chess-game-syria-lead-war-nato-ally-turkey
 
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►Turkey-led rebel factions begin withdrawing from Afrin towards east Idlib to fight Syrian Army – reports
https://www.almasdarnews.com/articl...towards-east-idlib-fight-syrian-army-reports/

core units from certain Free Syrian Army factions heavily involved in the Turkey-led Afrin operation (code named ‘Olive Branch’) (FSA) are beginning to disengage from their current mission and withdraw towards the eastern countryside of Idlib
to fight pro-government forces now advancing on the province’s capital city.

(The warehoused 'collection' of Jihaddis all brought family & wives to Idlib City.... The SAA is approaching on a non-stop drive to take it over/back.
For FSA-McCains's 'rebels', it has 'priority' over Turkey's ambitions against the Kurds.... It's a 'clock' ticking down for Erdogan. )



While at the same time....

►Kurdish forces launch big counter-offensive in northwest Afrin
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/kurdish-forces-launch-big-counter-offensive-northwest-afrin/

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YPG counter-attacks are typically launched at night in order to evade the Turkish warplanes and choppers that stalk their positions in the Afrin region.


While at the same time...

►Syrian Army’s Tiger Forces end Idlib operation, head off to fight ISIS again
https://www.almasdarnews.com/articl...-idlib-operation-head-off-fight-isis-reports/

Preliminary reports suggest that the Tiger Forces will now be deployed to northeast Hama province
where they will lead other Syrian Army and allied paramilitary units in an operation to eradicate ISIS throughout the region.

ISIS forces with an estimated strength of at least 1,000 front-line fighters
currently maintain a rather large bastion in northwest Syria where they control nearly 100 towns and villages.


(In Assad's 'priorities' there is no 'rush' to 'finish' the job in Idlib jihaddi paradise.... Kurds fighting Turks over soil that belongs to neither
of them is an 'acceptable' condition for now.
'Pressure' is 'enough' at this point... If they 'take it'... they will have to 'hold it'... which is a 'waste' of fighting forces needed elsewhere.
Clearing out ISIS again becomes a priority again.)

The ISIS 'pocket'.... Tiger Forces to 'finish' the job
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[h=1]Russian fighter jet 'shot down' in Syria's Idlib province[/h]
A Russian Sukhoi-25 fighter jet has been shot down in a rebel-held area in Syria's north-western province of Idlib.
The Russian defence ministry said the pilot had ejected into an area believed to be controlled by the jihadist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham alliance.
Although he survived the crash he was killed in a ground fight, Moscow said.
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham - formerly linked to al-Qaeda - said it had shot down the plane.

More at: https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-middle-east-42932616
 
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