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© Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.Iraqi peshmerga force enters Syrian town
By ELENA BECATOROS and DIAA HADID SURUC, Turkey©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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ReformedBasher
I find myself liking these guys, in more ways than one.
Stuart hayward
Iraqi peshmerga force enters Syrian town. Shouldn't the Iraqii forces be fighting the IS in Iraq before expanding to Syria?
WilliB
Stuart:
ISIS is a creation of the jihadist war on Assad, and ISIS is centered in Syria, where there capital is too. Iraq is an extension of that.
Which is, by the way, the reason that the White House keep referring to them as ISIL -- they try to blank out "Syria" from the picture.
nandakandamanda
Stuart, they are fighting IS in Iraq, and it was a difficult decision for them to let some of their precious fighters go to Syria. Still, I suppose they would be helping to draw off IS fighters from the front lines in Iraq and by keeping another front active relieve some of the pressure there.
Interesting that Syria, having said virtually nothing at all about the far more predatory IS so far, now suddenly react so sharply and publicly about Turkey, who are after all just helping Kurds to keep a Kurdish city in Syria.
There must be so much more going on behind the scenes there.
ReformedBasher
Iraqi peshmerga are not the same thing.
Michael Grant
"“I see that Turkey is continuing in its role of aggression against Syria and its very dangerous role in the region,” Bouthaina Shaaban said in an interview with the AP." -- STFU Syria! They're doing your dirty work for you!
WilliB
nandakamanda:
Why do you think that Syria`s government has said nothing about ISIS? You can be sure that have; but our press and politicans are just interested in hearing what the they have to say. And yes, of course the fact that Turkey, the major military power and Syrias neighbour openly challenges the legitimacy of Syrias government is a major issue, don´t you think so?
Stuart hayward
WilliB: I agree with both of your comments. My point was that Iraq already has enough troubles of its own, and probably could use every last fighter to help their own country before fighting in others. Also agree that the press has NOT been covering most of Assad's verbal responces to the coalition bombings of Syrian oil refineries and more.
WilliB
Stuart:
The Peshmerga in Iraq are not fighting "for Iraq", nor could they, nor should they. They are fighting for Kurdistan, and have been largely successful in liberating Kurdish areas in Iraq. So it is only logical that they are interested in helping their fellow Kurds in Syria.
Kurds, by the way, are denied their own country by Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran. But don´t expect anybody in the islamic world to be interested in the issue, apart from the Kurds themselves.
Laguna
Interesting theory, WilliB. I would suggest, though, that you better familiarize yourself with the geographical boundaries of the Levant, which encompasses Syria.