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© Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.Kurdish-led Syria forces face off with Turkish-backed rebels
By SARAH EL DEEB BEIRUT©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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CrazyJoe
When will the US public realize, that the fight in Syria not is a confrontation between Sunni- and Shia-Muslims. It has for several years been a fight where most of the population desperately tries to defend themselves against, or escape from, a bloody invasion of fanatical Salafist mercenaries who aims at killing or displacing everyone, who will not bow to their supremacy. The majority of the Syrian refugees are Sunni Muslims from the areas controlled by the Salafists. The vast majority of the internally displaced Sunni Muslims are taking shelter in the government held areas and the Kurdish controlled areas. The Assad government is brutal, corrupt and in the long run not fit to rule the country. However, the Syrian government is secular, non-sectarian, and capable of running a civil society in the areas under its control. It has also been able to resist a huge number of extremely well armed mercenaries for more than 5 years. It is hardly possible without some kind of support from the majority of the Syrian population. The establishment of a medieval Salafist dictatorship in Syria will be a disaster for the region, Europe and every Nation with even smaller Muslim populations, the USA included. As a result, China, Indonesia, India, Malaysia, and many others are slowly but steadily opposing the US support of the Saudi and Turkish Salafist project in Syria and Iraq. Not because they love Assad, but the alternative is simply too dangerous.
ThePBot
The heck is going on! I still don't trust Turkey in this, a flip flopper that seems like is flipping back and forth.
Haaa Nemui
Yeah, first to admit I have no idea what is going on over there. I mean... I know Isis is bad, but that's about all I know. Should any of us really be commenting in support of anybody in the area... Seems nobody is any good.
FizzBit
But but but...wasn't it just a few days ago the MSM was reporting how the Turkish attack into Syrian territory was all about ISIS? Of course it wasn't. Some of us knew the true reason and the MSM can't label it any different now. But they can still obfuscate the players...
WTF does that mean????
More war brought to you by your Peace Prize winning warmonger.
Madverts
There is a global tinfoil crisis due to this conflict.
Asakaze
The bottom line: US sold off Kurds to the Turks. Unity of NATO and the base at Incirlic are more important. "Nothing personal, it's business". What a high-principled man Obama is! His speeches about fight for freedom are so inspiring.
FizzBit
If you don't know by now, then you never will. Ignorance is bliss
FizzBit
I really don't think it would make any difference since you've chosen the warmonger Hillary.
FizzBit
It should be you war pig