Just a note: whatdoesitmean and "Sorcha Faal" aka David Boothe are known disinformation.
Turkey shot down Russian bomber over Syria
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SeekinTruth said:
Yes, sToRmR1dR are you sure you can trust the "Sorcha Faal" as a source. This is a very subtle information war we are confronted with every day.
I am not saying you should not be observant of all the developments as they occur but I think we have to be very careful to distinguish between information and disinformation.
I do think the Kurds are an interesting part of this puzzle. They seem to be some kind of a pivotal piece in the puzzle. They seem to be important to the US and the Syrian/Russian/Iraq elements of the battle against ISIL. Of course it looks as if Turkey considers them to be their nemesis. I am just observing and trying to sort it out.
angelburst29
The Living Force
Amidst a almost total western media blackout, Turkey and the US have initiated a military invasion in Syrian territory.
America and Turkey begin Ground Invasion of Syria. How Will Russia Respond?
http://www.globalresearch.ca/america-and-turkey-begin-ground-invasion-of-syria-how-will-russia-respond/5503235
On Wednesday evening, the Turkish army reportedly entered Syrian territory near Jarablus. US troops took control of Rmeilan airfield in Syria’s northern province of Hasakah. It’s unclear what are the real objectives for western military operations on Syrian soil According to the latest news, a major Turkish intervention is expected.
US troops have taken control of Rmeilan airfield in Syria’s northern province of Hasakah to support Kurdish fighters against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)”, a spokesperson for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) told Al Jazeera on Tuesday. The airfield is close to Syria’s borders with Iraq and Turkey.
Syrian Local Coordination Committees say that the US has been preparing and expanding Rmeilan airport for a while now. When asked by Al Jazeera, a US CENTCOM media operations officer did not confirm or deny the reports.
According to information received by Sputnik on Wednesday, Turkey has been amassing military units along the Syrian border. The number of troops is estimated to be around 1,000. The troops have reportedly crossed into Aleppo province, according to Hawar News, along with military vehicles, heavy equipment, and mine detection gear. Turkey has denied reports of an invasion, but reports from the ground confirm the military incursion.
Russia Insider writes, that Turkey has seized the ISIS-controlled town of Jarabulus, but faced no resistance, according to reports:
“Eyewitnesses to the incursion reported that the Turkish forces have not encountered any resistance from ISIS fighters in the area. These reports once again raise the question of possible collaboration between Turkey and ISIS aimed at halting the advance of the Kurdish militias in north Syria.”
The Turkish operation is “officially” aimed at combating Daesh (ISIS) militants, who have fortified Jarablus. But sources tell Sputnik that Ankara may be more interested in preventing the YPG from gaining a foothold in a region of strategic importance. Various reports indicate that Ankara could soon (if it has not already) launch a ground operation in neighboring Syria, confirms Sputnik on Thursday.
STRATFOR: “WARZONE IS RAPIDLY BECOMING CROWDED”
“Turkey has already begun to ramp up its artillery strikes along its border with Syria to help its rebel allies and to destroy Islamic State targets. This could indicate an effort to soften enemy defenses ahead of a Turkish ground incursion once minesweeping operations have been completed,” Stratfor explained.
“Ankara’s ground operation – if launched – could deal a blow to Daesh. But many experts and politicians have pointed out that Turkey views dealing with the Kurds, not the terrorist group, as its key priority. The offensive than “would also strengthen the [Turkey-backed] rebels in northern Syria, in turn preventing the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) from expanding their reach westward,” Stratfor noted.
Turkey’s ground offensive will likely add additional stress to the already strained relations between Ankara and Moscow. According to Stratfor:
“Still, that does not mean that Ankara, with Washington’s help, is not trying to reach an understanding with Moscow, at least in terms of setting up deconfliction procedures to avoid clashing with each other in the Syrian Warzone, which is rapidly becoming crowded.”
HOW WILL RUSSIA RESPOND?
RT reports that ISIS terrorists have increased their activities ahead of next week’s inter-Syrian talks, with insurgents in the Syrian province of Aleppo receiving reinforcements from Turkey, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. The much-anticipated talks between the Syrian government and different opposition groups are scheduled to take place in Geneva on January 25.
“Unfortunately, in recent days, it’s especially noticeable that ahead of the planned start of the inter-Syrian negotiations in Geneva the activities of terrorist groups have intensified. Obviously, they’re trying to turn the tide in their favor on the battlefield,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said during a briefing in Moscow.
Zakharova said that Russia is concerned over Ankara’s increased military incursions into Syria, adding that, “it cannot be ruled out that… fortifications [built by Turkey] along the Syrian-Turkish border may be used by militant groups as strongholds.”
“While all parties involved pin their hopes on the start of a meaningful and… inclusive dialogue between the Syrian government and the opposition, external forces continue to help militants in Syria, including terrorist groups, providing them with arms and ammunition,” she stressed.
Turkey's pro-Kurdish opposition will join work on new constitution
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-constitution-hdp-idUSKCN0V20RM
Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) said on Sunday it would take part in a parliamentary commission charged with drafting a new constitution and would challenge the ruling AK Party's plans for a strong executive presidency.
The AK Party has broad cross-party support for overhauling Turkey's constitution, which dates back to an era of military coups, but there are wide divergences over what a new charter should look like
President Tayyip Erdogan and the AK Party he founded more than a decade ago want the head of state, who currently has a largely ceremonial role, to wield much greater political powers.
But the opposition parties want to focus on improving minority rights and democratic freedoms and fear Erdogan is becoming too authoritarian, a charge he rejects.
Turkey's Parliamentary Speaker Ismail Kahraman of the AK Party has invited the opposition parties in parliament to join the commission but the HDP had not previously said whether it would attend. Deeply suspicious of Erdogan and the government, some HDP lawmakers had called for a boycott.[nL8N14S11M]
"We will be on the constitutional reconciliation commission. But we have serious differences with the AK Party in many fields such as freedom, equality and justice," HDP co-chair Selahattin Demirtas told a party congress to loud cheers.
"Despite these differences we will meet them without any prejudice and will seek reconciliation for peace," he told delegates, including representatives of European socialist parties, at the congress, held under tight security.
Relations between the AK Party government and the HDP have soured considerably since a surge in violent clashes between Turkish security forces and militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast.
The HDP wants any new Turkish constitution to decentralize power away from Ankara to the regions.
"We will present our proposal for the constitution in which local authorities are more powerful," HDP Izmir Deputy Ertugrul Kurkcu told Reuters. "We will never discuss a 'one man administration' because we want a parliamentarian republican system based upon powerful local authorities."
America and Turkey begin Ground Invasion of Syria. How Will Russia Respond?
http://www.globalresearch.ca/america-and-turkey-begin-ground-invasion-of-syria-how-will-russia-respond/5503235
On Wednesday evening, the Turkish army reportedly entered Syrian territory near Jarablus. US troops took control of Rmeilan airfield in Syria’s northern province of Hasakah. It’s unclear what are the real objectives for western military operations on Syrian soil According to the latest news, a major Turkish intervention is expected.
US troops have taken control of Rmeilan airfield in Syria’s northern province of Hasakah to support Kurdish fighters against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)”, a spokesperson for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) told Al Jazeera on Tuesday. The airfield is close to Syria’s borders with Iraq and Turkey.
Syrian Local Coordination Committees say that the US has been preparing and expanding Rmeilan airport for a while now. When asked by Al Jazeera, a US CENTCOM media operations officer did not confirm or deny the reports.
According to information received by Sputnik on Wednesday, Turkey has been amassing military units along the Syrian border. The number of troops is estimated to be around 1,000. The troops have reportedly crossed into Aleppo province, according to Hawar News, along with military vehicles, heavy equipment, and mine detection gear. Turkey has denied reports of an invasion, but reports from the ground confirm the military incursion.
Russia Insider writes, that Turkey has seized the ISIS-controlled town of Jarabulus, but faced no resistance, according to reports:
“Eyewitnesses to the incursion reported that the Turkish forces have not encountered any resistance from ISIS fighters in the area. These reports once again raise the question of possible collaboration between Turkey and ISIS aimed at halting the advance of the Kurdish militias in north Syria.”
The Turkish operation is “officially” aimed at combating Daesh (ISIS) militants, who have fortified Jarablus. But sources tell Sputnik that Ankara may be more interested in preventing the YPG from gaining a foothold in a region of strategic importance. Various reports indicate that Ankara could soon (if it has not already) launch a ground operation in neighboring Syria, confirms Sputnik on Thursday.
STRATFOR: “WARZONE IS RAPIDLY BECOMING CROWDED”
“Turkey has already begun to ramp up its artillery strikes along its border with Syria to help its rebel allies and to destroy Islamic State targets. This could indicate an effort to soften enemy defenses ahead of a Turkish ground incursion once minesweeping operations have been completed,” Stratfor explained.
“Ankara’s ground operation – if launched – could deal a blow to Daesh. But many experts and politicians have pointed out that Turkey views dealing with the Kurds, not the terrorist group, as its key priority. The offensive than “would also strengthen the [Turkey-backed] rebels in northern Syria, in turn preventing the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) from expanding their reach westward,” Stratfor noted.
Turkey’s ground offensive will likely add additional stress to the already strained relations between Ankara and Moscow. According to Stratfor:
“Still, that does not mean that Ankara, with Washington’s help, is not trying to reach an understanding with Moscow, at least in terms of setting up deconfliction procedures to avoid clashing with each other in the Syrian Warzone, which is rapidly becoming crowded.”
HOW WILL RUSSIA RESPOND?
RT reports that ISIS terrorists have increased their activities ahead of next week’s inter-Syrian talks, with insurgents in the Syrian province of Aleppo receiving reinforcements from Turkey, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. The much-anticipated talks between the Syrian government and different opposition groups are scheduled to take place in Geneva on January 25.
“Unfortunately, in recent days, it’s especially noticeable that ahead of the planned start of the inter-Syrian negotiations in Geneva the activities of terrorist groups have intensified. Obviously, they’re trying to turn the tide in their favor on the battlefield,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said during a briefing in Moscow.
Zakharova said that Russia is concerned over Ankara’s increased military incursions into Syria, adding that, “it cannot be ruled out that… fortifications [built by Turkey] along the Syrian-Turkish border may be used by militant groups as strongholds.”
“While all parties involved pin their hopes on the start of a meaningful and… inclusive dialogue between the Syrian government and the opposition, external forces continue to help militants in Syria, including terrorist groups, providing them with arms and ammunition,” she stressed.
Turkey's pro-Kurdish opposition will join work on new constitution
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-constitution-hdp-idUSKCN0V20RM
Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) said on Sunday it would take part in a parliamentary commission charged with drafting a new constitution and would challenge the ruling AK Party's plans for a strong executive presidency.
The AK Party has broad cross-party support for overhauling Turkey's constitution, which dates back to an era of military coups, but there are wide divergences over what a new charter should look like
President Tayyip Erdogan and the AK Party he founded more than a decade ago want the head of state, who currently has a largely ceremonial role, to wield much greater political powers.
But the opposition parties want to focus on improving minority rights and democratic freedoms and fear Erdogan is becoming too authoritarian, a charge he rejects.
Turkey's Parliamentary Speaker Ismail Kahraman of the AK Party has invited the opposition parties in parliament to join the commission but the HDP had not previously said whether it would attend. Deeply suspicious of Erdogan and the government, some HDP lawmakers had called for a boycott.[nL8N14S11M]
"We will be on the constitutional reconciliation commission. But we have serious differences with the AK Party in many fields such as freedom, equality and justice," HDP co-chair Selahattin Demirtas told a party congress to loud cheers.
"Despite these differences we will meet them without any prejudice and will seek reconciliation for peace," he told delegates, including representatives of European socialist parties, at the congress, held under tight security.
Relations between the AK Party government and the HDP have soured considerably since a surge in violent clashes between Turkish security forces and militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast.
The HDP wants any new Turkish constitution to decentralize power away from Ankara to the regions.
"We will present our proposal for the constitution in which local authorities are more powerful," HDP Izmir Deputy Ertugrul Kurkcu told Reuters. "We will never discuss a 'one man administration' because we want a parliamentarian republican system based upon powerful local authorities."
angelburst29
The Living Force
Syria conflict: Russian air force and local militia hunt for Turkish nationalist suspected of killing pilot (Photo - Video)
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/syria-conflict-russian-air-force-and-local-militia-hunt-for-turkish-nationalist-suspected-of-killing-a6837891.html
Wanted man – who is thought to be hiding in the town of Rabia – taunts Kremlin over its apparent inability to locate him
A Turkish ultra-nationalist who allegedly killed a Russian pilot is being hunted by the Kremlin’s forces in Syria.
Alparslan Celik – who claimed to have attacked the pilots of an Su-24 fighter shot down by Turkey in November – was reportedly being targeted in the province of Latakia after a string of gains by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad.
With the aid of Russian air power and local militias, the Syrian military has captured a series of rebel-held towns in the province, which shares a border with Turkey.
The major push comes ahead of talks to end the Syrian conflict due to begin in Geneva on Friday and has triggered growing concern in Turkey at the plight of ethnic Turkmens, whose brigades are suffering heavy losses.
Russian media said that Mr Celik, a Turkish citizen who has been fighting alongside Turkmen rebels, was likely to be hiding in the town of Rabia, which fell from opposition hands at the weekend.
Though he originally claimed to have killed both pilots of the Russian jet, it later emerged that one survived and was rescued.
He subsequently said that Lieutenant Colonel Oleg Peshkov deserved to die, prompting the Russian foreign ministry to demand his arrest. Mr Celik then taunted Moscow with a jibe that he had yet to be killed by “the dust and smoke from your bombs”. However, in a statement published by the Turkish newspaper Vatan, he conceded that rebels were struggling to contend with air strikes that have been pounding the region.
Russia and Turkey have supported opposing sides in the Syria conflict since its outset in 2011, but the downing of a Russian plane by the Turkish air force sent relations plummeting to a new low.
Tensions have been aggravated by Turkey’s growing alarm at Russian-backed gains by Syrian government forces in Syria, which threaten opposition supply lines and could force Turkey to share more of its border with President Assad. The area is populated by several groups including Turkmen, an ethnic minority whose members speak Turkish and whose rebel brigades have received support from Ankara. Their cause has been taken up by Turkish nationalists such as Mr Celik.
The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erodgan, has repeatedly warned the Kremlin against targeting “our Turkmen brothers” in the region. Their plight was on the agenda for Wednesday's national security meeting. Turkish media has warned that the Turkmen community is facing “ethnic cleansing” of villages in Latakia in an effort to turn the area into an Assad stronghold. Dr Kerem Kinik of the Turkish Red Crescent told The Independent that the situation in the province was “very fragile” as heavy Russian air strikes and fierce fighting continued. The rebels were losing territory, he said.
He and other local sources said the majority of civilians had fled Turkmen villages in the region known as Bayirbucak, but that 5,000 to 6,000 Turkmen civilians were living in difficult conditions in camps near the Syrian border.
The stand-off between Russia and Turkey has complicated the already messy efforts to hold peace talks to end the Syrian conflict, which will soon enter its sixth year.
It remained unclear whether the main Western-backed opposition delegation would even turn up for the start of the United Nations negotiations. The group says it will not talk with the Assad government while rebel-held areas are being bombed and besieged.
As night fell the group said that it was seeking urgent clarification from the UN over its demands.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/syria-conflict-russian-air-force-and-local-militia-hunt-for-turkish-nationalist-suspected-of-killing-a6837891.html
Wanted man – who is thought to be hiding in the town of Rabia – taunts Kremlin over its apparent inability to locate him
A Turkish ultra-nationalist who allegedly killed a Russian pilot is being hunted by the Kremlin’s forces in Syria.
Alparslan Celik – who claimed to have attacked the pilots of an Su-24 fighter shot down by Turkey in November – was reportedly being targeted in the province of Latakia after a string of gains by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad.
With the aid of Russian air power and local militias, the Syrian military has captured a series of rebel-held towns in the province, which shares a border with Turkey.
The major push comes ahead of talks to end the Syrian conflict due to begin in Geneva on Friday and has triggered growing concern in Turkey at the plight of ethnic Turkmens, whose brigades are suffering heavy losses.
Russian media said that Mr Celik, a Turkish citizen who has been fighting alongside Turkmen rebels, was likely to be hiding in the town of Rabia, which fell from opposition hands at the weekend.
Though he originally claimed to have killed both pilots of the Russian jet, it later emerged that one survived and was rescued.
He subsequently said that Lieutenant Colonel Oleg Peshkov deserved to die, prompting the Russian foreign ministry to demand his arrest. Mr Celik then taunted Moscow with a jibe that he had yet to be killed by “the dust and smoke from your bombs”. However, in a statement published by the Turkish newspaper Vatan, he conceded that rebels were struggling to contend with air strikes that have been pounding the region.
Russia and Turkey have supported opposing sides in the Syria conflict since its outset in 2011, but the downing of a Russian plane by the Turkish air force sent relations plummeting to a new low.
Tensions have been aggravated by Turkey’s growing alarm at Russian-backed gains by Syrian government forces in Syria, which threaten opposition supply lines and could force Turkey to share more of its border with President Assad. The area is populated by several groups including Turkmen, an ethnic minority whose members speak Turkish and whose rebel brigades have received support from Ankara. Their cause has been taken up by Turkish nationalists such as Mr Celik.
The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erodgan, has repeatedly warned the Kremlin against targeting “our Turkmen brothers” in the region. Their plight was on the agenda for Wednesday's national security meeting. Turkish media has warned that the Turkmen community is facing “ethnic cleansing” of villages in Latakia in an effort to turn the area into an Assad stronghold. Dr Kerem Kinik of the Turkish Red Crescent told The Independent that the situation in the province was “very fragile” as heavy Russian air strikes and fierce fighting continued. The rebels were losing territory, he said.
He and other local sources said the majority of civilians had fled Turkmen villages in the region known as Bayirbucak, but that 5,000 to 6,000 Turkmen civilians were living in difficult conditions in camps near the Syrian border.
The stand-off between Russia and Turkey has complicated the already messy efforts to hold peace talks to end the Syrian conflict, which will soon enter its sixth year.
It remained unclear whether the main Western-backed opposition delegation would even turn up for the start of the United Nations negotiations. The group says it will not talk with the Assad government while rebel-held areas are being bombed and besieged.
As night fell the group said that it was seeking urgent clarification from the UN over its demands.
angelburst29
The Living Force
Turkey Warns of 'Consequences' After Russia Violates Airspace Again
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/turkey-says-russia-violated-its-airspace-again-despite-warnings-n507686
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Moscow on Saturday that it would be forced to "endure the consequences" if its jets continue to violate the Turkish airspace, after Ankara reported a new border infringement incident by a Russian plane.
NATO-member Turkey said another Russian warplane violated its airspace on Friday despite several warnings — two months after Turkey's military shot down a Russian jet for crossing over its territory. The past incident seriously strained the previously close ties between the two countries, damaging a strong economic partnership.
We regard this infringement which came despite all our warnings in Russian and in English as an effort by Russia to escalate the crisis in the region," Erdogan told reporters before departing on a Latin American tour. "If Russia continues the violations of Turkey's sovereign rights, it will be forced to endure the consequences."
He did not specify what those consequences might be.
Erdogan said he attempted to reach Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the issue but that the Russian leader did not respond.
"These irresponsible steps do not help the Russian Federation, NATO-Russia relations or regional and global peace," Erdogan said. "On the contrary they are detrimental."
Turkey's Foreign Ministry said the Russian SU-34 crossed into Turkish airspace on Friday, ignoring several warnings in Russian and in English by Turkish radar units. It said Ankara summoned the Russian ambassador to the ministry Friday evening to "strongly protest" the violation. It was not clear where exactly the new infringement had occurred.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg also called on Russia "to act responsibly and to fully respect NATO airspace" but also urged "calm and de-escalation" of tensions between Moscow and Ankara.
"Russia must take all necessary measures to ensure that such violations do not happen again," he said in a statement. "NATO stands in solidarity with Turkey and supports the territorial integrity of our ally, Turkey."
There was no immediate comment on the incident from Moscow.
On Saturday, Stoltenberg said NATO had agreed in December to increase the presence of AWACS early warning planes over Turkey to increase the country's air defenses. He said the decision was taken before Friday's incident.
Turkey says Su-34 violated airspace, Moscow shrugs off report as ‘propaganda’
https://www.rt.com/news/330723-turkey-russia-jet-envoy/
Moscow has denied Turkey’s accusation that a Russian Su-34 bomber violated its airspace on Friday. The Russian Ministry of Defense said that Ankara couldn’t have determined which country the jet belonged to under the circumstances they described.
“There have been no Turkish airspace violations by the aircraft of the Russian airborne tactical formation [acting] in the Syrian Arab Republic. The statements from the Turkish side concerning the alleged air incursion by a Russian Su-34 are proof-less propaganda,” Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Iror Konashenkov said in a statement on Saturday.
He stressed that the airspace controlling radar stations that Turkey has can only determine the altitude, flight line, and speed of an aerial vehicle, but not its type or state affiliation. To determine which country owns the jet requires visual contact from another aircraft, Konashenkov emphasized, adding that no visual contact had been reported.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/turkey-says-russia-violated-its-airspace-again-despite-warnings-n507686
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Moscow on Saturday that it would be forced to "endure the consequences" if its jets continue to violate the Turkish airspace, after Ankara reported a new border infringement incident by a Russian plane.
NATO-member Turkey said another Russian warplane violated its airspace on Friday despite several warnings — two months after Turkey's military shot down a Russian jet for crossing over its territory. The past incident seriously strained the previously close ties between the two countries, damaging a strong economic partnership.
We regard this infringement which came despite all our warnings in Russian and in English as an effort by Russia to escalate the crisis in the region," Erdogan told reporters before departing on a Latin American tour. "If Russia continues the violations of Turkey's sovereign rights, it will be forced to endure the consequences."
He did not specify what those consequences might be.
Erdogan said he attempted to reach Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the issue but that the Russian leader did not respond.
"These irresponsible steps do not help the Russian Federation, NATO-Russia relations or regional and global peace," Erdogan said. "On the contrary they are detrimental."
Turkey's Foreign Ministry said the Russian SU-34 crossed into Turkish airspace on Friday, ignoring several warnings in Russian and in English by Turkish radar units. It said Ankara summoned the Russian ambassador to the ministry Friday evening to "strongly protest" the violation. It was not clear where exactly the new infringement had occurred.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg also called on Russia "to act responsibly and to fully respect NATO airspace" but also urged "calm and de-escalation" of tensions between Moscow and Ankara.
"Russia must take all necessary measures to ensure that such violations do not happen again," he said in a statement. "NATO stands in solidarity with Turkey and supports the territorial integrity of our ally, Turkey."
There was no immediate comment on the incident from Moscow.
On Saturday, Stoltenberg said NATO had agreed in December to increase the presence of AWACS early warning planes over Turkey to increase the country's air defenses. He said the decision was taken before Friday's incident.
Turkey says Su-34 violated airspace, Moscow shrugs off report as ‘propaganda’
https://www.rt.com/news/330723-turkey-russia-jet-envoy/
Moscow has denied Turkey’s accusation that a Russian Su-34 bomber violated its airspace on Friday. The Russian Ministry of Defense said that Ankara couldn’t have determined which country the jet belonged to under the circumstances they described.
“There have been no Turkish airspace violations by the aircraft of the Russian airborne tactical formation [acting] in the Syrian Arab Republic. The statements from the Turkish side concerning the alleged air incursion by a Russian Su-34 are proof-less propaganda,” Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Iror Konashenkov said in a statement on Saturday.
He stressed that the airspace controlling radar stations that Turkey has can only determine the altitude, flight line, and speed of an aerial vehicle, but not its type or state affiliation. To determine which country owns the jet requires visual contact from another aircraft, Konashenkov emphasized, adding that no visual contact had been reported.
A recent video from StormCloudsGathering on the war in Syria and the wider context.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K20fm2166WM ["World War III - The New Axis of Evil". StormCloudsGathering. 28 January 2016]
The video mentions that the Iraqi government said in 2015 it didn't want any US ground troops in Iraq, and describes the current Iraqi government as a "wildcard", which in the future may further distance itself from the US and become closer to Russia. The video makes the point that the idea of "moderate rebels" in Syria is pretty much a Western fiction. I think perhaps the video over-emphasizes the religious Sunni/Shia divide as a principal cause, rather than something being taken advantage of to deliberately increase the conflict, by the other players (Saudi Arabia, Israel, Turkey, USA).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K20fm2166WM ["World War III - The New Axis of Evil". StormCloudsGathering. 28 January 2016]
The video mentions that the Iraqi government said in 2015 it didn't want any US ground troops in Iraq, and describes the current Iraqi government as a "wildcard", which in the future may further distance itself from the US and become closer to Russia. The video makes the point that the idea of "moderate rebels" in Syria is pretty much a Western fiction. I think perhaps the video over-emphasizes the religious Sunni/Shia divide as a principal cause, rather than something being taken advantage of to deliberately increase the conflict, by the other players (Saudi Arabia, Israel, Turkey, USA).
Media: Turkish Air Force Base announced an increased level of anxiety
http://ria.ru/world/20160131/1367846225.html
Israel, Turkey set to hold fresh détente negotiations: Report
http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2016/01/31/448060/Turkey-Israel-Ties-Reconciliation-Mavi-Marmara-Netanyahu-Erdogan
http://ria.ru/world/20160131/1367846225.html
Israel, Turkey set to hold fresh détente negotiations: Report
http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2016/01/31/448060/Turkey-Israel-Ties-Reconciliation-Mavi-Marmara-Netanyahu-Erdogan
angelburst29
The Living Force
Turkey claims that another Russian warplane has violated its airspace in an attempt to deceive the international community and justify the November downing of a Su-24 bomber, a senior Russian lawmaker said Sunday.
New Turkish Airspace Violation Claim Excuse for Su-24 Downing – Lawmaker
http://sputniknews.com/politics/20160131/1033988128/turkey-airspace-violation-claims-excuse.html
The Turkish Foreign Ministry said Saturday it had summoned the Russian ambassador over an alleged trespass involving a Su-34 frontline bomber that happened the day before.
"All such claims look to me like a failed attempt to justify the traitorous shooting of a Russian plane by Turkey," Franz Klintsevich, deputy chair of the Defense Committee at the upper-house Federation Council in the Russian parliament, told RIA Novosti.
The November 24 downing of a Russian frontline bomber by a Turkish air-to-air missile near the Syrian border strained relations between Moscow and Ankara and prompted Russia to hit out at Turkey with a batch of economic restrictive measures.
Leonid Kalashnikov, deputy chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee at the lower house of the Russian parliament, the State Duma, told RIA Novosti that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan might be looking for an excuse to talk to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.
"Apparently, Erdogan is seeking to meet Putin – so he is using every opportunity," Kalashnikov suggested.
The Russian Defense Ministry on Saturday denied violations of Turkish airspace by Russian planes, saying neither Russian air defense systems in Syria nor Syrian radar stations had detected any trespasses of the Turkey-Syria border.
New Turkish Airspace Violation Claim Excuse for Su-24 Downing – Lawmaker
http://sputniknews.com/politics/20160131/1033988128/turkey-airspace-violation-claims-excuse.html
The Turkish Foreign Ministry said Saturday it had summoned the Russian ambassador over an alleged trespass involving a Su-34 frontline bomber that happened the day before.
"All such claims look to me like a failed attempt to justify the traitorous shooting of a Russian plane by Turkey," Franz Klintsevich, deputy chair of the Defense Committee at the upper-house Federation Council in the Russian parliament, told RIA Novosti.
The November 24 downing of a Russian frontline bomber by a Turkish air-to-air missile near the Syrian border strained relations between Moscow and Ankara and prompted Russia to hit out at Turkey with a batch of economic restrictive measures.
Leonid Kalashnikov, deputy chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee at the lower house of the Russian parliament, the State Duma, told RIA Novosti that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan might be looking for an excuse to talk to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.
"Apparently, Erdogan is seeking to meet Putin – so he is using every opportunity," Kalashnikov suggested.
The Russian Defense Ministry on Saturday denied violations of Turkish airspace by Russian planes, saying neither Russian air defense systems in Syria nor Syrian radar stations had detected any trespasses of the Turkey-Syria border.
The Real Reason Why Turkey 'Will Use Any Occasion to Blame Russia'
http://sputniknews.com/politics/20160201/1034018072/russia-turkey-syria-kurds.html
Turkey seeking to ‘heighten tensions’ with Russia: Analyst
http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2016/02/01/448191/Michael-Maloof-Turkey-tensions-Russia
http://sputniknews.com/politics/20160201/1034018072/russia-turkey-syria-kurds.html
Turkey seeking to ‘heighten tensions’ with Russia: Analyst
http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2016/02/01/448191/Michael-Maloof-Turkey-tensions-Russia
SOTT has posted:
Syrian refugee children found working in Turkish factories
http://www.sott.net/article/311361-Syrian-refugee-children-found-working-in-Turkish-factories
Turkey denies it:
Turkey Denies Use of Syrian Refugee Child Labor in Textile Factories
http://sputniknews.com/art_living/20160201/1034053033/turkey-syrian-child-labor.html
Syrian refugee children found working in Turkish factories
http://www.sott.net/article/311361-Syrian-refugee-children-found-working-in-Turkish-factories
Turkey denies it:
Turkey Denies Use of Syrian Refugee Child Labor in Textile Factories
http://sputniknews.com/art_living/20160201/1034053033/turkey-syrian-child-labor.html
