Kurdish [PKK,YPG]–Turkish conflict

George1 wrote:Scheduled for 2018, American military aid to the Kurds



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Airman wrote:PKK terrorists kidnap, murder young teacher in eastern Turkey

Turkey Signals Joint Offensive with Iran against PKK, PJAK

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Turkish President Recep Tayyib Erdogan said Tehran and Ankara may launch a joint operation against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and its offshoot PJAK in the near future.

“A joint operation with Iran against terror groups that are posing threat is always on the agenda,” Erdogan told reporters on Monday, the Daily Sabah reported.

He added, "We have discussed the details on what kind of work we can carry out amongst us. There are damages that the PKK and its branch in Iran causes. We will carry out these discussions with the understanding that the threats can be defeated with the cooperation of both countries in a short time”.

The remarks came after Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri met Erdogan in Ankara last week.

Heading a military delegation, the top Iranian general held talks with top Turkish military and political officials in Ankara and Istanbul.

Iran and Turkey enjoy cordial bilateral relations. Despite some differences on regional issues, Iran and Turkey are two sides of a trilateral mechanism to maintain ceasefire in certain parts of Syria.

Major General Baqeri's trip to Ankara came days ahead of a planned visit by US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis. Ties between NATO allies Turkey and the United States have been strained by Washington's support for Kurdish YPG fighters.

Turkey says the YPG is indistinguishable from the outlawed Kurdish PKK which has been waging an insurgency in southeast Turkey for more than 30 years. Washington sees it as a vital ally in its purported fight to defeat Deash

Vladimir79 wrote:PKK is not recognized as a terrorists organization by Russia.  Refrain from language that portrays it as such.

Turkey planning military operation in Iraq against PKK with Baghdad

Turkey is planning a crossborder military operation into Iraq against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) along with the federal Iraqi government, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has said,  private broadcaster CNN Türk reported on March 8.

"Even if the Afrin operation has not yet been completed, we have the capacity to carry out both operations simultaneously," Çavuşoğlu said.

The operation may start after Iraq holds parliamentary elections scheduled for May, Çavuşoğlu was quoted as saying.

The country's top diplomat also said Turkey’s ongoing operation in the northern Syrian district of Afrin “might be completed by May.”

Under attack the Kurds. The Turkish army launched an offensive in Northern Iraq

The turkish army launched an offensive in Northern Iraq. In the area of kandil troops Turkey has moved deep into Iraqi territory of 26 kilometers. The interior minister of Turkey, suleyman soylu said on this occasion that in the North of Iraq in wissensforum district is the headquarters of the outlawed Turkey kurdistan workers ' party (pkk) and the turkish army will not stop until you reach and grab that structure. The authorization for the operation of the turkish army betrayed the turkish parliament, which for the last 8 years annually extend the mandate. Turkish officials believe the kurdistan workers ' party as a terrorist organization and one of the main threats to national security. As reported by the turkish general staff, during the offensive in Northern Iraq has killed at least two turkish soldiers. Also, during the missile attack on turkish troops and injured one soldier. The turkish army periodically causing surgical strikes on targets of the pkk in Northern Iraq where camps of this organization, shelter, command posts, and storage of weapons.

This is not the first offensive undertaken by the army of Turkey on this area, but the ultimate objectives of destroying the headquarters of the pkk, was not achieved even once.

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Airman wrote:Iranians attacked by PKK receiving treatment in Turkish hospitals

eehnie wrote:The Turk invasion of the Kurd area of Iraq follows a clear anti-Iranian patern.

Turkish intelligence captures key suspect in 2013 Reyhanlı bombing in Syria's Latakia

Turkey's National Intelligence Organization (MIT) captured Wednesday a key suspect in the 2013 bomb attack that killed 53 people in Reyhanlı district, the deadliest in the country at the time, with an operation carried out in Syria's Latakia.

Yusuf Nazik, who was listed in the "blue" category of Turkey's most wanted terrorists list, was brought to Turkey by MIT agents and interrogated.

Nazik admitted to looking for alternative places for attack and exploration, bringing the explosives from Syria to Turkey and organizing planting the explosives into two vans on the order of Syrian intelligence units.

What you said , goes to the heart of the matter . In no way should people fall into trap of simply supporting their own proxy or client . Simply because they share superficial aspects or slogans or do as we say . What is important is that these groups move in a positive direction or not . Irrespective of whether they are majority or minority in a country .

Turkey launches large-scale operation against Kurdish militant group