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It appears that goldilocks himself believes some of them to be terrorists. It all depends on what badge they wear into battle on the day.

'Fatal Mistake': Turkey Slams Trump Over Warning on 'Economic Devastation'


"Tensions between Ankara and Washington have further escalated over the Kurdish issue as Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu announced last week that Ankara would launch a military operation east of the Euphrates River if the US failed to withdraw its troops from the Arab Republic in time.

"Cooperation with terrorists will lead nowhere. May we remain hungry, without food and water, but we will do everything that is necessary. The United States and all other countries should show sufficient respect for Turkey", Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlet Cavusoglu said, addressing the US president’s warning of "economic devastation" should Ankara target US-backed Kurdish forces in Syria.

"It is a fatal mistake to equate Syrian Kurds with the PKK [Kurdistan Workers' Party], which is on the US terrorists list, and its Syria branch PYD [Kurdish Democratic Union Party]/YPG [Kurdish People's Protection Units]. Turkey fights against terrorists, not Kurds. We will protect Kurds and other Syrians against all terrorist threats", he stressed."

https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201901141071448397-turkey-syria-kurds-us-response/

Syrian opposition leader Ahmad Jarba ready to head to Damascus for talks

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On a more positive note, one of the opposition groups leader, signals he is ready for talks regarding a political settlement.


Syrian opposition leader Ahmad Jarba ready to head to Damascus for talks

MOSCOW, January 13. /TASS/.

“ A prominent leader of the Syrian opposition, the head of the Syria's Tomorrow Movement Ahmad Jarba, said he was ready to head to Damascus for talks with the Syrian governemnt, the Al Mayadeen TV has reported.

According to the channel’s information, Jarba, who is an influential tribe leader in eastern Syria, came forward with the initiative while in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. He said he expected the Iraqi government’s assistance in establishing a dialogue with the Syrian authorities.
Jarba supports Arab tribe militiamen, who fight alongside Kurdish groups within the Syrian Democratic Forces movement against the Islamic State terrorist group (outlawed in Russia).

The initiative that he plans to suggest to the Syrian government envisages the creation of tribal groups to protect the border with Iraq following the withdrawal of US military forces from Syria.

In January 2014, Jarba, who headed the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces at that period, was among the organizers of the first round of intra-Syrian talks in Geneva. Later, he supported the idea of holding the Congress of the Syrian National Dialogue, which took place in Russia’s Black Sea resort city of Sochi on January 30-31, 2018.”

http://tass.com/world/1039638