Russia bombs Turks in Syria, Turkey bombs Russians in Syria

[harrybarracuda]

I suppose they think they can have their fun away from the front pages.

Russia started by denying responsibility, and then claimed the Turks forget to tell them they were there.

Turkey warned on Friday it was opening the gates for refugees to flee to Europe after an air strike blamed on Damascus killed 33 Turkish soldiers in Syria. The international community voiced fears of a rapidly-rising risk of escalation after the attack by Russian-backed Syrian forces in the province of Idlib, where President Bashar al-Assad is waging a bloody campaign to oust rebels from their last holdout. The deadly bombardment has added to weeks of growing tensions between rebel supporter and NATO member Ankara and Damascus ally Moscow.

https://www.defencetalk.com/fears-of-escalation-after-33-turkish-troops-killed-in-syria-74352/

ANKARA, (BM) – As a result of a massive attack on the positions of the Syrian military in Idlib, the Turkish army destroyed the Buk and Pantsir complexes, 23 tanks, as many field and self-propelled guns, as well as five helicopters, learned BulgarianMilitary.com according Turkish Minister of Defense Hulusi Akar statement.

https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2020/02/28/turkey-has-destroyed-missile-systems-dozens-of-tanks-and-five-helicopters-in-idlib/

[bsnub]

Yep and since this has been held quiet in media Erdogan has said that he is reopening the boarders to refugees and will allow them to head to Europe. FFS defend a nato member even if the Turks are coonts.

[sabang]

Nah, leave him to the tender mercy of Vlad.

[bsnub]

This is an example of why the orange moron is completely incompetent.

[sabang]

Erdogan is backing Sunni Islamic terrorists, in Syria & Libya. Let him answer to Vlad. Enjoy those 40 virgins, scumbag.

[harrybarracuda]

Nah, leave him to the tender mercy of Vlad.

I would be ecstatic if they killed each other. It would be a great stride forward for mankind.

[sabang]

I think you know who the winner will be. I consider Mr Putin my ally (and I don't give a rats about Russian internal politics, save that Putin is safely entrenched there). He is a man of his word, and a man of action- out there killing Sunni Islamic terrorists. Meanwhile, what is the orangefaced clown doing?

[harrybarracuda]

I think you know who the winner will be. I consider Mr Putin my ally (and I don't give a rats about Russian internal politics, save that Putin is safely entrenched there). He is a man of his word, and a man of action- out there killing Sunni Islamic terrorists. Meanwhile, what is the orangefaced clown doing?

If you think every Sunni in Syria is an "Islamic terrorist" then frankly you're a bit of a dopey twat.

He's indiscriminately bombing entire neighbourhoods, including hospitals.

[lom]

He's indiscriminately bombing entire neighbourhoods, including hospitals.

Daily heavy bombing by Russia. Refuge camps overfull. 800.000 civilians fleeing, most of them women and children.
The world is just too tired about the war in Syria to react..

Heres for you Sabang:

Germany says Syria and Russia responsible for Idlib ′war crimes′ | News | DW | 27.02.2020

[sabang]

^^ Of course I don't. Most of the Syrian army is Sunni, you know- not to mention Pres. Assad's wife. No, I am talking about the vile Islamic scum that constitute such noble organisations as Isil & AQ, many of whom are foreign mercenaries. The mopping up operation is going quite well, and if Erdogan just wants to protect them he deserves what is coming to him. Forty virgins to you mate!

Hey, if you want them in your country, just say so. Let good old Erdy open the gates for you. But for me, the only good Islamic terrorist is a dead one.

There is an alternative, you know. Lay down their arms and unconditionally surrender- just like the Tamil Tigers before that, Japan before that, Germany before that, etc etc. Until then, the elimination continues. Best not get in the way.

[PlanK]

Did Turkey receive there 'top of the range' S-400 missiles from Russia yet?


That could make things interesting.

[sabang]

America is sulking because they did not buy the (considerably more expensive) Patriots. Vlad is helping finish the good job, along with Iran and of course the Syrian Army, and Erdogans on a loser yet again. Same in Libya.
I appreciate he has domestic political considerations with the restive Kurds, but in my books an ally of those vile Sunni terrorists is an enemy of mankind- and the Kurds are helping to defeat the vile Islamic scum.
What a strange world we live in- America, Saudi & Israel are now the Axis of Evil, Russia, Iran and Syria the Good Guys combating and defeating Evil.

[Klondyke]

What a strange world we live in

Indeed. Minus is Plus, Plus is Minus...

[harrybarracuda]

^^ Of course I don't. Most of the Syrian army is Sunni, you know- not to mention Pres. Assad's wife. No, I am talking about the vile Islamic scum that constitute such noble organisations as Isil & AQ, many of whom are foreign mercenaries. The mopping up operation is going quite well, and if Erdogan just wants to protect them he deserves what is coming to him. Forty virgins to you mate!

Hey, if you want them in your country, just say so. Let good old Erdy open the gates for you. But for me, the only good Islamic terrorist is a dead one.

There is an alternative, you know. Lay down their arms and unconditionally surrender- just like the Tamil Tigers before that, Japan before that, Germany before that, etc etc. Until then, the elimination continues. Best not get in the way.

Yes. I hate violent inner city gangs.

So let's just indiscriminately bomb New York, Chicago and LA.

Great solution.

[jabir]

Bad boy Erdogan knows he can bully Europe with the 'refugee' floodgates, and they are well conditioned to clamour and apologise and top up current extortions by the odd few billions, in return for a window of respite that either holds or doesn't. But this power seems to have gone to his head, and about time he learns that Putin is not bound by the same polite/impotent rulebook.

Putin has been in charge of the region since he smoothly outsmarted the coon, and his support for Assad is an act of faith which cannot be undermined by a Turkish peasant, not even with a NATO card. Putin put his credibility on the line by supporting Assad, and while that doesn't come cheap it does guarantee to keep him in power right through to the endgame; it is also a valuable marketing tool for other concerned dictators, that all they need to do is sign on the dotted line. Also good for Russian arms, demonstrates that the military is capable of long term operations beyond its borders, and of course adds to Putin's personal CV, popularity and maybe some bank account.

Nobody really cares if Erdogan kills off a few Kurds in oops ops on his way in or out, posturing is always good for his worshippers back home and boosts his image abroad, so there's lots of money and concessions and lower bars to be had by waving his scary dick at Europe, but he really doesn't want to get into a prolonged pissing contest with Putin.

[harrybarracuda]

Putin put his credibility on the line by supporting Assad

I don't think so. He knew the US public doesn't have an appetite for another prolongued Middle East war, let alone a conflict with Russia over a country with hardly any oil to speak of. He wanted it and he took it, just like he took Crimea.

Assad is almost as big a Putin puppet as baldy orange cunto.

[panama hat]

FFS defend a nato member even if the Turks are coonts.

Won't happen as Turkish soldiers are occupying another country. It is a defence pact, not a pact designed to wage war with another NATO member in other countries

[Klondyke]

Anyway, some prayers and thoughts...

After chairing emergency talks between NATO ambassadors, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg called on Syria and Russia "to stop their offensive, to respect international law and to back U.N efforts for a peaceful solution."

"This dangerous situation must be de-escalated and we urge an immediate return to the 2018 cease-fire to avoid the worsening of the horrendous humanitarian situation in the region," Stoltenberg said.

Turkey's allies also expressed their condolences over the deaths, but no additional NATO support was offered during the meeting.

Apart from providing some aerial surveillance over Syria, NATO plays no direct role in the conflict-torn country, but its members are deeply divided over Turkey’s actions there, and European allies are worried about the arrival of any new waves of refugees.

NATO urges Syria, Russia to halt airstrikes as migrants move | News , Middle East | THE DAILY STAR

[Klondyke]

Moscow cannot prevent Syrian Army from reacting to terrorist activities in Idlib — Lavrov
Russia's top diplomat urged Turkey to begin to abide by the agreements on Syria’s Idlib reached by the Russian and Turkish presidents

OSCOW, February 28. /TASS/. The Syrian Army has the right to suppress terrorists in the Idlib province and Moscow cannot prevent it from doing so, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday.

"The Syrian Army has every right to respond to repeated ceasefire violations in the Idlib zone and suppress terrorists. We cannot stop the Syrian Army from implementing the provisions of UN Security Council resolutions on the uncompromising fight against all forms of terrorism," Lavrov emphasized.

The top diplomat reaffirmed Moscow's full commitment to the agreements on Syria’s Idlib reached by the Russian and Turkish presidents and urged Ankara to begin to abide by them too. "We reaffirm our full commitment to those agreements, which have been reached by the Russian and Turkish presidents regarding what has to be done in the Idlib de-escalation zone: to disengage the normal opposition from terrorists, demilitarize the inner belt in that zone so that no one can shell Syrian army positions and the Russian military base from there and to ensure the unhindered use of the motorways, which pass through that zone. That remains our common goal with our Turkish counterparts. Nevertheless, it is essential to start implementing these agreements, since things did not work out properly for a year and a half," he stated.

Moscow cannot prevent Syrian Army from reacting to terrorist activities in Idlib — Lavrov - Russian Politics & Diplomacy - TASS

[sabang]

It is a defence pact, not a pact designed to wage war with another NATO member in other countries

Unless, of course, it involves America.

[harrybarracuda]

Unless, of course, it involves America.

Ah yes, the "coalition of the willing".

I think baldy orange cunto might find those hard to find since they all think he's a total wanker.

[panama hat]

Turkey's allies also expressed their condolences over the deaths, but no additional NATO support was offered during the meeting.

You missed this part?

It is a defence pact, not a pact designed to wage war with another NATO member in other countries

[Chico]

So let's just indiscriminately bomb New York, Chicago and LA.

Better still bomb the Turkish border posts.

[Chico]

This is an example of why the orange moron is completely incompetent.

I take it you realise Trump wasn't the president in 2010 when your very own Obomba backed the Qatar pipeline,which was going to go through Syria.

[harrybarracuda]

I take it you realise Trump wasn't the president in 2010 when your very own Obomba backed the Qatar pipeline,which was going to go through Syria.

"Obomba", here we go again, these fucking trumpanzees just can't get over him can they?