Erdogan calls Shia paramilitary groups ‘terrorists’, threatening Turkish intervention in Iraq

[BHarwana]

Is the Russians using Iranians and Assad for their own nefarious agenda in the region. We cannot allow them to push the middle East into a nuclear war.

It is same as USA is using Turkey and GCC countries to push their own agenda. Every one here needs to stop not only Iran.

 

[Malik Alashter]

Who cares what the West think. Turkey is a power in a league of its own. We will exercise our muscles to protect our own interests in the region.

The stupid Saddam mindset he also thought he is ruling a super power

kid all the toys you have are given to you by the European once they stop you'll be doomed.

 

[Attila the Hun]

These are Iranian attack dogs recruited from impoverished villages of Afghanistan and Pakistan to die for their Iranian overlords.

That's why Turkiye must distance ourselves with these nations. And if Iraqis and whatever want to serve for Persians, that's their business. as long as it doesn't involve us, i couldn't care what they get upto. lol

 

[Malik Alashter]

A lot of Turks support Erdogan, I don't support the guy, but to call him a dictator is just ridiculous.
Gulenists ARE NOT NATIONALISTS. Gulenists are islamist terrorists. You should know all about Islamist terrorism coming from iraq.

sthey come from Turkey as the world know that kid even your ally the US vice president accuse you of that.

 

[azzo]

The stupid Saddam mindset he also thought he is ruling a super power

kid all the toys you have are given to you by the European once they stop you'll be doomed.

Coming from a proponent of "Death to America" and the "Great Satan" I can't help but laugh.

 

[Attila the Hun]

sthey come from Turkey as the world know that kid even your ally the US vice president accuse you of that.

Come again?

 

[Malik Alashter]

But, majority are iraqis nationals. That's the point I was making, and a lot of them like to blow themselves up .

No not even 10%are iraqis I mean the suiciders yes fighters 70%are iraqis but these without the help from erdogan and the Gulf regimes they can't stand against the state.

 

[TheCamelGuy]

Turks calling the PMU/Hashd terrorists (following erdogan I mean) is funny to hear though. Supposedly their 'brothers', Turkmen being the forefront forces preparing for Tal Afar operation yet Erdogan is going insane. In 2014 when Tal Afar full of Shia Turkmen was besieged the almighty Turkish military stood there watching, highly likely that thousands of Turkmens were slaughtered there whilst Turkey had the air force might to stop it. Now if you're going to tell me that Baghdad didn't allow it since when did Turkey care about permission when they're violating it now? Turkey is ruled by an insane man with hatred for Shia whether they're Turkmen or not. He stood quietly watching IS slaughter the Turkmen, now that Turkmen seek to liberate Tal Afar he's going insane.

The PMU has 4 Turkmen brigades, (30K Turkmen troops).
A lot of content:
https://www.facebook.com/16-Türkmen-Tugayı-797249833737058/?fref=ts

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=987765514685488

Turkmen PMU martyrs against IS, Turks and Erdogan are celebrating, what did I just read? Did the Turkish media tell you there are that many Turkmens in the PMU or is that not beneficial to the cause of Erdogan.

 

[Attila the Hun]

70%are iraqis but these without the help from erdogan

Yes of course my friend. Erdogan strapped suicide vests on them and forced them to blow themselves up.

Turkey is ruled by an insane man with hatred for Shia

Shias in Turkey are living well lol

 

[AmirPatriot]

Liar, I don't share their ideology. Wait a second, it's funny that you, an iranian, say this, when your country harbors and support ALQaida members since 2001 Afghan war, like Saif Al-adel

"there has been speculation" - no need to read any further.

smear campaign on Sunnis

*Wahhabis

 

[azzo]

"there has been speculation" - no need to read any further.



*Wahhabis

Check the multiple original sources, this "there has been speculation" is your typical iranian wikipedia vandalism.
No one is contesting this fact, go play another game irani.

 

[Malik Alashter]

Coming from a proponent of "Death to America" and the "Great Satan" I can't help but laugh.

Tool is talking brainless wahhabi has an oppenion isn't that amazing

 

[xenon54 out]

Anyway, I was only joking about getting promoted under Turkish rule lol. Don't take it seriously.

Oh no all hope lost.

 

[Zulkarneyn]

Middle East's just ruler is Turkey. That has been the case for centuries, and it will be so for centuries ahead

Anyway, I was only joking about getting promoted under Turkish rule lol. Don't take it seriously.

We have a Turkish saying. "Her sakanin altinda bir gercek yatar" there's a grain of truth behind every joke.

 

[HAIDER]

Erdogan calls Shia paramilitary groups ‘terrorists’, threatening Turkish intervention in Iraq
http://aranews.net/2017/04/erdogan-...sts-threatening-turkish-intervention-in-iraq/

The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan labeled the paramilitary forces fighting the Islamic State in Iraq as “terrorists” and part of Iran’s “Persian expansion policy”.

“Who are al-Hashd al-Shaabi? Who is backing them? The Iraqi parliament supports al-Hashd al-Shaabi, but, honestly, they are a terrorist organization, and should be known who stands behind it,” he said during an interview with the Qatari channel Al Jazeera on Wednesday.

Ahmed al-Assadi, a spokesperson of the Popular Mobilisation Units (PMU), also known as al-Hashd al-Shaabi, called Erdogan’s remarks as “a violation against an Iraqi security institution” that is “recognized by the parliament and the state”.

Hadi Al-Ameri, the former Iraqi minister of transportation and the head of the PMU Badr Organization, one of the biggest PMU forces in Iraq, in response called for a complete stop of trade with Turkey.

On Saturday, the Turkish Ambassador to Iraq, Fatih Yıldız, joined a memorial march on the anniversary of Imam Kazim’s death in Baghdad in order to control the damage.

“It’s unfortunate to learn that some regional leaders are still ill-informed by biased or incompetent advices on what’s happening in their neighbourhood,” Luay al-Khatteeb, the founding director of the Iraq Energy Institute, co-founder of Iraq Heritage and nonresident Fellow at the Center on Global Energy Policy told ARA News.

“The PMUs like many armed units of the Iraqi Armed Forces are governed by the federal authority and regulated by federal laws,” al-Khateeb said.

“Although a de-facto Shia majority, but diverse and inclusive enough to depict the social fabric of Iraq, with tens of thousands of Sunni Arabs, Christians and other factions amongst their ranks,” he said.

“Surely there could be a reciprocal exchange in words between some PMU affiliates and Turkey’s leader, but what matters is the official response of the Iraqi government given the fact that the PMU is an official institution in the first place committed from day one to defend Iraqis, while many of its volunteers have fought and died for a noble cause without even earning their monthly salary, hence they deserve all the respect and recognition,” he added.

In an interview with ARA News, Nicholas A. Heras, Bacevich Fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), said that Turkey is strongly against a PMU presence in northern Iraq.

“Erdogan has made it no secret that he is seeking to establish strong Turkish influence over Mosul and throughout northwestern areas of Iraq. The Hashd Shaabi, which has a significant number of Iraqi Shia nationalist paramilitary groups and armed groups closely aligned with Iran, want to resist a Turkish zone of influence on any piece of Iraqi territory,” he said.

“Erdogan views the Hashd Shaabi as the main obstacle to Turkey’s unfettered influence over northwestern Iraq, which many Turkish nationalists like Erdogan himself believe to be rightfully part of Turkey,” Heras told ARA News.

“The Hashd Shaabi armed groups will not hesitate to target Turkish-backed, Sunni Iraqi proxies in Iraq, or Turkish military units that are deployed inside of Iraq,” he added.

Furthermore, Diliman Abdulkader, a NRT English columnist and research associate at the Endowment for Middle East Truth (EMET) told ARA News that the PMU could respond by providing more support to the Yezidi fighters of the Shingal Resistance Units (YBS) they funded with salaries in the past until Turkish pressure on the US and Baghdad stopped the funding last year.

“I think that the PMU will not respond by words but by action, meaning they will openly support the PKK [Kurdistan Workers Party] in Shingal and will also put pressure on the KDP [Kurdistan Democratic Party] to move the Turkish military out of Iraq. Also Erdogan has a history of intervening in other countries’ affairs, most recently in Kirkuk,” he said.

However, Abdulkader ruled out that the PMU would target Turkey-backed proxy forces or the Turkish army in Iraq.

“Direct target is unlikely since PMU is technically the Iraqi gov’ts responsibility but indirectly through other factions yes. In a way, showing greater support for PKK in Iraq is viewed as a direct target. As far as trade ties are concerned, I don’t think Iraq can afford to take that risk,” he told ARA News.

“Also it’s important to note that Erdogan may be using this war of words to distract from the referendum at home,” he concluded.

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@TheCamelGuy @Malik Alashter @Sharif al-Hijaz

How will Iraq respond to this threat?

It strange statement , when whole region is engulf in ISIS threat . They are killing Iraqi people right and left and leader of state calling the defender or locals iraqi terrorist ... ??... doesn' t make any sense. Such a statement show sympathy for ISIS. When ISIS was few miles away from Baghdad ..... what he was doing.