Turkey Blames Kurds for Ankara Attack to Justify Sending Troops to Syria

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Turkey Blames Kurds for Ankara Attack to Justify Sending Troops to Syria

Turkey puts responsibility for the recent explosion in Ankara on the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in order to justify deployment of troops to northern Syria, the honorary president of the Turkish Peoples' Democratic Party told Sputnik on Thursday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — On Wednesday, a car bomb exploded outside a military housing complex near the parliament building in Ankara, killing 28 and leaving 61 wounded. On Thursday, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that the perpetrators of the attack were linked with the Kurds.

"The Turkish government is now charging YPG with responsibility for blast in Ankara. It is unbelievable scenario for many reasons. First, YPG never looked for increased enmity on Turkey, they are just trying to equal the relations on both sides of the border. The second reason, the Turkish government is looking for an excuse to send troops to Northern Syria," Ertugrul Kurkcu said.

The instability in Turkey escalated in July 2015, after 33 Kurdish activists were killed in a suicide blast in the city of Suruc and two Turkish policemen were later murdered by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which led to Ankara commencing a military campaign against the group.

Over the past month, Turkish forces have repeatedly attacked YPG positions in Syria, claiming the Kurdish militia is a terrorist group that threatens Turkish security.

Earlier in February, Russian Defense Ministry said that Ankara's activity on the border with Syria pointed out at intensive preparation for a military incursion in Syria.

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let's not forget Turkey shelled the Kurds for hours just a while ago across the border into Syria.

either they did this to provoke an attack by PKK or this was a false flag.

either way Turkey wants a safe zone for it's rats to topple Assad, and also a means to ethically cleanse the Kurds in Syria.

killing two birds with one stone

 

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Turkey Escalates Proxy Invasion of Syria, Sends 500 Islamist Fighters to Stop Kurdish, SAA Advances

Ankara is content with illegally shelling Syria from across the border, and sending mercenaries to do the real dirty work

For the last few days, reports have been streaming in about Turkey allowing "moderate rebels" to cross its border into Syria in an attempt to stop the advances of the SAA and Kurdish forces. Apparently unwilling to risk direct military intervention without full US support, Ankara has chosen a different strategy: Lob shells across the border, and let mercenaries to do the on-the-ground terrorizing.

The latest from the Guardian:

At least 500 rebels on Wednesday crossed the Turkish border, a monitor said, and headed for the Syrian town of Azaz in northern Aleppo province where opposition forces have suffered setbacks at the hands of Kurdish fighters.

We should point out that the "monitor" cited by the Guardian is none other than the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the London-based rumor mill that is most likely a front for western intelligence agencies. But what does this tell us? Our guess is that Turkey might actually be acting unilaterally -- and the west is running out of patience. Let's not forget that the Kurds being targeted by Ankara continue to receive diplomatic and military backing from the US.

But how accurate is this report? We would bet it's right on the money -- maybe even a a cover for operations by Turkish special forces. Earlier this week it was reported that Turkey had allowed some 350 fighters to cross the border into Syria. Who these "fighters" are is anyone's guess.

And it's hardly surprising that Ankara would flood Syria with new waves of fighters: If the Turkish-backed "moderates" lose Azaz, it could be the knock-out punch to Ankara's ambitions in Northern Syria. The situation as it stands now:

The green represents terrirtory held by the "moderates". The Kurds (yellow) have made huge gains in the last week,
while SAA forces are creeping up from the south.

As this map shows, Turkey has continued its UN-condemned shelling of Kurdish positions (represented by the blue rockets on map).

For now, Turkey and Saudi Arabia seem unwilling to commit to a direct invasion -- so they're just doubling down on the same strategy they've used since the beginning of this conflict: Send in proxies.

With Russia now openly supporting Kurdish forces, it will be interesting to see how Turkey's proxy army fares against Russian airstrikes.