onsdag 26 december 2018

En av de jihadister som hade tänkt attackera Manbij idag.




Erdogans dubbelmoral
En av de jihadister som hade tänkt attackera Manbij idag.
Killen som filmar: "Vad har du att säga innan vi möter döden?"
Jihadisten: Tar fram sin kniv och säger "Vi kommer efter er infidels kurder!" - vilket betyder "vi har kommit för att slakta kurder".
Syrian rebel groups aligned with Turkey have volunteered to help fight the YPG. One group already announced it would attack Manbij in northern Syria.
For the Syrian regime this is a problem because there are Syrian troops in eastern Syria in Qamishli and Hasakeh. The Syrian regime has amicable relations with the YPG but the regime must rely on Russia and Iran to help negotiate with Turkey in eastern Syria.
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These two issues relate to how Damascus will concentrate the challenges it still faces. Israel has said that as the US withdraws, Jerusalem will continue to challenge Iran in Syria. In addition there are reports that Russia could offer to help reduce Iranian influence or presence in Syria in return for something.
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The explosions and wild-firing of missiles on Tuesday illustrates that Damascus has a long way to go to confront airstrikes around its capital. "

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