Turkey preparing for war with Syria?
There are several ways one could take this article, but the bottom line is that Turkey believes that it will need troops to handle some sort of confrontation with Syria in the foreseeable future, whether as part of NATO or to protect refugees from Syria, or for some other reason. In anticipation of what is expected to be a massive influx of Syrian refugees, Turkey has taken extraordinary measures along its borders with Syria, including summoning retired military officers to duty and assigning them to border provinces.Read the whole thing.
Officials on Thursday announced that the number of Syrians taking refuge in Turkey had reached 7,239 , a number reminiscent of the situation during the 1991 Gulf War, when Turkey hosted tens of thousands of refugees from Iraq. In addition to the expected influx, there is concern that NATO forces might intervene in Syria. Experts believe the number of refugees coming to Turkey might soar above all expectations.
Also on Thursday, the Syrian army stormed Saraqeb, a Syrian town near Turkey’s border, a mere one a day after Syrian authorities declared the military had pulled out of the region. Hundreds more fled across the border during the attack. Experts say Syrians are currently coming into Turkey through Hatay, but many others might flee across the border through the Turkish towns of Kilis and Mardin in the near future.
If Assad thinks he needs to invade Turkey to survive, he will invade Turkey.
Labels: Bashar al-Assad, NATO, Syrian uprising, Turkey
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 12:41 PM
2 Comments:
Turkey is part of NATO right?
Thus an attack on Turkey by Syria means the US is obligated to defend them as part of NATO.
Hmm... Lesser of two evils in the short term?
If Assad thinks he needs to invade Turkey to survive, he will invade Turkey.
wrong, the moment Assad attacks Turkey he is done
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