Turkish military offensive in Syria/Rojava

[I dont even know who to root for]

YOU CANT MAKE THIS UP. ASSAD LITERALLY CUCKED ERDOGAN OUT OF THIS

https://twitter.com/Syrian_MC/status/11 ... 2489827332

welp, Rojava lives to be terrorized by turkey another day.

Dude retracted his statement for some reason. Big think.

[Czechoslovakia and Zakarpatia]

“CNN told me that Israel bad. CNN also told me that YPG good. Israel supports kurdistan. The laws of physics have been broken!!!”

First this, next we'll establish zionism as a key pillar of socialism. The UK Labour party will implode!

The irony is that Israel itself was pretty leftwing during the first few decades of its existence, with the Mapai/Mapam parties consistently winning every elections they contested up until 1977 when Menachem Begin ushered in a new era of rightwing rule.

[Loben The 2nd]

welp, Rojava lives to be terrorized by turkey another day.

Dude retracted his statement for some reason. Big think.

.....

this could get interesting.

[I dont even know who to root for]

https://twitter.com/RaniaKhalek/status/ ... 2230454274

US media calling for an intervention to undo the effects of the withdrawal Trump proposed and ordered.

This truly is a clown world.

[Repubblica Fascista Sociale Italiana]

I see… Rojava jails the opposition while Antifa hits them in the head with bike locks

I'm not going to refute your point with a Tu quoque and you do have a good one that I agree with, but I'm not going to lie, it is ironic for you to complain about suppressing opposition.

I’m a fascist myself, I’m saying a group that claims to fight for freedom supports regimes that suppress freedom

[Ifreann]

Imagine being so far right that you think leftists like CNN.

Imagine thinking I’m far right

Yeah. Imagine.

[Repubblica Fascista Sociale Italiana]

Syrian Kurdish officials say they will work with Assad forces to repel Turkish offensive and to capture areas held by Turkey

https://syria.liveuamap.com/en/2019/13- ... -work-with

https://twitter.com/SkyNewsBreak/status ... 9121785866

I thought the Assad regime were critical of both sides- Turkey for crossing its boarders and Rojava for splitting up the country. It makes you wonder what the price was for this alliance.

This is why Assad is a great leader in the eyes of a fascist nihilist. He puts country first, no matter the internal squabbles with others of his country

[Repubblica Fascista Sociale Italiana]

Imagine thinking I’m far right

Yeah. Imagine.

You should probably read my sig if you think I’m right wing

[I dont even know who to root for]

Dude retracted his statement for some reason. Big think.

.....

this could get interesting.

It nevertheless wouldn't suprise me if things would go that way. Erdogan is putting a lot in as a bet. He could also just dump the three million refugees into Europe. He got the sanctions already now anyway.

[Vistulange]

"Islamist goons" in this case basically means any politician affiliated with the AKP, MHP, or the cabinet of Erdogan.

Which is literally what we were doing prior to 2003, but let's go on.

As for how I would initiate the democratization of Turkey, I would have rescinded all of the draconian laws, restrictions and decrees Erdogan enacted to strengthen his power

Many of those laws you mention existed prior to Erdoğan. Erdoğan himself oversaw the dismantling of a great number of them. He is now overseeing the implementation of new, admittedly less draconian ones.

(Such as the latest 2018 "anti-terror" law which de-facto perpetuates the state of emergency or the amendments approved in the 2017 referendum that transformed Turkey into a presidential republic), release all political prisoners and journalists who were persecuted by Erdogan's regime (Including Selahattin Demirtas), abort the offensive in Syria and halt all aid towards the FSA, and hold a emergency snap election with all parties and candidates allowed to campaign unmolested and to their fullest extent in order to transition towards a duly-elected civilian government.

Every party aside from the HDP is allowed to campaign unmolested and to their fullest extent.

See, this is what you fail to grasp about Turkey. Turkey isn't a full-on dictatorship - and the numerous problems with trying to set up an idealised, rosy democracy from the outside notwithstanding: You'd think Iraq would be a great democracy right now if your ideas worked in practice - it's what is known as a "competitive authoritarian" country. Face the bloody music that the AKP wins elections in this country. It's not Erdoğan subverting the vote, it's not Erdoğan stealing votes, it's people voting for him and the AKP. Literally none of the evident irregularities in the ballots are enough to sway the results of elections. People. Vote. Erdoğan.

The AKP has nine million members. This is the number after they lost a significant chunk of their membership. Do you think that came from nowhere, just out of the thin air, solely to disappear once you stuff all the AKP and MHP ministers away? Good grief. Or do you by chance have some template ready to copy and paste with the relevant fields left blank when they ask you how you intend to democratise a country?

[Torrocca]

According to the live map, the SDF was able to successfully regain total control over Ras al-Ain despite the Turkish military making incursions into the town earlier this week.

[I dont even know who to root for]

According to the live map, the SDF was able to successfully regain total control over Ras al-Ain despite the Turkish military making incursions into the town earlier this week.

Ras al Ayn was captured by TSFA later in this midday.

[Ifreann]

Yeah. Imagine.

You should probably read my sig if you think I’m right wing

That's why I think you're right wing. Among other things.

[Loben The 2nd]

According to the live map, the SDF was able to successfully regain total control over Ras al-Ain despite the Turkish military making incursions into the town earlier this week.

Ras al Ayn was captured by TSFA later in this midday.

yeet.

[I dont even know who to root for]

https://twitter.com/BarzanSadiq/status/ ... 7283207171

#Syrian army heading towards #Raqqa oil fields.

Seems like they're near Raqqa. Or even already past it. That's a major gain for them. More oil supplies plus a better airforce location.

[I dont even know who to root for]

Nevertheless. Erdogan got what he wanted in one way. The SDF/YPG/Rojava is done for. No more (justified or not/theoretical or realistic) PKK threat.

[Billuria]

Bashar al Asaad accepted to help SDF also Russia called every countries to stop this humanity crime. I hope Kurd will survive this genodice attack. More than hundred civillians dead in Rojava, babies were killed. I watched video that Turkish-backed Jihadist executing civillians in Ras-al Ain and says ''Allahu Akbar'' they love ISIS, we all know that.

[Loben The 2nd]

Bashar al Asaad accepted to help SDF also Russia called every countries to stop this humanity crime. I hope Kurd will survive this genodice attack. More than hundred civillians dead in Rojava, babies were killed. I watched video that Turkish-backed Jihadist executing civillians in Ras-al Ain and says ''Allahu Akbar'' they love ISIS, we all know that.

with what?

[I dont even know who to root for]

Kurdish-led administration in northern Syria agrees to let Syrian army deploy along the entire length of the border with Turkey to help repel the Turkish offensive

https://syria.liveuamap.com/en/2019/13- ... ria-agrees

There goes Erdogan's narrative for a ''buffer zone against PKK influences''.

[Loben The 2nd]

Kurdish-led administration in northern Syria agrees to let Syrian army deploy along the entire length of the border with Turkey to help repel the Turkish offensive

https://syria.liveuamap.com/en/2019/13- ... ria-agrees

again, what fucking forces do they have?

[I dont even know who to root for]

Bashar al Asaad accepted to help SDF also Russia called every countries to stop this humanity crime. I hope Kurd will survive this genodice attack. More than hundred civillians dead in Rojava, babies were killed. I watched video that Turkish-backed Jihadist executing civillians in Ras-al Ain and says ''Allahu Akbar'' they love ISIS, we all know that.

with what?

This. It's not helping SDF. It's outright absorbing them into the SAA.

[I dont even know who to root for]

Kurdish-led administration in northern Syria agrees to let Syrian army deploy along the entire length of the border with Turkey to help repel the Turkish offensive

https://syria.liveuamap.com/en/2019/13- ... ria-agrees

again, what fucking forces do they have?

The Syrian army?

[Loben The 2nd]

with what?

This. It's not helping SDF. It's outright absorbing them into the SAA.

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha aint that ironic? Assad is suddenly the good guy again.

[Loben The 2nd]

again, what fucking forces do they have?

The Syrian army?

after 8 years at war with its own country?

ill take my chances with the fresh Turkish army.

[I dont even know who to root for]

This. It's not helping SDF. It's outright absorbing them into the SAA.

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha aint that ironic? Assad is suddenly the good guy again.

It's not about who'se good, or who's bad. It's about what is happening.

You have to be disillusioned if you think the SDF has the upper hand in this.