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Turkey’s AKP strikes back: the Politics of attacking both KurdS & ISIL
By contributors | Aug. 3, 2015 |
By Tristan Dunning – (The Conversation) – –
Tristan Dunning, The University of Queensland
Stemming from a presumed Islamic State (IS) suicide bombing killing 32 leftist Kurdish university students in Suruc and the killing of several Turkish policeman claimed
by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Turkey has begun bombarding both IS forces in Syria and PKK bases located in the Qandil Mountains in northern Iraq.
But what has provoked this punishing campaign?
[...]
Many Kurds believe that the Turkish government is in cahoots with IS. Opposition figures have gone so far as to label government officials “accomplices ..
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2015/07/turkey-syria-kobane-suruc-bombing-boomerang-hits-volunteers.html ” to the Suruc bombing.
The specific targeting of Kurdish university students planning a reconstruction trip to Kobane is noteworthy for several reasons.
.. always complicated possibilities .. yep, more .. http://www.juancole.com/2015/08/strikes-politics-attacking.html
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Turkish security forces targeted in series of attacks
Leftist group claims assault on US consulate in Istanbul as five security personnel are killed in the southeast.
11 Aug 2015 00:33 GMT
Assailants have opened fire at the US consulate building and carried out a bomb attack ..
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/08/bomb-blast-rips-istanbul-police-station-sultanbeyli-150810002156063.html ..
on a police station in Istanbul, as two different attacks killed five security personnel in southeastern Turkey.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/08/reports-shots-fired-consulate-istanbul-150810053835157.html
~~~
Ankara bombings: ISIS focus of Turkey's investigation
By Susannah Cullinane, CNN
Updated 5:42 AM ET, Mon October 12, 2015
[20 photos inside]
Story highlights
Two suicide bombers are believed to have carried out Ankara attack, Turkey says
Meantime Turkish strikes reportedly killed up to 49 PKK members over weekend
(CNN) -- Even though no group has claimed responsibility for the deadly weekend bombings in Ankara, the focus of the investigation is the militant group ISIS,Turkey's prime minister said.
The Saturday attack near Ankara's main train station was carried out by two suicide bombers. It killed at least 97 people and wounded nearly 250 others.
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu wouldn't specifically identify any group for the act, but he told Turkish television station NTV the focus is on ISIS.
The blasts targeted crowds at a lunchtime peace rally calling for an end to the renewed conflict between the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the Turkish government.
Kurdish forces have been battling ISIS jihadists across a swath of northern Iraq and Turkey and the Turkish government recently changed its stance to allow the U.S. to launch strikes ..
http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/12/world/us-turkey-syria-airstrikes/index.html .. on the militant group's positions from Incirlik Air Base in southern Turkey.
Analysis: What does attack mean for Turkey?
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/10/world/turkey-ankara-bomb-why-it-matters/index.html
'Attack on entire nation'
VIDEO: Turkey's deadliest attack in its modern history 02:45
The huge explosions shook high-rise office buildings and left bodies, protest banners and flags scattered across the ground.
The attack took place just three weeks before national elections.
"This is an attack that does not target a specific group; it is an attack on the entire nation and (an) attack on our unity. Turkey is a country that has managed to maintain peace in the region," Davutoglu said Saturday.
Turkey declared three days of mourning over the attacks.
Scuffles with police near scene of bombings
On Sunday, people once again massed in Ankara's streets .. http://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/11/middleeast/turkey-ankara-bomb-blast/ , this time expressing solidarity with the victims.
One group in the capital, some of whom were carrying red flowers to commemorate the dead, tried to reach the scene of the blasts.
But the group, whose members included opposition lawmakers, were blocked by police officers. Scuffles broke out, and police fired tear gas into the air.
Kurdish-linked rallies attacked previously
Rallies involving Kurdish groups in Turkey have been hit by bombings three times this year. A suicide attack in the town of Suruc, near the Syrian border,
in July killed 34 people. A supporter of the Islamic extremist group ISIS was blamed for carrying out that attack, but the group never claimed responsibility.
Those taking part in Saturday's rally included the pro-Kurdish HDP, or Peoples' Democratic Party, which said on Twitter two of its parliamentary candidates were killed in the blasts.
Turkish forces continued their campaign against the PKK over the weekend, killing as many as 49 members of the group in airstrikes on Saturday and Sunday, the
semiofficial Turkish news agency Anadolu reported, citing military sources .. http://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkey/turkish-airstrikes-kill-49-pkk-terrorists/437823 .
The PKK is a militant group that has fought a long and bitter separatist campaign against the Turkish state for more than 30 years. Since the collapse of
a ceasefire in July 2015, more than 2,000 PKK fighters and 150 Turkish security personnel have been killed in renewed hostilities, Anadolu report said.
Susannah Cullinane wrote from London and CNN's Arwa Damon reported from Ankara. Zeynep
Bilginsoy, Don Melvin, Hada Messia, Yousuf Basil and Jethro Mullen also contributed to this report.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/12/middleeast/turkey-ankara-bomb-blast/index.html
By contributors | Aug. 3, 2015 |
By Tristan Dunning – (The Conversation) – –
Tristan Dunning, The University of Queensland
Stemming from a presumed Islamic State (IS) suicide bombing killing 32 leftist Kurdish university students in Suruc and the killing of several Turkish policeman claimed
by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Turkey has begun bombarding both IS forces in Syria and PKK bases located in the Qandil Mountains in northern Iraq.
But what has provoked this punishing campaign?
[...]
Many Kurds believe that the Turkish government is in cahoots with IS. Opposition figures have gone so far as to label government officials “accomplices ..
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2015/07/turkey-syria-kobane-suruc-bombing-boomerang-hits-volunteers.html ” to the Suruc bombing.
The specific targeting of Kurdish university students planning a reconstruction trip to Kobane is noteworthy for several reasons.
.. always complicated possibilities .. yep, more .. http://www.juancole.com/2015/08/strikes-politics-attacking.html
~~~
Turkish security forces targeted in series of attacks
Leftist group claims assault on US consulate in Istanbul as five security personnel are killed in the southeast.
11 Aug 2015 00:33 GMT
Assailants have opened fire at the US consulate building and carried out a bomb attack ..
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/08/bomb-blast-rips-istanbul-police-station-sultanbeyli-150810002156063.html ..
on a police station in Istanbul, as two different attacks killed five security personnel in southeastern Turkey.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/08/reports-shots-fired-consulate-istanbul-150810053835157.html
~~~
Ankara bombings: ISIS focus of Turkey's investigation
By Susannah Cullinane, CNN
Updated 5:42 AM ET, Mon October 12, 2015
[20 photos inside]
Story highlights
Two suicide bombers are believed to have carried out Ankara attack, Turkey says
Meantime Turkish strikes reportedly killed up to 49 PKK members over weekend
(CNN) -- Even though no group has claimed responsibility for the deadly weekend bombings in Ankara, the focus of the investigation is the militant group ISIS,Turkey's prime minister said.
The Saturday attack near Ankara's main train station was carried out by two suicide bombers. It killed at least 97 people and wounded nearly 250 others.
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu wouldn't specifically identify any group for the act, but he told Turkish television station NTV the focus is on ISIS.
The blasts targeted crowds at a lunchtime peace rally calling for an end to the renewed conflict between the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the Turkish government.
Kurdish forces have been battling ISIS jihadists across a swath of northern Iraq and Turkey and the Turkish government recently changed its stance to allow the U.S. to launch strikes ..
http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/12/world/us-turkey-syria-airstrikes/index.html .. on the militant group's positions from Incirlik Air Base in southern Turkey.
Analysis: What does attack mean for Turkey?
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/10/world/turkey-ankara-bomb-why-it-matters/index.html
'Attack on entire nation'
VIDEO: Turkey's deadliest attack in its modern history 02:45
The huge explosions shook high-rise office buildings and left bodies, protest banners and flags scattered across the ground.
The attack took place just three weeks before national elections.
"This is an attack that does not target a specific group; it is an attack on the entire nation and (an) attack on our unity. Turkey is a country that has managed to maintain peace in the region," Davutoglu said Saturday.
Turkey declared three days of mourning over the attacks.
Scuffles with police near scene of bombings
On Sunday, people once again massed in Ankara's streets .. http://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/11/middleeast/turkey-ankara-bomb-blast/ , this time expressing solidarity with the victims.
One group in the capital, some of whom were carrying red flowers to commemorate the dead, tried to reach the scene of the blasts.
But the group, whose members included opposition lawmakers, were blocked by police officers. Scuffles broke out, and police fired tear gas into the air.
Kurdish-linked rallies attacked previously
Rallies involving Kurdish groups in Turkey have been hit by bombings three times this year. A suicide attack in the town of Suruc, near the Syrian border,
in July killed 34 people. A supporter of the Islamic extremist group ISIS was blamed for carrying out that attack, but the group never claimed responsibility.
Those taking part in Saturday's rally included the pro-Kurdish HDP, or Peoples' Democratic Party, which said on Twitter two of its parliamentary candidates were killed in the blasts.
Turkish forces continued their campaign against the PKK over the weekend, killing as many as 49 members of the group in airstrikes on Saturday and Sunday, the
semiofficial Turkish news agency Anadolu reported, citing military sources .. http://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkey/turkish-airstrikes-kill-49-pkk-terrorists/437823 .
The PKK is a militant group that has fought a long and bitter separatist campaign against the Turkish state for more than 30 years. Since the collapse of
a ceasefire in July 2015, more than 2,000 PKK fighters and 150 Turkish security personnel have been killed in renewed hostilities, Anadolu report said.
Susannah Cullinane wrote from London and CNN's Arwa Damon reported from Ankara. Zeynep
Bilginsoy, Don Melvin, Hada Messia, Yousuf Basil and Jethro Mullen also contributed to this report.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/12/middleeast/turkey-ankara-bomb-blast/index.html
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