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Friday, May 06, 2005 6:56:26 PM
Turkey deploys troops along its border with Iraq
Is this one reason for Russia's planned sale of anti-aircraft missiles to Syria?
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050428/ap_on_re_mi_ea/putin_mideast
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US designs on Syria's Kurds
By Sami Moubayed
Apr 9, 2005
DAMASCUS - One of the overriding fears in the Middle East is how Kurds might be manipulated by outside forces to create havoc in the region, as has happened before.
On May 29, 1945, while the French were trying to topple the Syrian government, they bombed Damascus and ignited violence in the Hay al-Akrad neighborhood of the Syrian capital, where the city's Kurds resided.
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A new age for Turkey-Syria relations
By K Gajendra Singh
Apr 14, 2005
Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer's visit to Damascus, despite United States ambassador to Ankara Eric Edelman's public stand against it, highlights the churning of regional strategic relationships in the wake of the Soviet Union's collapse, and more recently the September 11 attacks on the US and its illegal invasion of Iraq.
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-Am
Turkey deploys troops along its border with Iraq
According to Kurdish opposition sources, thousands of Turkish troops are gathering in positions near the Iraqi border. They added that the Turkish military formation was taking place in the Kurdish areas of southeastern Turkey.
The sources also identified the Turkish forces deployed near the Iraqi border as units of two commando brigades, Bolu and Kayseri.
The commando forces were seen in the Cukurca district of Hakkari, the sources said, adding that more than 10,000 troops have been deployed in Cukurca.
Information on the troop deployment was relayed by the Turkish Gendarmerie Command to forces in the district.
"It was learned that these preparations are being carried out within the framework of an operation against south Kurdistan [northern Iraq]," the Copenhagen-based Kurdish television Roj, reported on April 26.
On May 1, the Kurdish Workers Party claimed responsibility for an explosion that struck western Turkish resort town of Kusdasi.
Saying that the party also planted bombs in Istanbul, the Kurdish Liberation Hawks, a PKK wing, warned Westerners to leave Turkey.
Turkey has been warning it would not tolerate the presence of the PKK in northern Iraq.
At least 5,000 PKK fighters were said to have been operating along the northern border.
''It is apparent that the issue of security has become a matter of concern for Iraq's neighbors," said Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul.
According to Roj television, the Bolu Commando Brigade, deployed in the Lice district of Diyarbakir, has been planning to carry out attacks in northern Iraq. The Television also cited such Iraqi targets as Akdag, Andok, Dorse, Saggoze and Senyayla regions.
Earlier this week, foreign ministers of Iraq's neighboring countries; Jordan, Syria, Kuwait, Iran, Turkey and Egypt, pledged to boost border security and exchanging intelligence with the country's newly formed government.
Iraq neighbors, including Syria and Iran, also agreed to hold a meeting of their interior ministers in Turkey soon to discuss means to better monitor their borders.
Syria has announced to restore its diplomatic ties with Iraq after a break of more than two decades.
Iraq's neighbors have repeatedly expressed their worries over the violence and ethnic instability in Iraq. They fear that the unrest in Iraq could spread throughout the region.
The region’s security was one of the main topics opened of discussion during the neighbouring countries' meeting, held at a former Ottoman palace overlooking the Bosporus.
In their final communique, the neighbors "expressed their determination ... to increase their cooperation on the overall border security with Iraq ... including ... exchange of intelligence with Iraq."
AlJazeera
2005-05-06 13:14:36
http://kavkazcenter.com/eng/content/2005/05/06/3770.shtml
Is this one reason for Russia's planned sale of anti-aircraft missiles to Syria?
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050428/ap_on_re_mi_ea/putin_mideast
see also:
US designs on Syria's Kurds
By Sami Moubayed
Apr 9, 2005
DAMASCUS - One of the overriding fears in the Middle East is how Kurds might be manipulated by outside forces to create havoc in the region, as has happened before.
On May 29, 1945, while the French were trying to topple the Syrian government, they bombed Damascus and ignited violence in the Hay al-Akrad neighborhood of the Syrian capital, where the city's Kurds resided.
#msg-5988344
A new age for Turkey-Syria relations
By K Gajendra Singh
Apr 14, 2005
Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer's visit to Damascus, despite United States ambassador to Ankara Eric Edelman's public stand against it, highlights the churning of regional strategic relationships in the wake of the Soviet Union's collapse, and more recently the September 11 attacks on the US and its illegal invasion of Iraq.
#msg-6031830
-Am
Turkey deploys troops along its border with Iraq
According to Kurdish opposition sources, thousands of Turkish troops are gathering in positions near the Iraqi border. They added that the Turkish military formation was taking place in the Kurdish areas of southeastern Turkey.
The sources also identified the Turkish forces deployed near the Iraqi border as units of two commando brigades, Bolu and Kayseri.
The commando forces were seen in the Cukurca district of Hakkari, the sources said, adding that more than 10,000 troops have been deployed in Cukurca.
Information on the troop deployment was relayed by the Turkish Gendarmerie Command to forces in the district.
"It was learned that these preparations are being carried out within the framework of an operation against south Kurdistan [northern Iraq]," the Copenhagen-based Kurdish television Roj, reported on April 26.
On May 1, the Kurdish Workers Party claimed responsibility for an explosion that struck western Turkish resort town of Kusdasi.
Saying that the party also planted bombs in Istanbul, the Kurdish Liberation Hawks, a PKK wing, warned Westerners to leave Turkey.
Turkey has been warning it would not tolerate the presence of the PKK in northern Iraq.
At least 5,000 PKK fighters were said to have been operating along the northern border.
''It is apparent that the issue of security has become a matter of concern for Iraq's neighbors," said Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul.
According to Roj television, the Bolu Commando Brigade, deployed in the Lice district of Diyarbakir, has been planning to carry out attacks in northern Iraq. The Television also cited such Iraqi targets as Akdag, Andok, Dorse, Saggoze and Senyayla regions.
Earlier this week, foreign ministers of Iraq's neighboring countries; Jordan, Syria, Kuwait, Iran, Turkey and Egypt, pledged to boost border security and exchanging intelligence with the country's newly formed government.
Iraq neighbors, including Syria and Iran, also agreed to hold a meeting of their interior ministers in Turkey soon to discuss means to better monitor their borders.
Syria has announced to restore its diplomatic ties with Iraq after a break of more than two decades.
Iraq's neighbors have repeatedly expressed their worries over the violence and ethnic instability in Iraq. They fear that the unrest in Iraq could spread throughout the region.
The region’s security was one of the main topics opened of discussion during the neighbouring countries' meeting, held at a former Ottoman palace overlooking the Bosporus.
In their final communique, the neighbors "expressed their determination ... to increase their cooperation on the overall border security with Iraq ... including ... exchange of intelligence with Iraq."
AlJazeera
2005-05-06 13:14:36
http://kavkazcenter.com/eng/content/2005/05/06/3770.shtml
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