“It is now clear that Turkey is openly cooperating with Daesh.” Turkey, meanwhile, won’t allow the U.S. to use its territory to fight against the Islamic State. The old Cold War web of alliances is badly outdated. Rapidly re-Islamizing Turkey is no friend of the United States. Turkey wants to take advantage of the chaos to reestablish its own caliphate, and for that goal the Islamic State may be useful. But to admit the patently obvious reality would be “Islamophobic.”
“Islamic State group attacks Kobani from Turkey,” by Bassem Mroue, Associated Press, November 29, 2014 (thanks to Bill):
BEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic State group launched an attack Saturday on the Syrian border town of Kobani from Turkey, a Kurdish official and activists said, although Turkey denied that the fighters had used its territory for the raid.
The assault began when a suicide bomber driving an armored vehicle detonated his explosives on the border crossing between Kobani and Turkey, said the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and Nawaf Khalil, a spokesman for Syria’s powerful Kurdish Democratic Union Party.
The Islamic State group “used to attack the town from three sides,” Khalil said. “Today, they are attacking from four sides.”
Turkey, while previously backing the Syrian rebels fighting to topple President Bashar Assad in that country’s civil war, has been hesitant to aid them in Kobani because it fears that could stoke Kurdish ambitions for an independent state.
A Turkish government statement on Saturday confirmed that one of the suicide attacks involved a bomb-loaded vehicle that detonated on the Syrian side of the border. But it denied that the vehicle had crossed into Kobani through Turkey, which would be a first for the extremist fighters.
“Claims that the vehicle reached the border gate by crossing through Turkish soil are a lie,” read the statement released from the government press office at the border town of Suruc. “Contrary to certain claims, no Turkish official has made any statement claiming that the bomb-loaded vehicle had crossed in from Turkey.”
“The security forces who are on alert in the border region have … taken all necessary measures,” the statement continued.
Associated Press journalists saw thick black smoke rise over Kobani during the attack. The sound of heavy gunfire echoed through the surrounding hills as armored vehicles took up positions on the border. The Observatory said heavy fighting also took place southwest of the town where the Islamic State group brought in tanks to reinforce their fighters.
Mustafa Bali, a Kobani-based activist, said by telephone that Islamic State group fighters have taken positions in the grain silos on the Turkish side of the border and from there are launching attacks toward the border crossing point. He added that the U.S.-led coalition launched an airstrike Saturday morning on the eastern side of the town.
“It is now clear that Turkey is openly cooperating with Daesh,” Bali said, using the Arabic acronym for the Islamic State….
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Paul says
In other news, the Democrats have announced a bold new foreign policy initiative with Turkey. The Turks will be given a dozen or so nukes with no strings attached.
“We should learn to trust our friends,” said a Congressional source who asked to remain anonymous.
Jay Boo says
Do you have a link
We need to dump Turkey from NATO.
That might explain the excessive fear mongering against Russia over Eastern Ukraine.
The Al Jazeera sponsored NPR-BBC must be trying to dissuade the US from dumping worthless Turkey as a NATO partner.
Neil says
Yep, we should dump Turkey from NATO, and immediately end all financial and military aid, and introduce economic sanctions too. Turkey is not our friend and should be made a pariah. Unfortunately the collective governments that are supposed to be defending western civilisation haven’t got a set of balls between them. God help us if Cameron gets his way and allows Johny Turk to join the EU.
cs says
It is actually our foe.
Read something bizarre at the Jerusalem Post today, they saying that they will build an industry in Jenin to boost Islamic countries and sort of crap.
hahaha, not in Judea my friend.
Jay Boo says
Heavily armed Turkish soldiers stationed on nearby Syrian border have been watching the fierce fighting take place.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2782308/Black-flag-ISIS-raised-outskirts-Syrian-border-town-amid-furious-fighting-jihadists-Kurds-Turkish-tanks-prepare-worst.html
————
LOGISTICS
of ISIS resupply?
Brian Hoff says
When Mexico have they cival war at the turn of the 20th cenurty america soider station on the board should watching and did nothing, they job was to stop the fighting speadindg to america you racist fool. Turkey is allowing NATO to use they airbases and guess what you supid fool america is apart of NATO.
Jay Boo says
Brian Hoff
When you call me a “supid fool”, I hope you mean it in a nice way.
I admit that I am an old fool. “There is no fool like a supid fool”
and also let’s not forget
Forrest Gump said “supid is as supid does”
pumbar says
I hope to God that was irony Brain.
Aardvark says
I don’t think Defender uhderstands irony.
Or English.
TH says
In 1916 The U.s. occupied Veracruz in Mexico on the orders of President _Wodrow Wilson. Check it out.
gravenimage says
Brian Hoff—really, “DefenderofIslam”—is pretending that Turkey is being neutral here, but it *is not*. Firstly, Turkey has regularly funded the Islamic State, and now they are actually allowing ISIS to attack Kobani from their own territory.
“Moderate” Turkey is working hand in glove with Daesh.
Walter Sieruk says
The ruthless Muslim thugs of ISIS are, because of their religion, no doubt so wicked ,warped, sick and deluded that they actually think that all the murderous violence and other cruel and malice filled actions they commit in their jihad for Islam as something that is “good.” This type of wicked, warped, sick and deluded mindset is explained about in the Bible. For example In Isaiah 5;20. it reads “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil…” Moreover, the evil and mad mentality of those fiends of ISIS may be described in the Bible .For it is written “The hearts of men are full of evil and their is madness in their hearts while they live, and afterwards they join the dead.” Ecclesiastes 9:3. Furthermore, the ISIS villains are so thoroughly wicked in their heinous and brutal actions the they gather together against Christians and then to even further in their vile and malice filled hate that they even murder children. This type of awful and terrible thing may be described in Psalm 94:21 of the Bible which reads “They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.” In addition,the jihad minded thugs are so very violent that the curse of the Bible might well be on them. For Psalm 140:11. reads “May disaster hunt down men of violence.” In sum, it may be well stated the all the vicious violence and deadly actions these Muslims of ISIS members commit in their jihad because for Islam with the teaching of the Koran 47:4 only exposes that they behave is such hideous ways because of misplaced faith in this death cult which is Islam along with the deadly violence that is the fruit or outcome of what the Koran teaches ,as in 9:11. This all may be further exposed by the Wisdom on none other then Jesus, Himself, For Jesus taught “By their fruit you will recognize them.” [N.I.V.].
Zebo says
ISIS is 100% Islam.
don’t believe?
Just find out how & how many people Mohammed and his 4 califs had killed.
And all of them were promised to enter paradise while being alive.
Allahs paradise= massmurderers resort.
If this is heaven than give me hell.(because the last place i wanna be is where massmurdrers are rewarded and where 72 women per muslims are created for the sole purpose of being a sex slave.
(calif no4(ali) even fought mohammeds wife aisha)
Gail Griffin says
According to eye witnesses in Mosul, Bagdadi and 200 fighters entered Mosul two days ago in a convoy. They did so under a cover of low clouds and bad weather. Supposedly the US had drone surveillance on them but looks like they missed the chance to take them out. Now we have tanks and a big fight going on in Kobani. Bagdadi was losing face by the Kobani fight and is now back in the game.
somehistory says
And also from Turkey: Pope Francis joins Grand Mufti of Istanbul, Rahmi Yaran praying in the Sultan Ahmet mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014.
Saturday, November 29th 2014, 11:55 am
by nicole winfield and suzan fraser – associated press
I read this story on a regular news page and the two stories side by side….what a twisted world in which we live. It’s obvious they gave is license to attack from Turkey….and then *pray* with the pope…to “adore”…which *god*. Certainly, the mufti is not glorifying the True God.
William says
It is not a twisted world that we are living in. It is a world full of men with twisted minds.
somehistory says
Thanks. That’s basically what I was saying. The earth itself…and many of the humans living on it…are awe-inspiringly beautiful.
Ernie says
Dear “some history says” : The mufty is’t glorifying the True G-d , NOR IS THE POPE ! Both are glorifying satan . So , nothing new here .
somehistory says
True. It’s just hard to stomach. And I’m not Catholic.
ernie says
I mean , that the pope is an ANTI-CHRIST . Roman-cathilicism is worshipping a sun-god . It is WORSHIPPING IDOLS . Roman-catholicism states that the pope is taking CHRISTS place on earth .= Blasphemy ! : Ernie
somehistory says
I understand what you are saying. I have friends who were Catholic and have spoken face to face with many others. Each person will hold a personal accounting with the True God and He will do the judging. We can see the fruit, whether it is good or rotten.
The Bible clearly says not to have fellowship with those who worship demons, and this is what the pope is doing at the mosque in Turkey. I cannot say what is in his heart, but only see what he does and hear/read what he says. He carries a heavy responsibility as he claims to be the replacement for Christ, which no man on earth is or ever has been. I agree with you.
Brian Hoff says
At the turn of the 20th century mexico have than cival war the america government order troop and nation guard to the boarder to make sure the fighting didnot enter america and they also stood by and did nothing. Turkey gave NATO access to they airbases to attrack IS than guess what america is apart of NATO.
Jay Boo says
NATO
No Allah Turkey Out
Ayattollahowmany says
Here’s the plan- abandon Kobani, it is more or less a heap of rubble.
Let ISIS have it and let them crow for a while- then use thermobaric
weapons to OBLITERATE the town and ISIS along with it.
Anyone see a flaw ??
cs says
Yes, this could be applied now in Raqqa.
Salah says
“It is now clear that Turkey is openly cooperating with Daesh.”
Turkey has been recruiting for ISIS and Qatar has been funding it since day one. ISIS is their Plan B. Plan A was the so-called Arab Spring, it failed miserably.
It failed in Egypt (through a popular uprising,) it failed in Tunisia (through elections,) it is failing in Lybia (through a lot of bloodshed.)
Both plans had their “greenlight” from the oval office and its Muslim Brotherhood “advisors,” or should I say…MASTERS.
KiwiKaffir says
USA will have to throw more money at Turkey to try and gain more influence. Turkey will be her usual self and act as though it was contempt. Wake up USA and NATO … Turkey is not your friend!