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...Turkey has troops in Saudi Arabia for this so called exercise since they are the best trained out of the bunch and likely are leading this stunt. So we can have 350 thousand Arabs invading from the south while Turkey pushes in from the north. Syria is fubar unless Russia backs them with nuclear weapons. Russia has sent out the warnings and the Arabs are acting as they do not care...
Putins planes Keep Bombing despite agreement....
The cessation of hostilities agreement falls short of a formal ceasefire, since it was not signed by the main warring parties - the opposition and government forces.
The announcement of a timeline for "cessations of hostilities" in Syria on Thursday might actually allow the Assad regime and its allies to continue the Syrian Civil War on their own brutal terms.
Syrian president Bashar al-Assad told AFP on Friday that he expects to reclaim control of the entire country even if it takes a "long time."
And he can continue waging war as the partial result of yesterday's diplomatic development.
On Thursday, the International Syria Support Group, a group of countries with interests in the outcome of the Syria conflict that includes the US, and Russia, issued a statement outlining an imminent halt in fighting.
The agreement is being hailed as a potential diplomatic breakthrough after four years of war in the country.
But the "Statement of the International Syria Support Group" issued on Thursday contains several loopholes that could work to the Assad regime's advantage and that allow him to continue some of the most destructive aspects of his campaign even with a "cessation of hostilities" in place.
Here are five reasons to be deeply skeptical of yesterday's development.
The cessation of hostilities agreement falls short of a formal ceasefire, since it was not signed by the main warring parties - the opposition and government forces.
originally posted by: Kapriti
a reply to: Patriotsrevenge
A very important point is that ISIS/ISIL/Daesh is simply a new name for the Muslim Brotherhood and especially its branch in Turkey supported by the nefarious "sultan" Erdogan.
The Turks have started bombing non-PKK Kurds who are fighting ISIS. Since the Russians know this -- and most of the world outside the USA knows this -- Russians will keep bombing the terrorists and may well engage in decisive action against the Turks. Very few people seem to think that NATO will go to war for Erdogan's sake -- though certainly the war of words would be fierce.
and I provided you with evidence that there is.
it was not signed by the main warring parties - the opposition and government forces.
The timeline. The cessation of hostilities begins in one week, followed by an undefined period of negotiation over a more formal halt in the conflict.
originally posted by: neo96
a reply to: Agit8dChop
Ridculing Russia is rather easy.
After all their involvement to 'end' ISIS was a 'slam' dunk.
I lost track of how many months it has been now.
Although billed as a potential breakthrough, the "cessation of hostilities" agreement does not take effect for a week, at a time when Assad's government is poised to win its biggest victory of the war with the backing of Russian air power."
originally posted by: woodwardjnr
Should the west just leave Assad and Putin to it. Can we walk away and let that happen? Do we really have to be involved in this and being part of the reconstruction of Syria. Building peace after this is over isn't going to be easy? What comes after Assad, who fills the void? Will they be worse than Assad?
originally posted by: Patriotsrevenge
a reply to: 23432
LOL, the Kurds are always attacked by Turkish forces. What sandy beach has your head been stuck in?
LOL, the Kurds are always attacked by Turkish forces.
In July 2015, a suicide bombing blamed on IS killed 32 people in the mainly Kurdish town of Suruc, just inside Turkey's border from the war-torn Syrian town of Kobane.
Kurdish groups blamed the Turkish government for not doing enough to thwart IS operations and days after the bombing the PKK claimed responsibility for killing two policemen in the Kurdish majority city of Sanliurfa.