Turkey moves closer to invading northern Syria as IS terror threat grows

There are serious concerns that Planned territory of Turkey An invasion of Syria to eradicate US-allied Kurds could open the floodgates for the release of thousands of imprisoned Islamic State terrorists.

Syrian Kurdish forces have imprisoned thousands of ISIS terrorists from over 50 countries in northeastern Syria.

Brigadier General Patrick Ryder, a Pentagon spokesman, said Wednesday: “The recent air strikes in Syria have directly threatened the safety of US personnel who are working in Syria with local partners to defeat ISIS and detain more 10,000 ISIS detainees.”

The positions of the Democratic Union Party/Kurdistan Workers' Party suffered as a result of the Turkish Pensa-Kilicha operation in the village of Maranez in Tel Rifaat.  October 24, 2022 in Azaz, Syria.

The positions of the Democratic Union Party/Kurdistan Workers’ Party suffered as a result of the Turkish Pensa-Kilicha operation in the village of Maranez in Tel Rifaat. October 24, 2022 in Azaz, Syria.
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Recently, Turkey launched air strikes on the Syrian Kurdish military organization.People’s Defense Units (YPG) in Syria and the Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK) in Iraq.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, “This is not just limited to the air campaign,” adding, “We will consult with our defense ministry and general staff and decide together how much our ground forces should contribute, and then take appropriate action.” Earlier, the Turkish media quoted the Turkish Defense Minister as saying that the operation is ongoing, with about 326 enemy combatants killed so far.

Fighting the resurgence of the Islamic State terrorist movement remains a top priority for the US military. The US has formed an alliance with the YPG to push out ISIS, while the conflict between Erdogan and Kurdish forces in Syria could move from a local conflict to a full-scale war.

Ryder noted that “immediate de-escalation is needed to focus on the mission to defeat ISIS and ensure the safety of personnel on the ground involved in the mission to defeat ISIS.”

Representatives from the Turkish Embassy in Washington told Fox News Digital that “we have pointed out time and time again the threats to our national security posed by the PKK/YPG terrorist network in Syria and Iraq. We have always called for unequivocal and genuine solidarity in the face of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.”

Turkish President and Justice and Development Party leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan is greeted by members of his party before addressing the Turkish Grand National Assembly in Ankara November 23, 2022.

Turkish President and Justice and Development Party leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan is greeted by members of his party before addressing the Turkish Grand National Assembly in Ankara November 23, 2022.
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The Turkish diplomat added: “However, the terrorist organization has continued its attacks, recently targeting innocent civilians in central Istanbul. As a result of the attack carried out on November 13, 2022, 6 civilians were killed and 81 injured.”

The US government has classified the PKK as a terrorist organization, but sees the YPG as a valuable partner in the fight against the Islamic State.

Ned Price, US Department of State A spokesman recently said: “We offer our sincere condolences for the civilian deaths in Syria and Turkey” and called for “an immediate de-escalation.”

Intense strikes by Turkish aircraft and drones have led to the death of Syrian Kurds and the destruction of the most important industrial enterprises in northern Syria. This was reported to Fox News Digital by Sinam Mohamad, the representative of the Syrian Democratic Council in the United States.

Mohamad said the region’s Arabs, Christians and Kurds, who make up 5 million people, are “suffering.”

Women walk in the Al-Hol camp, which is home to about 60,000 refugees, including families and supporters of the Islamic State group.

Women walk in the Al-Hol camp, which is home to about 60,000 refugees, including families and supporters of the Islamic State group.
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She added that Turkey had bombed the region 47 times since November. from 19 to Nov. 23, and airstrikes killed six soldiers from Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)including two anti-terror soldiers trained by the US military.

Mohamad, who is in contact with Syrians on the ground in the conflict zone, said Turkish forces have killed 15 civilians since this round of air strikes began. “Turkey is currently targeting vital infrastructures, power plants, granaries and oil and gas infrastructure.”

She stated that the Turks attacked the hospital and they “targeted very close to the ISIS prison. Imagine if they targeted the prison and the people fled. This is a very critical situation. The international community and the UN must take action to prevent the destabilization of Turkey. region.”

Leading Turkey expert Hay Eitan Cohen Yanarochak of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security expressed serious doubts about the validity of Turkey’s latest attacks.

He stated that “the latest terrorist attack on Istanbul was carried out by Syrian forces who were unhappy with Turkey’s turn because Turkey signaled that it was ready to normalize relations with [Syrian President] Bashar al-Assad,” he told Fox News Digital.

He added that “Erdogan knows very well that it would be much easier punish the Kurds instead of punishing the Syrians. We know that the Free Syrian Army is considered to be an ally of Turkey. If the Free Syrian Army were found guilty [for the terror attack in Istanbul]his foreign policy doctrine will collapse.”

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The pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party has submitted a petition to the Turkish parliament to investigate the terrorist attack in Istanbul. Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party, along with his ally, the Nationalist Movement Party, rejected the investigation.

All Kurdish armed forces in Syria, as well as the PKK, categorically deny responsibility for the attack in Istanbul. SDF Commander General Mazlum Abdi, in an exclusive conversation with Fox News’ Jennifer Griffin, claimed that the Istanbul bomber was from the Islamic State.

Turkey started captured a Syrian Arab who, according to Turkish authorities, confessed to the explosion. Erdogan has faced accusations of showing sympathy for radical Islamists operating in northern Syria.

Uzai Bulut, a Turkish political analyst and Philos Project researcher, told Fox News Digital: “If Kobani goes to Turkey, Turkey will occupy it along with jihadist organizations, as they do in other Syrian cities such as Idlib and Afrin. Naturally. , these Turkish military attacks against the SDF will weaken the ISIS counter-campaign in the region.”

According to Bulut, “the Turkish regime must be fully aware that such an occupation only helps ISIS and al-Qaeda-linked terrorist groups in the region.”

The Turkish official dismissed such an argument and told Fox News Digital that “we are the only NATO ally that is standing on the ground and fighting Daesh.” [Islamic State] chest to chest from the start.”

People inspect a site damaged by Turkish airstrikes on a power plant in the village of Takl-Bakl, Hasaka province, Syria, Sunday, November 11.  On October 20, 2022, the Turkish Ministry of Defense said on Sunday that Turkey had carried out deadly airstrikes in northern Syria and Iraq, targeting Kurdish groups that Ankara believes were responsible for last week's deadly bombing on a busy Istanbul street.

People inspect a site damaged by Turkish airstrikes on a power plant in the village of Takl-Bakl, Hasaka province, Syria, Sunday, November 11. On October 20, 2022, the Turkish Ministry of Defense said on Sunday that Turkey had carried out deadly airstrikes in northern Syria and Iraq, targeting Kurdish groups that Ankara believes were responsible for last week’s deadly bombing on a busy Istanbul street.
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Turkey’s foreign policy status became more popular in the Biden administration after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February. Soner Çağaptay, director of the Washington Institute’s Turkish Research Program, said “Turkey is helping Ukraine militarily” against Russia.

Turkey supplied Ukraine 50 anti-mine vehicles. The Erdogan government also sold a Bayraktar TB2 drone to Ukraine. An unmanned aerial vehicle carries laser-guided bombs. The Turkish drone was a powerful weapon in the fight against Russian troops.

Even in light of Turkey’s improved international reputation, Cagaptai does not believe the Biden administration will leave the Syrian Kurds to fend for themselves. “The importance of Turkey for the United States has increased, and this does not mean [the] The US has completely abandoned the YPG.”