Events
are moving very quickly and I feel sure will overshadow the Paris
climate talks very soon.
Let’s
hope I’m wrong
TURKEY TO CONCENTRATE 1000 UNITS OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT AT THE BORDER
Turkey
has moved about 1000 units of military equipment including battle
tanks Leopard 2A4 and artillery systems to the border with Syria
According
to the
reports,
about quater of the Turkey’s 1st Army is already located at the
Syrian border. The
Russian Air Force’s base in Latakia could be a target of
the possible attack.
On
the other hand, relocation of troops is
reported is
authorized by the United States urging Turkey to deploy thousands of
additional military personal along its border with Syria “to block
the movement of ISIS terrorists”.
“The
game has changed. Enough is enough. The border needs to be sealed,”
a senior US official said of Washington’s demand to Ankara. “This
is an international threat, and it’s all coming out of Syria and
it’s coming through Turkish territory.”
US
President Barack Obama recently ordered the deployment of dozens of
Special Operations troops to Syria to “assist” militants
operating on the ground.
Earlier,
Moscow deployed S-400 air defence systems at the Hmeymim air
base where the Russian warplanes are located. Also, the cruiser
Moskva armed with the Fort SAM system which is the naval version of
the S-300, took up a position off the Latakia’s coast.
In
turn, Turkey sent to the border with Syria electronic warfare
system KORAL (Radar
Electronic Attack System) to counter the Russian air defences in
the region.
The
question remains what the real intention of Ankara is.
Is
Turkey ready to block border or to support ISIS militants overtly
or to invade Syria and occupy a part of Syrian territory.
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