Roy Gutman is a specialist in this area.
Although there was not time for me to present my question would other outside forces (NATO or Israel?) blackmail Turkey into being more antagonistic to Syria by supporting (militarily) the Kurds of Turkey?
This is his recent and often quoted article on this issue:
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/07/26/157943/assad-hands-control-of-syrias.html
Apologies for the poor internet connection, which is why I allowed myself in the video - because his image becomes frozen. Source
In Syria, the unfolding battle for the commercial capital - Aleppo - has
turned into the focal point of the 16-month long conflict. Government
forces are pushing to reclaim the country's largest city from the rebels
- who control nearly half of its neighbourhoods. Three million people
live in Aleppo and many are now fleeing, amid international fears of a
looming massacre. Russia's accused foreign powers of fueling the
bloodshed, by urging the rebels to fight on against Assad.
The political leaders of the insurgency are calling for intervention, and shipments of heavy weapons from abroad. And revelations in the media this week claim that's already happening, via a secret base in Turkey. Author and journalist Afshin Rattansi says the flow of weapons into the hands of rebels will have dire consequences. Source
The political leaders of the insurgency are calling for intervention, and shipments of heavy weapons from abroad. And revelations in the media this week claim that's already happening, via a secret base in Turkey. Author and journalist Afshin Rattansi says the flow of weapons into the hands of rebels will have dire consequences. Source
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