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Taf · 10-10-2019, 13:06

The Kurds, specifically the PKK, have been a painful and expensive thorn in the side of Turkey since 1978. 40,000+ are recorded killed in the conflict which is based on the PKK's fight for an independant state. A state which would also take parts of Syria, Iran and Iraq, right down to the Persian Gulf. The USA armed them against Saddam Hussein, but the Kurds passed weapons amongst themselves, and many were turned against Turkey.

The US airbase at Incirlik, Turkey, is one of vital importance to air power in the Middle East. This is why Trump and Erdogan have danced around each other delicately. Until now.

10-10-2019, 13:06	#163
Taf cf.mega poster Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Kairdiff-by-the-sea Age: 69 Services: TVXL BBXL Superhub 2ac (wired) 1Tb Tivo Posts: 10,228	Re: U.S, UK and France Launch Missile Strikes in Syria The Kurds, specifically the PKK, have been a painful and expensive thorn in the side of Turkey since 1978. 40,000+ are recorded killed in the conflict which is based on the PKK's fight for an independant state. A state which would also take parts of Syria, Iran and Iraq, right down to the Persian Gulf. The USA armed them against Saddam Hussein, but the Kurds passed weapons amongst themselves, and many were turned against Turkey. The US airbase at Incirlik, Turkey, is one of vital importance to air power in the Middle East. This is why Trump and Erdogan have danced around each other delicately. Until now.