Breaking: NATO Supports Turkey in Syria/Russia Row

Nothing quite like waking up on your average day in 2020 is there.

NATO condemns Syrian airstrikes that killed Turkish troops in Idlib
NATO has met for crisis talks after Syrian airstrikes killed dozens of Turkish troops, marking a major escalation in the brutal conflict. Follow DW for the latest updates on the fallout of the Idlib offensive.

Syria has conducted airstrikes on Turkish outposts in the rebel stronghold of Idlib, according to Ankara officials.
At least 33 soldiers were killed and dozens more wounded in the offensive, the governor of a Turkish province bordering Syria has said. NATO has condemned the offensive.
Turkish forces have launched a counterstrike against Syrian regime targets in Idlib, according to the office of President Erdogan.
Turkey announced they will no longer stop Syrian refugees from crossing from Turkey into Europe.


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NATO convenes urgent session as Turkey calls for no-fly zone over northern Syria after airstrikes kill 33 Turkish troops

Ambassadors from all 29 NATO nations met in emergency session in Brussels this morning, after Turkey invoked Article 4 of the alliance treaty. “Under Article 4 of the Treaty, any ally can request consultations whenever, in the opinion of any of them, their territorial integrity, political independence or security is threatened,” NATO said in a statement.

Turkey is calling on world powers to impose a no-fly zone over northern Syria after regime airstrikes in the Idlib region killed 33 Turkish troops Thursday, and worsened a humanitarian crisis that has displaced hundreds of thousands of people. It’s the highest death toll for Turkish forces since they first moved into Syria in 2016.

Turkey has been trying to block the Russian-backed Syrian government offensive which is aimed at capturing the last major rebel stronghold. The brutal military campaign has targeted hospitals and schools, and has worsened the misery of thousands of civilians fleeing the fighting.

NO-FLY, NO GO: When NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg emerged from the meeting shortly after 6 a.m. Washington time, he made no mention of any no-fly zone, but said the NATO allies expressed their “full solidarity” and condemned “the continued indiscriminate airstrikes by the Syrian regime and Russia in Idlib province.”

RUSSIA DENIES ROLE: The Russian Defence Ministry claimed Turkish troops were hit by artillery fire, not airstrikes, and said the Turkish forces were collocated with rebel fighters and “shouldn’t have been there.”

The Russian news agency RIA said Turkey had failed to notify Moscow of the presence of Turkish troops in the area despite being in regular communication with the Russian military.

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This will go one of two ways

1 - Nato supports Turkey in more than just words , and NATO RUSSIA confrontation is inevitable

2 - Nato supports in words only , Turkey gets hammered in a WAR with Russia ..

Breaking: Foreign Minister of Luxembourg:
Turkey has not consulted "NATO" in its military operation, and therefore has no right to ask NATO to implement Article 5 of the NATO Charter.

NATO condemns Syrian airstrikes that killed Turkish troops in Idlib
NATO has met for crisis talks after Syrian airstrikes killed dozens of Turkish troops, marking a major escalation in the brutal conflict. Follow DW for the latest updates on the fallout of the Idlib offensive.

Syria has conducted airstrikes on Turkish outposts in the rebel stronghold of Idlib, according to Ankara officials.
At least 33 soldiers were killed and dozens more wounded in the offensive, the governor of a Turkish province bordering Syria has said. NATO has condemned the offensive.
Turkish forces have launched a counterstrike against Syrian regime targets in Idlib, according to the office of President Erdogan.
Turkey announced they will no longer stop Syrian refugees from crossing from Turkey into Europe.


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-sigh-

so we're gonna throw world war three in on top of the CV-19 doom?

jesus

NATO condemns Syrian airstrikes that killed Turkish troops in Idlib
NATO has met for crisis talks after Syrian airstrikes killed dozens of Turkish troops, marking a major escalation in the brutal conflict. Follow DW for the latest updates on the fallout of the Idlib offensive.

Syria has conducted airstrikes on Turkish outposts in the rebel stronghold of Idlib, according to Ankara officials.
At least 33 soldiers were killed and dozens more wounded in the offensive, the governor of a Turkish province bordering Syria has said. NATO has condemned the offensive.
Turkish forces have launched a counterstrike against Syrian regime targets in Idlib, according to the office of President Erdogan.
Turkey announced they will no longer stop Syrian refugees from crossing from Turkey into Europe.


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Thank You God!

Nothing quite like waking up on your average day in 2020 is there.

I thought the air strikes were Russian. Is NATO just calling them Syrian so as not to piss off Russia?

So refresh my memory...why are Turkey in Syria?

Syria are defending their OWN territory.

With help from Russia (legitimately).

-sigh-

so we're gonna throw world war three in on top of the CV-19 doom?

jesus

right on track to the anglo saxon mission

Remove usa from nato.
Fuck all these muslim countries. Nuke them. Fuck nato.

This will go one of two ways

1 - Nato supports Turkey in more than just words , and NATO RUSSIA confrontation is inevitable

2 - Nato supports in words only , Turkey gets hammered in a WAR with Russia ..

:hesright

-sigh-

so we're gonna throw world war three in on top of the CV-19 doom?

jesus

So refresh my memory...why are Turkey in Syria?

Syria are defending their OWN territory.

With help from Russia (legitimately).