Sv: Scandipesh - oppdateringer fra frontlinjen i Kurdistan
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mi...-idUSKBN17R0D2
Helt utrolig -- ingen andre enn Tyrka kan gjøre noe slikt uten å få mer enn en muntlig reprimande fra USA.
Erdogan vet Tyrkia har mye å tilby USA og utnytter det til fulle -- han bør imidlertid være forsiktig, hvis han går for langt i å operere på tvers av amerikanske interesser kan det fort gå mot militærkupp i Tyrkia... og denne gangen støttet av USA.
In Washington, the State Department said it was deeply concerned by the air strikes, which were not authorized by the U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. Turkey is part of the coalition of more than 60 countries.
"We have expressed those concerns with the government of Turkey directly," State Department spokesman Mark Toner told reporters on a conference call. "These air strikes were not approved by the coalition and led to the unfortunate loss of life of our partner forces," he added.
Toner said the strikes hurt the coalition's efforts to go after the militants. "We recognize their concerns about the PKK, but these kinds of actions frankly harm the coalition's efforts to go after ISIS and frankly harm our partners on the ground who are conducting that fight."
A U.S. military officer accompanied YPG commanders on a tour of the sites hit near Syria's frontier with Turkey later on Tuesday, a Reuters witness said, demonstrating the close partnership.
"We have expressed those concerns with the government of Turkey directly," State Department spokesman Mark Toner told reporters on a conference call. "These air strikes were not approved by the coalition and led to the unfortunate loss of life of our partner forces," he added.
Toner said the strikes hurt the coalition's efforts to go after the militants. "We recognize their concerns about the PKK, but these kinds of actions frankly harm the coalition's efforts to go after ISIS and frankly harm our partners on the ground who are conducting that fight."
A U.S. military officer accompanied YPG commanders on a tour of the sites hit near Syria's frontier with Turkey later on Tuesday, a Reuters witness said, demonstrating the close partnership.
Helt utrolig -- ingen andre enn Tyrka kan gjøre noe slikt uten å få mer enn en muntlig reprimande fra USA.
Erdogan vet Tyrkia har mye å tilby USA og utnytter det til fulle -- han bør imidlertid være forsiktig, hvis han går for langt i å operere på tvers av amerikanske interesser kan det fort gå mot militærkupp i Tyrkia... og denne gangen støttet av USA.
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