EFDbackup: Turkish army denies hitting civilians but when remembering Roboski/Uludere…

Sunday, August 2, 2015

Turkish army denies hitting civilians but when remembering Roboski/Uludere…

Turkish military denies hit civilians during air strikes

Turkey’s military on August 2 denied allegations that it hit civilians in the village of Zargala during air strikes and said the target was a shelter for the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants

Two soldiers killed, 31 injured in PKK suicide attack in Turkey’s east

Two soldiers were killed and 31 injured Aug. 2 in a suicide attack by outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants in the eastern province of Ağrı

Turkey’s peace process ‘going through breakdown’

Turkey’s efforts to end the decades old Kurdish conflict are ‘going through a fatal breakdown,’ the group overseeing the peace process says

Turkey’s Political Influence Felt as Washington Turns Its Back on Kurds Fighting ISIS

The Intercept by Lee Fang

Some of the most successful fighters against the Islamic State are being isolated and attacked by America’s new favorite ally in the region.

Kurdish militias are achieving the stated goals of the Obama administration — to “degrade and ultimately destroy” ISIS — as well or better than any other fighting force. From Kobane to the recent liberation of Tel Abyad, Kurdish militias have won hard-fought victories against ISIS fighters in Syria, while preventing the advance of ISIS into northern Iraq.

HDP calls on both PKK and gov’t to halt fight

Selahattin Demirtaş, co-leader of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), has called on both the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and the government to reach a cease-fire while accusing an adviser to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of leading a plan to close down his party

Erdoğan in China for talks about Uighurs, missile program

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, for talks in Beijing on July 29, in a visit expected to cover trade ties, missile defense program bargaining and spat over the Asian giant’s Uighur minority

China, Turkey pledge mutual support, closer cooperation – Xinhua | English.news.cn

news.xinhuanet.com – Jul 29, 4:28 PM

Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcoming ceremony for his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan before their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, July 29, 2015. (Xinhua/Zhang Duo)

BEIJING, July 29 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday, and they pledged mutual support on issues of major concern. The leaders agreed that the two sides should keep in

The Sultan of Swing’s Dangerous Gamble

foreignpolicy.com – Leela Jacinto – Mar 20, 2014, 4:07 PM

The ink had barely dried on the “game-changer” headlines proclaiming Turkey’s much-delayed entry in the war against the Islamic State (IS), when Kurdish activists began sounding “game-unchanged” warnings on Twitter. The

Turkey’s Focus on Crushing Kurd Extremists Complicates ISIS Efforts

NYT > Turkey by By ANNE BARNARD

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ramps up tensions with Kurdish militants, saying he cannot continue a two-year-old peace process with them.