why is turkey attacking syria?
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Turkey said the operation was an act of self-defence, in response to Isis shelling of Turkish border towns and suicide bombings and attacks targeting Turkish nationals. Also, the Turkish foreign minister, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, said that YPG (Kurds) should return east of Syria's Euphrates River.
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Turkey is bordered on its northwest by Greece and Bulgaria; north by the Black Sea; northeast by Georgia; east by Armenia, the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan and Iran; southeast by Iraq; south by Syria and the Mediterranean Sea; and west by the Aegean Sea.
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U.S. forces in Syria work with a group of Kurdish and Arab fighters, known as the Syrian Democratic Forces, the SDF. ... In recent weeks Quataert's soldiers have, again, come under attack from Syrian government militias, an attack that ended with one militia member dead and another wounded.
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Terrorism in Syria. The same Terrorism in Syria has a long history dating from the Islamist Uprising in the early 1980s and to the ongoing Syrian Civil War which witnessed the rise of radical Islamist groups such as ISIL, al-Nusra and other al-Qaeda affiliated groups.
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Turkish civilians, demonstrations and the state are at risk, so the FCO urged Brits to "remain vigilant". The FCO also warn there is a "heightened risk of terrorist attack against the aviation industry in Turkey". However, tourists heading to popular regions such as Antalaya and Istanbul face no travel restrictions.
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Turkeys “may attempt to dominate or attack people they view as subordinates.” This behavior is most common in the fall when young male birds start competing with elders of the flock, according to MassWildlife. If you're cornered by a belligerent bird, it's important to not let the turkey intimidate you.
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During a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Trump said he was not happy that the Kurds are selling oil to Iran. ... Muslim suggested Trump was referring to “other Kurds” because “Syrian Kurds have no relations with Iran.” “We have no deal, nor sales of oil [with] them, not at all,” he said.
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They are very emotional and may even go to extremes. They exaggerate their anger, but not their sentiments about friendships. Syrians are very proud of their country and are extremely sociable, but particularly when you work in their country.
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Turkey has been diplomatically and militarily involved in the Syrian Civil War since its outbreak in 2011. ... The military operations have resulted in the Turkish occupation of northern Syria since August 2016.
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The state of Iraq is presently in a military alliance with Iran, Syria and Russia to fight ISIS. In the case of at Iran though and possibly Russia as well they are mostly just an ally of neccesity and convenience.
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Syria and Iran are strategic allies. Syria is usually called Iran's "closest ally", with ideological conflict between the Arab nationalism ideology of Syria's secular ruling Ba'ath Party and the Islamic Republic of Iran's pan-Islamist policy notwithstanding.
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Gas pipelines, electricity transmission networks, and roads are badly damaged. It is difficult to tabulate the correct damage costs since access to Syria is still highly restricted. Overall, the conflict is estimated to have caused cumulative losses in GDP of $226 billion as of 2017.
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On 24 August 2016, the Turkish Armed Forces began a direct military intervention into Syria by declaring Operation Euphrates Shield, mainly targeting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant while also aiming to create a safe zone in order to enable the return of the Syrian refugees.
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Hezbollah has helped the Syrian Ba'ath government during the Syrian civil war in its fight against the Syrian opposition, which Hezbollah has described as a "plot to destroy its alliance with al-Assad against Israel". ... In August 2012, the United States sanctioned Hezbollah for its alleged role in the war.
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Since the onset of the Syrian Civil War, the airport and the road leading to it have been closed intermittently and most international airlines have ceased flights. Several airlines such as Emirates and EgyptAir with former regular service to Damascus have cancelled their flights to Damascus.
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Use of chemical weapons in the Syrian Civil War. ... The Douma chemical attack on 7 April 2018 also drew a military response from the United States, United Kingdom and France. In June 2018 the OPCW FFM confirmed sarin use in Latamenah while investigating 25 March 2017 chlorine attack.
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Relations between neighbours Jordan and Syria have ancient roots as both countries are historically parts of Greater Syria. The two states were created after the First World War from former Ottoman dominions by way of a secret bilateral agreement between Britain and France.