TRUMP WILL HAVE THE BLOOD OF OUR KURDISH ALLIES ON HIS HANDS

Turkey fires first shots: Ankara bombs Kurdish supply route ahead of invasion to create a 'peace corridor' along border just hours after Trump pulls US troops - as president reveals he has invited Erdogan to the White House next month

Daily Mail
October 8, 2019

Turkish officials have confirmed the country's air force bombed a Kurdish border crossing between northern Syria and Iraq overnight on Monday in preparation for a military assault.

Ankara confirmed Tuesday that it plans to open up a 'peace corridor' along its border with Syria, which President Erdogan previously said will involve striking five Kurdish strongholds.

It comes after Donald Trump agreed to withdraw US troops from the region and hand control to Turkey, which considers the Kurds - America's main ally in the fight against ISIS - a terrorist group.

Trump has since denied he abandoned the Kurds, saying that any 'unforced or unnecessary fighting' would result in their economy being destroyed.

Trump defiantly tweeted that he'd invited Recep Tayyip Erdogan to meet with him at the White House in November - despite a backlash from his own party for pulling U.S. troops from Syria.

UPDATE

Turkey bombs Syria: President Erdogan says 'Operation Peace Spring' has begun, with air strikes targeting Syrian Kurds and ISIS fighters in bid to 'neutralize terror threats' two days after Donald Trump withdrew American troops

Daily Mail
October 9, 2019

The Turkish military operation into Syria has been launched with airstrikes and will be supported by artillery and howitzer fire, a Turkish security source confirmed today.

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said Turkish warplanes struck its region in the northeast, sparking 'huge panic among people'. Video footage emerged appearing to show civilians fleeing the aerial bombardment as clouds of smoke rose into the sky from Turkish warplanes.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced his offensive into norther Syria had begun in a bid to 'bring peace to the area' by targeting terrorists.

The Syrian government earlier said that the 'hostile actions' of the Turkish government revealed its 'expansionist ambitions,' saying an attack on Syrian territory 'could not be justified'. Turkish troops crossed into Syria earlier today in preparation for an imminent attack on Kurdish territory, an official claimed.

Tanks, trucks, troops and supplies were pictured massing on the border overnight after President Trump announced on Monday US forces would leave the area.

Damascus today said it 'is determined and willing to confront a Turkish assault using all legitimate means'.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Reports allege that in a phone call Trump gave Erdogan the ‘green light’ to attack the Kurds. Trump denies it. But if it’s not true, then why did Erdogan’s forces start attacking the Kurds just as soon as US troops started their withdrawal from Syria?

Inviting Erdogan to the White House on top of abandoning our Kurdish allies to be slaughtered is utterly disgraceful and disgusting. Erdogan is an Islamic slimeball who has vowed to exterminate the Kurds. Former UN ambassador Nikki Haley said “Turkey is not our friend.” More shame on President Trump!