the middle east Thread

[Ebeneezer Goode]

“He’s not a terrorist, he’s an idiot." - Egypt foreign ministry.

When a reporter asked Cypriot president if the hijacking had something to do with a woman, he replied, "Always, there is a woman."

 

[Dr Mantis Toboggan]

saw an interesting photo the other day of an american pentagon asset on mount sinjar with a high-ranking pkk dude. i think i actually heard erdogan's scream from here

 

[Craig]

Why didn't you post a link to this photo?

 

[Dr Mantis Toboggan]

i had forgotten about this thread

 

[Ebeneezer Goode]

Bumped just in time to mention that Erdoğan has seized all the churches in Diyarbakir and declared them state property. Don't see how the government can support Turkey joining the EU much longer.

 

[Dr Mantis Toboggan]

turkey is such a divided country these days, genuinely feel there's going to be a civil war of some sort in the future not even counting the kurdish element

 

[Ebeneezer Goode]

BBC Breaking News ‏@BBCBreaking 30m30 minutes ago
Kurdish PKK rebel group tells BBC it is ready to escalate its fight against Turkey

 

[Dr Mantis Toboggan]

looks like the syrian democratic forces are finally making a move on raqqah

 

[Dr Mantis Toboggan]

daesh outdone themselves with the executions. killed 25 people by lowering them into vats of acid

 

[Stevencc]

They must spend all day brainstorming more and more extreme ways to kill people.

Nasty c***.*

*If anyone from ISIS/DAESH is reading this then I was only joking. Mashallah.

 

[sl1k]

Interesting discussion.

 

[sl1k]

Stefan molyneux has always stirred mixed feelings for me, dude often speaks sense but has always maintained a pretty ignorant attitude towards Muslims in general. But here, he finally acknowledges shit that otherwise goes over people's heads.

Long vid though.

 

[Ebeneezer Goode]

Looks like the military are trying to stage a coup in Turkey.

 

[Look Out There Are Llamas]

Confirmed by Yildirim (not a coup, but unauthorised military action by a group of generals, which kinda sounds like a coup for me)

All over Al Jazeera.

 

[TheArtfulDodger]

Dangerous times. Is this good or bad i.e fight with IS? I assume it's bad for the Kurds, and will possibly provoke civil war.

 

[Freakyteeth]

 

[Look Out There Are Llamas]

Dangerous times. Is this good or bad i.e fight with IS? I assume it's bad for the Kurds, and will possibly provoke civil war.

Presume it's too early to say anything until further details come out. How much of the military is involved etc?

Bridges across the Bosphorous closed.

Unconfirmed reports the military are in control of an airport.

 

[Look Out There Are Llamas]

Ataturk airport under military control, confirmed.

Reports military have assumed power.

Government seem in charge of the media still.

 

[silkyman]

Not anymore. Military have taken over the state broadcaster.

 

[Look Out There Are Llamas]

That was efficient...

Gunfire between police and military apparently in Ankara.

 

[mnb089mnb]

To think Turkey will be in the EU soon too.

 

[TractorBoys]

A statement from the military group read out on NTV television said: "The power in the country has been seized in its entirety.

 

[Look Out There Are Llamas]

To think Turkey will be in the EU soon too.

Lol there is absolutely no chance.

 

[silkyman]

Lol there is absolutely no chance.

I suspect that was the joke... Or at least, I hope so!

 

[Look Out There Are Llamas]

I suspect that was the joke... Or at least, I hope so!

After Brexit I feel a need to clear up certain opinions!

 

[Freakyteeth]

Yeahhhh now it's really kicking off

 

[NorfolkWomble]

Likely bad for Kurds. Depends which faction of military. Looks like it is going well for them so far.

 

[Look Out There Are Llamas]

Yeahhhh now it's really kicking off

On my phone, where's the link from?

 

[Blitzballer]

So what level of military coup are we talking about? 1 star general?
worrying times

 

[Look Out There Are Llamas]

So what level of military coup are we talking about? 1 star general?
worrying times

From my understanding a number of senior generals aren't involved, indeed one has been taken prisoner.