It shows that Turkey's presence in a breakaway region of Azerbaijan, that is almost 100% Armenian.
Imagine a conflict of Turkey Merc's with Armenians? I read elsewhere the Merc's were told they would only be used to defend an oilfield. Smile, Turkey is not bound by telling the truth.
They remember the Armenian Genocide by Turkey (and Ottoman Empire).
This is a Syrian Human rights Observatory reporting it. Some here on FR have told me they may be working with Brit Intelligence.
Syrian Ping List
This is a little off track from Syria, but the Turkish Merc’s who are fighting in Azerbaijan (break away Armenian district) are from Syria and their number involved is being increased. So far they are not doing well.
Fewer Islamist Jihadi’s? A good thing.
I thought the goal of a mercenary was to make as much money as possible, not by dying.
Because Armenia and Azerbaijan sit side by side on what Russia considers its southern periphery, Russia has worked to keep the dispute between the two from flaring up. Russia sees nothing but negatives for two countries on its southern border to be in conflict. Russian efforts have been working well, until now.
Erdogan is a definite factor in the change in mood in Azerbaijan.
Armenia is squeezed between Turkey and Azerbaijan.
If Turkey were to mobilize against Armenia, across the border they share, I think Putin would step in.
Instead of supporting Turkey on that, I think the appropriate reaction of NATO should be to throw Turkey out.
I expect, shortly, to see Putin provide more direct military aid to Armenia, not by attacking anything in Azerbaijan itself, just in beefing up Armenia’s own abilities. I expect Putin to include in that a notice to both Erdogan and Azerbaijan that its support to Armenia can go much, much further unless Erdogan pulls out its support to Azerbaijan and Azerbaijan pulls back.
NATO should give the same message to Erdogan.
Yes, but fire-bombing an apartment complex in Moscow could conceivably be explained as "serving the long-range goal" of discouraging Russia from getting involved, which, in turn, "somehow" helps defend the oilfield in Nagorny Karabakh.
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