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Turkey bombs refugees in Iraq amid coronavirus pandemic
Jerusalem Post ^ | APRIL 15, 2020 22:28 | SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Posted on 04/24/2020 3:04:19 PM PDT by Texas Fossil

Turkey claims it is striking “terrorists,” but locals are concerned airstrikes come amid increased instability, ISIS resurgence and target vulnerably minorities

Turkish drones and warplanes flew into Iraq airspace and bombed near a refugee camp near Makhmour on Wednesday, killing and wounding several people. Iraq’s top security cell for media reporting that its air defense monitored a Turkish violation of Iraqi airspace and that at least two women “residents of the camp were victims of the bombardment.” Iraqi media reported in the evening of April 15 that the death toll at the refugee camp had risen to three.

It is not the first time Turkey has carried out airstrikes against refugees..

(Excerpt) Read more at jpost.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bombs; civilians; erdogan; iraq; kurdistan; receptayyiperdogan; turkey
This is several days old, but I've been hearing multiple sources speaking out about this abuses by Turkey.
1 posted on 04/24/2020 3:04:19 PM PDT by Texas Fossil
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To: Texas Fossil

They were just ‘flattening the curve’.


2 posted on 04/24/2020 3:06:29 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: BeauBo; Candor7; ColdOne; Navy Patriot; caww; dp0622; Gene Eric; Freemeorkillme; Wuli; ScottinVA; ..

Syrian Ping list.

Turkey bombing civilians with no provocation and clearing border obstacles for further invasion of Syria.


3 posted on 04/24/2020 3:06:51 PM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Texas Fossil

It’s nice to know that, slowly, things are getting back to normal. /s


4 posted on 04/24/2020 3:07:29 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: SpaceBar

Prior reports indicate that Turkey is moving Covid19 patients into Syria.

Clear violation of internaational law??

Just more of the same for Erdoo, anything he wants to do, he is allowed to.


5 posted on 04/24/2020 3:08:42 PM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: BradyLS

Normal for Erdoo’s Turkey is Genocide. It is what they do.

And today the Turk Propaganda trolls on Twitter are working overtime with lies.


6 posted on 04/24/2020 3:10:00 PM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Texas Fossil

Apparently Iraq had no issues with Turkey entering their airspace.


7 posted on 04/24/2020 3:10:52 PM PDT by caww
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To: Texas Fossil

Oh, they found some left over Armenians?


8 posted on 04/24/2020 3:13:48 PM PDT by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: caww

Valid point. Has been this way since Uncle Jalal Talabani died.

Then both the Talabani and Barzani clans have allowed Turkey to do whatever they want. (business connections)


9 posted on 04/24/2020 3:15:51 PM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: rktman

Erdoo is not selective. Anyone he does not like is subject to being killed.

Head Shake.


10 posted on 04/24/2020 3:16:41 PM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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Turkey with Erdogan is little better than Iran...we need to pack up our assets and get the hell out of there...


11 posted on 04/24/2020 3:19:57 PM PDT by TnTnTn
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To: Texas Fossil

Apparently they don’t need us anymore, so, whatever.


12 posted on 04/24/2020 3:26:50 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: Texas Fossil

This headline makes me think of that episode of WKRP. Not to make light of this situation.

https://youtu.be/lf3mgmEdfwg


13 posted on 04/24/2020 3:28:44 PM PDT by greenishness
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To: greenishness

The first thing I thought of as well. “Turkey Bombs” indeed.


14 posted on 04/24/2020 4:44:58 PM PDT by BipolarBob (Don't cough on your keyboard because everybodys virus protection may not be updated.)
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To: SpaceBar

You meant Kurds.


15 posted on 04/24/2020 4:47:26 PM PDT by pas
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To: Texas Fossil
Bombing civilians? An expensive and inefficient way to commit genocide. I suppose the Turks want a panic stampede rather than a bloodbath.

If the refugees are infected, driving them away from 30,000 feet starts to make sense.

16 posted on 04/24/2020 4:57:24 PM PDT by ZOOKER (Until further notice the /s is implied...)
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The refugees are from Turkey into N. Syria. Sent by Turkey to infect and disrupt.


17 posted on 04/24/2020 8:22:01 PM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: ZOOKER

The residence in N. Syria are turning them away. They don’t want the infection either.


18 posted on 04/25/2020 8:23:22 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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