Kobani, The Kurdish Question, and Turkey’s Conundrum
Topic: Violence Erupts as Islamic State Rises
© REUTERS/ Murad Sezer
11:30 14/10/2014
MOSCOW, October 14 (RIA Novosti) - The current question regarding the Syrian War is whether or not Turkey will enter the country to protect Kobani from ISIL. The majority-Kurdish inhabited town on the Turkish border is currently under siege, with the Turks themselves warning that it could soon fall to the terrorists. Of course, any Turkish involvement would not be selfless, as Ankara itself said that a precondition for its involvement is an outside-supported regime change in Damascus. Nonetheless, it is fitting to ponder why Turkey hasn’t intervened already (it has unconventionally been supporting over 106 armed groups for over three years), both to ‘protect Kobani’ and to overthrow the democratically-elected government of Syria.
More:Kobani, The Kurdish Question, and Turkey’s Conundrum | Authors | RIA Novosti
