Turkey not only refuse Fight ISIS but looks like playing a proxy war against Syrian Kurds… #CorridorToKobane

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BBC News (World) ‏@BBCWorld  IS fighters control a third of #Kobane after pushing back Kurdish forces, monitors say
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  Doğu Eroğlu ‏@DoguEroglu  In Ankara, police attack crowds protesting #ISIS policies, index fingers raised — means “tawhid” in Islamic context.
HDP co-chair Demirtaş: Turkish gov’t can stop protests by vowing to confront ISIL

Demirtaş blames the ‘inaction’ of the Turkish state over developments in Kobane for the violent protests
As Islamic State Nears Conquest of Syrian Town, U.S. Presses Turks

NYT > Turkey by By MARK LANDLER and ERIC SCHMITT
Officials warned that airstrikes alone would not be sufficient to protect the Syrian town of Kobani from the Islamic State fighters.
theguardian.com – David Graeber – Oct 8, 1:04 AM – In 1937, my father volunteered to fight in the International Brigades in defence of the Spanish Republic. A would-be fascist coup had been temporarily halted by a worker’s uprising, spearheaded by anarchists and socialists, and in much of Spain a
Diaspora Kurds return to homeland to battle ISIL jihadists

Many have only recently traded their lives in Amsterdam, Berlin or Rome for the frontlines of northern Iraq
nytimes.com – The Editorial Board – Oct 8 – Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, once aspired to lead the Muslim world. At this time of regional crisis, he has been anything but a leader. Turkish troops and tanks have been standing passively behind a chicken-wire border fence while a…
Governor Issues Curfew in Southeastern Towns

Bianet :: English
The governor’s office of Mardin issued a curfew in the districts of Dargeçit, Derik, Kızıltepe, Nusaybin, Mazıdağı and Savur as of 17:00 local time due to clashes between police and demonstrators over the Kobane protests.
Turkey, Kurd tensions worry US in fight for Kobani

WASHINGTON (AP) — Even as it prods Turkey to step up in the global fight against Islamic State militants, the United States is worried that Ankara might use military action to target Kurdish fighters who are the last line of defense against extremists trying to take over the Syrian border town of Kobani.
Turkey Gazes Long Into Syrian Abyss, Response Comes From Streets

The Istanbulian by Emre Kızılkaya

This is the first time in my whole life that I saw the people of Turkey getting armed against each other.

U.S. Focus on ISIS Frees Syria to Battle Rebels

 NYT > Turkey by By ANNE BARNARD and ERIC SCHMITT
Opponents of the Syrian government say the United States’ focus on the Islamic State has allowed government forces to renew its attacks on rebellious towns and neighborhoods.

 

Turkish main opposition leader urges gov’t, Kurdish protesters to act with common sense


Turkey has not only been dragged into the Middle East quagmire, but has also dragged the quagmire onto its own soil, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has said

Turkey cuts growth estimates, raises inflation forecast


Turkey has slashed its growth estimates and raised its inflation forecast for 2014 and 2015, Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan said

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