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Seven al Qaeda-affiliated rebels were killed in a battle with a Syrian Kurdish militia on Wednesday, as violence between Syria's Arabs and Kurds increased, opposition activists said.
Since the start of the revolt, President Bashar al-Assad's forces have pulled out of Kurdish regions, including Ifrin, where Atma is located, handing de facto control to the PKK
Opposition activist Mohammad Abdallah said officers from Assad's army visited PKK leaders in Jandaris in the last week to discuss military cooperation, prompting the rebels to launch a pre-emptive strike.
"There is a feeling that the Kurds were fortifying Jandaris as part of a plan to carve a Kurdish zone in Ifrin with the help of the regime," Abdallah said. "Fighting has been heavy all day, and rebels have brought heavier guns to defend Atma and to target the PKK."
Seeking to mend ties with the Kurdish community, Syrian opposition leaders in exile attempted, at a meeting in Istanbul this month, to expand the Syrian National Coalition to include members of the Kurdish National Council, a grouping of the main Kurdish parties that does not include the PYD.
But the effort was put off as the coalition debated at length a joint declaration with the Kurdish Council that defines the Kurds as a separate people in a united Syria.....snip~
Al Qaeda, Kurdish militia clash on Syrian border with Turkey
It appears AQ and the PKK are going at each other.....as well as other Arabs of the Rebels/Terrorists going after civilian Kurds. Note how the Opposition had a feeling that Assad would let the PKK build up in Jandaris. Despite Assad pulling out of the Kurds part of Syria since the beginning of the Revolt. Quite the deflection by the Rebels/Terrorists.....while now going all around that fact of themselves being the ones that have been attacking the Kurds.
So again more of those True Colors being shown from the Opposition. Now even worried the Kurds would carve out a Niche for themselves. We have heard the assessment. No one says the Rebels/Terrorists can win against Assad without help. They were given help and the assessment is they still cannot win. Which these guys had to hear the Brits, French, and the US all saying the same thing. Do you think they have figured out yet.....no one trusts them nor anything they say out of their mouths.
Maybe focus should be put on the Rebel/Terrorists to give up and walk away. Otherwise they will just continue to escalate the civilian death toll. Which they are just as responsible as Assad is. One thing is clear.....both Christians and Kurds are still standing in their way and will not accept their rule either. Which doesn't count All those that are in AQ, Al Nusra, and now most of the military wing of the SNC that refuse to acknowledge the SNC or any other outsiders.
Since the start of the revolt, President Bashar al-Assad's forces have pulled out of Kurdish regions, including Ifrin, where Atma is located, handing de facto control to the PKK
Opposition activist Mohammad Abdallah said officers from Assad's army visited PKK leaders in Jandaris in the last week to discuss military cooperation, prompting the rebels to launch a pre-emptive strike.
"There is a feeling that the Kurds were fortifying Jandaris as part of a plan to carve a Kurdish zone in Ifrin with the help of the regime," Abdallah said. "Fighting has been heavy all day, and rebels have brought heavier guns to defend Atma and to target the PKK."
Seeking to mend ties with the Kurdish community, Syrian opposition leaders in exile attempted, at a meeting in Istanbul this month, to expand the Syrian National Coalition to include members of the Kurdish National Council, a grouping of the main Kurdish parties that does not include the PYD.
But the effort was put off as the coalition debated at length a joint declaration with the Kurdish Council that defines the Kurds as a separate people in a united Syria.....snip~
Al Qaeda, Kurdish militia clash on Syrian border with Turkey
It appears AQ and the PKK are going at each other.....as well as other Arabs of the Rebels/Terrorists going after civilian Kurds. Note how the Opposition had a feeling that Assad would let the PKK build up in Jandaris. Despite Assad pulling out of the Kurds part of Syria since the beginning of the Revolt. Quite the deflection by the Rebels/Terrorists.....while now going all around that fact of themselves being the ones that have been attacking the Kurds.
So again more of those True Colors being shown from the Opposition. Now even worried the Kurds would carve out a Niche for themselves. We have heard the assessment. No one says the Rebels/Terrorists can win against Assad without help. They were given help and the assessment is they still cannot win. Which these guys had to hear the Brits, French, and the US all saying the same thing. Do you think they have figured out yet.....no one trusts them nor anything they say out of their mouths.
Maybe focus should be put on the Rebel/Terrorists to give up and walk away. Otherwise they will just continue to escalate the civilian death toll. Which they are just as responsible as Assad is. One thing is clear.....both Christians and Kurds are still standing in their way and will not accept their rule either. Which doesn't count All those that are in AQ, Al Nusra, and now most of the military wing of the SNC that refuse to acknowledge the SNC or any other outsiders.