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Russia says Turkey suppresses Kurds under pretext of fighting terrorism

Illegal traffic across the Turkish-Syrian border has decreased dramatically since Russia's military operation in Syria

Reuters March 23, 2016

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MOSCOW: Anakara is hindering Kurdish forces in their fight against Islamic State and using the slogan of a "war against terrorism" to suppress Kurdish organizations in Syria and Turkey, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday.

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Illegal traffic across the Turkish-Syrian border has decreased dramatically since the start of Russia's military operation in Syria, Lavrov told a news briefing.

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Referring to the Turkish border, he stressed a need to fully implement UN Security Council resolutions demanding a halt of trade in artifacts and oil with Islamic State and to stop "terrorists" from crossing into Syria, including from Turkey.

COMMENTS (2)

Bunny Rabbit | 8 years ago | Reply under their old 'masters' the Arab world was more peaceful and prosperous . Saddam/ Najebullah / Gaddafi etc knew how to keep their people in check.

curious2 | 8 years ago | Reply He's probably right - but so are the people who say that Russia is attacking Assad's opposition under the pretext of fighting ISIS.

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