Konflikten i Syrien

After strengthening its presence in Syria the PKK began to eliminate Kurdish leaders who might pose a threat to the Assad regime or competition to the PKK. Local Kurdish leader Mashaal Tammo, assassinated by unknown gunmen in 2011, may have been a victim of this campaign, though PKK official have suggested Turkey is responsible (Kurdish Globe [Erbil], October 26).

Abdullah Bedro, the strongest tribal leader in the Kurdish region of Syria, was another victim of assassination. The PKK denied its involvement in the crime, but when a PKK leader’s body was discovered at the scene of the clash in which Bedro was killed, the PKK had to admit its involvement in the assassination (Zaman, February 15). The PKK was further accused in the killing of Dr. Serzad Hac Resid, another anti-Assad politician and an Aleppo-based representative of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYDKS). Dr. Resid was involved in distributing video footage concerning the brutality of the Assad regime (Zaman, February 17).

Ethnic Kurds are fighting against their own brethren and helping ISIS to take the town of Kobane by deciphering messages in the Kurdish language and giving information on battlefield terrain.
One of Islamic State's top commanders in Kobane is also Kurdish, a man known as Abu Khattab al-Kurdi - which translates as Abu Khattab the Kurd.


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Kassem Hamadé
‏@kassemhamade
Syriens reguljära armé är på väg för att storma staden Idlib som erövrades av terrorgruppen al-Nousra för 2 veckor sedan #syrien #Idlib
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Kassem Hamadé @kassemhamade · 31 min för 31 minuter sedan
Terrorgruppen al-Nousra lär inte hinna etablera sitt kalifat i #Idlib. Reguljära armén mobiliserar sina styrkor, #syrien #terror

Turkey Reconsiders Support for Jabhat al-Nusra

Jabhat al-Nusra, which it once promoted as the most effective force in Syria against President Bashar al-Assad.

http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/tr/originals/2013/08/turkey-considers-support-for-al-nusra.html##ixzz3WkUXvFTw

Turkey had criticized as “premature” the US designation of al-Nusra as a terrorist organization

the Nusra Front,now with Ansar al-Deen Front, was one of the leading recruiters of foreign fighters. Its online forum was said to show an easy access route, via Turkey, to the battlefield, which brought in more fighters.

report found that despite international pressure on Turkey to try to prevent the flow of foreign fighters into Syria, the border remains porous and awash with smugglers.

Turkey is the most popular crossing point for those hoping to join the group. A ticket from Luton airport to Gaziantep, around 40 miles from the border, costs around $180 — one way, of course. From there it’s a short car ride to one of the border towns, where one can pay a smuggler $20 to cross over into Syria

the majority of these individuals arrived in Syria via Lebanon or Turkey.

Most fighters travel to Turkey first before slipping across the border

Jabhat al-Nusra, al-Qaeda's branch, as well as hardline Salafi Islamist groups like Ahrar al-Sham.

The Turkish authorities thought they could work with extremist Islamist groups in the Syrian civil war and at the same time push them to become more moderate

Mr Ricciardone said that he tried to persuade the Turkish government to close its borders to the groups, but to no avail.

"We ultimately had no choice but to agree to disagree," he said. "The Turks frankly worked with groups for a period, including al Nusra, whom we finally designated as we're not willing to work with."

Turkey Will Help Train Moderate Syrian Rebels, Diplomat Says.

Turkey is ready to conclude an agreement this month to train and equip moderate Syrian rebels

Turkish officials say that once trained the rebels will fight against the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS or ISIL, as well as the forces of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria.

Turkey has eagerly supported the program to train and equip moderate Syrian rebels, but Turkish officials have insisted that the effort be reinforced by no-fly zones and safe zones inside Syria.

The SAA’s elite Special Forces unit “Al-Qawat Al-Nimr” (Tiger Forces) has arrived in Idlib and participated in the repelling of Jaysh Al-Fatah at Al-Mastouma – the commander of the Tiger Forces, Colonel Suheil Al-Hassan, has yet to arrive.

The Syrian Interior Minister arrived at Ariha on Saturday in order to inspect the Syrian Armed Forces and their defenses before heading towards the temporary offices of Idlib’s Governor at Jisr Al-Shughour.

heavy clashes between regime forces and rebels around al-Mastuma as regime tries to advance towards Qmeinas and south of #Idlib city

So IS kills Nusra "local emir"& 30 others north of Aleppo.
Myth buster to Assad's, Western "islamist cooperative" narrative I would say.