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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Syrian Kurds to Target Turkish Jets Breaching Rojava Airspace<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Published 28 November 2015 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>The Syrian Kurdish forces YPG said several Turkish warplanes have breached the airspace of Syria’s Kurdish region Rojava this week.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>The Syrian Kurdish forces said it would be targeting any Turkish fighter planes or helicopters that would breach the Syrian Kurdish region of Rojava after reportedly two Turkish helicopters were seen flying over the region.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>The threat was made by the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), a group that was threatened with airstrikes by the Turkish military on different occasions over the past few months as part of Turkey’s operation against the Kurdistan’s Workers’ Party (PKK) which kicked off in July. Turkey claims that the YPG has ties to the PKK.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>“Two unidentified military helicopters were seen Tuesday night in Qamishli’s northern suburbs, specifically in Alyan area, flying over the oil-rich town of Rumelan and the petroleum stations of Tel Adas (Gir Ziro) as well as the village of Gir Ziyaret,” the YPG’s official spokesman Redur Khalil said in a statement Wednesday according to the Kurdish Question website.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>ANALYSIS: As They Walk Alone, Kurds Brace for a Better Future <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>“We, the YPG forces, warn if this irresponsible action (Turkish breach of Syrian Kurdish airspace) were repeated, we will take the necessary procedures to target any violation of such type.”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Speaking to ARA News, an unnamed source confirmed that a Turkish helicopter “breached the region’s airspace almost three kilometers above Derona Aghe village north of Chel Agha,” in north of Syria.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>The YPG has been an important force against the Islamic State group in Syria. The Kurdish militia has secured several victories against the extremist group, pushing back against offenses and taking control of strategic strongholds of the Islamic State group.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>OPINION: The Rojava Revolution and the Liberation of Kobani <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>The announcement comes just days after Turkey downed a Russian fighter jet that Ankara claims had breached Turkish airspace. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his government have denied the allegations and said that downing the jet would have “serious consequences”.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Moscow and Ankara have both dismissed the possibility of further military escalation, however, Russia has begun to implement response measures and sanctions that would impact economic, tourism and diplomatic ties between the two countries.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>ANALYSIS: A History of the Turkish-Kurdish Conflict<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>This content was originally published by teleSUR<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>