Syria, Libya (and Beyond) Liveblog: Pulling Out of Deir Ez Zor?
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 13:53 | Ali Yenidunya in EA Middle East and Turkey, Middle East and Iran See Also, Syria Video Special: This is What Assad Calls "Withdrawing"
2100 GMT: It is claimed that 10 Turkish F-16s have bombed several PKK camps in northern Iraq. However, no official confirmation has come from Ankara yet.
1929 GMT: In our separate video entry, we've posted a clip claiming to show Syrian soldiers breaking in and looting a store in Hama.
1900 GMT: The number of killed Turkish soldiers has risen to 12. Meanwhile, the so-called "second man" of PKK, claimed to have been captured by Iranian forces, announced that PM Erdogan's "no tolerance" speech is nothing short of a declaration of war! He went further and threatened Ankara:
PM shall know that we have not used even five percent of our forces. We are waging a controlled defensive war now. If we take an official decision of war and order accordingly, then Ankara will be upside down.
Bashar al-Assad, Damascus, Deir Ez Zor, Hama, Homs, Lattakia, Palestinians, SANA, Syria, Tanks, withdraw