Indonesian lawmakers voiced support for Turkey's Operation Peace Spring to secure its borders with Syria by eliminating terrorist elements and ensure
Indonesian lawmakers voiced support for Turkey’s Operation Peace Spring to secure its borders with Syria by eliminating terrorist elements and ensure the safe return of Syrian refugees and Syria’s territorial integrity.
Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) member Al Muzammil Yusuf said this operation was a form of care for Syrian refugees.
“[Turkish President Recep Tayyip] Erdogan cares so much about Syrian refugees,” Yusuf told Anadolu Agency, adding that Erdogan valued human rights and had an Islamic mindset.
Urging the world to reflect on Erdogan’s steps towards human values, he said: “Erdogan can be an example of world leaders and the Islamic world.”
Illiza Sa’aduddin Djamal, a parliament member from the United Development Party (PPP), also voiced his appreciation for Turkey’s move to help secure a safe zone in northern Syria.
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Footage emerges from inside prison where YPG terrorists set Daesh prisoners free
Footage shows the prison which YPG terrorists had emptied of Daesh prisoners in the part of Syria where Ankara is currently mounting a military operation. Various posters of the ringleaders of the terrorist organization on prison walls were also reflected in the footage.
“President Erdogan is very concerned about humanitarian issues,” Djamal told Anadolu Agency, underlining that Erdogan’s responsiveness and prompt response to humanitarian issues.
She asked the global community to look at the Syrian issue not only in terms of religion, but also in terms of humanity, urging Jakarta to actively contribute to humanitarian crisis in Syria.
“[Indonesian] President Joko Widodo has been coordinating with President Erdogan on the Palestinian and Syrian issues,” she said.
Meanwhile, the Indonesian public also voiced support for Turkey’s anti-terror operation in northern Syria.
Putri Cendera Permata, 23, a private employee, said Turkey was committed to eradicating terrorists without discrimination.
Palestinian scholars blast Arab League statement
The Palestine Scholars Association in the Diaspora on Monday decried a recent Arab League statement condemning Turkey’s Operation Peace Spring in northern Syria, reiterating support for the Turkish campaign.”We are following Turkey’s Operation Peace Spring to defend its security in the face of factions that control part of the Syrian territory and displace its people,” the group said in a statement.Turkey on Wednesday launched Operation Peace Spring in northern Syria to secure its borders by eliminating terrorists there and to ensure the safe return of Syrian refugees and Syria’s territorial integrity.Following an emergency ministerial meeting in Cairo on Saturday, the Arab League described the Turkish anti-terror operation in northern Syria as a “military invasion”.The statement said that participants agreed to reevaluate diplomatic and military relations with Turkey.Libya has rejected the statement, while Qatar and Somalia expressed reservations about it.”The Arab League has remained silent for a long time about the U.S., Russian and Iranian invasions of Syria as well as hundreds of Zionist raids on Syrian territory,” the association said.It added that the Turkish operation aims to repel the aggression of these factions against Turkey and to create a safe zone for millions of Syrians.It noted that the Arab League’s stance stemmed from what it called a “counter-revolution”, reiterating that “it does not represent the [Arab] nation or its peoples’ aspirations.”Ankara wants to eliminate terrorist elements of the PKK and its Syrian offshoot, the PYD/YPG, from east of the Euphrates River in northern Syria.In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK — listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the European Union — has been responsible for the deaths of 40,000 people, including women, children, and infants.
Pakistan always to side with Turkey: Parliament speaker
Pakistan and Turkey have always supported each other and will continue to do so, Pakistan’s National Assembly speaker said.To further cement ties between the two “brother countries”, the people and government of Pakistan are looking to host Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan later this month, Asad Qaiser told Anadolu Agency in an interview on the sidelines of the regional speakers’ conference in Istanbul.”Pakistan-Turkey camaraderie is in all spheres and whatever be the condition, Pakistan will side with brothers of Turkey every time,” Qaiser said when asked about Turkey’s military Operation Peace Spring in northern Syria.”And Pakistan will not stay behind when it comes to the challenges facing Turkey,” Qaiser asserted.”Our relations with Turkey are like this: Pakistan and Turkey are seen as one nation. People of the both countries love each other and such kinds of affection is not seen with any other country,” he added.Qaiser said his government and people of Pakistan would hold an “exemplary welcome ceremony” for Erdoğan, who will embark on an official two-day visit to Pakistan on Oct. 23.”President Erdoğan and [Pakistan’s] Prime Minister Imran Khan are two strong leaders of Muslim world,” Qaiser said.Referring to a joint Pakistan-Turkey event held at the UN last month to counter Islamophobia, Qaiser said: “Such kind of representation of Muslims at that level was never done before.””The two are leaders of the new Muslim world order,” he emphasized, saying: “The Whole Muslim world is looking up to them.”Quoting President Erdoğan, Qaisar said Pakistan, Turkey and Malaysia are also launching a joint TV channel to counter anti-Islam propaganda.Underlining that this TV channel would be a “major counter” to anti-Muslim disinformation, he added that the two countries would then “look towards trade”.Parliament-to-parliament RelationsQaiser said the two countries were in constant communication at the parliamentary level.The regional speakers conference was founded by Pakistan and includes Iran, Turkey, Russia, Afghanistan and China. Besides Islamabad and Tehran, Istanbul has so far hosted the event too.”I have met my counterpart several times and what we are trying is to have a cooperation between our parliaments’ secretariats and give parliament a very important position to play its role in boosting our relations,” Qaiser said.”The aim is to learn from each other’s experiences,” he added, saying: “We are figuring out how it helps us boost trade and establish a joint mechanism to fight terrorism.”‘India exposed before world’He also touched upon the ongoing humanitarian situation in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir noting that the “truth of India” had been “exposed to the whole world”.”What [Indian Prime Minister Narendra] Modi has done on Aug. 5 violated all human rights and turned Kashmir into a sub-jail,” Qaiser alleged.He stressed that Kashmiri people were “badly affected” in all spheres of life be it education, health or trade.Jammu and Kashmir has been under a near-complete lockdown since the Indian government’s move on Aug. 5 to scrap the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.Since then, the Indian government has blocked communication access and imposed restrictions on movement to thwart any protests in the region.Several rights groups including the Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have repeatedly called on India to lift restrictions and release political detainees.India said that 93% of the restrictions have been eased in the conflict-ridden region, a claim that Anadolu Agency could not independently verify.Qaiser said Pakistan simply wanted a resolution on the Kashmir dispute according to UN resolutions.“It is the right of Kashmiris that they be given right to self-determination as promised by UN itself,” he said.”The world is now aware of what kind of a democracy India is, that it does not respect UN resolutions, it is violating human rights,” Qaiser added.He said “this kind of barbaric situation will not sustain in Kashmir because it is the right of Kashmiris [to resist it] and the international community should express its support to the people of the occupied region.””One thing we need to know is that governments are not run due to oppression on people. It is not possible for India to sustain its position in Kashmir,” Qaiser added.India and Pakistan both hold the region of Kashmir in parts and claim it in full. China also controls part of the contested region, but it is India and Pakistan who have fought two wars over Kashmir.Khilafat MovementQaiser said his government would communicate and collaborate with Ankara to commemorate the centenary of the Khilafat Movement which started in the Indian sub-continent in 1919 to help the then-falling Ottoman Empire.”It is one of the best phases of our history and it laid the foundations of our current day’s bond between Pakistan and Turkey,” he said.The Khilafat movement (1919-1924) was a civil movement by Muslims in then-British colonial Indian sub-continent in the years following World War I. Its purpose was to pressure the British government to preserve the authority of the Ottoman Sultan as Caliph of Islam following the breakup of the Ottoman Empire at the end of the war.Pakistani community in TurkeyThe speaker said Turkey hosts a huge number of Pakistani students, businessmen and people of different trade.”They are playing an important role in cementing bilateral relations and we see it with sincerity and respect that overseas Pakistanis are helping Pakistan develop,” he said.
“President Erdogan has the right to conduct military operations in northern Syria in order to uphold the sovereignty of the Turkish state,” Permata told Anadolu Agency.
Permata said the PKK/PYD/YPG were dangerous terrorists backed by foreigner actors.
“It is compulsory for the Turkish government to wipe them out to the root,” he said.
Muhammad Fiqruddin, 27, a young businessman, said the Turkish government had taken the right step by launching the military operation in order to bring peace to the region.
“Terrorists are a common enemy not only for Turkey but human civilization,” he said.
Turkey on Wednesday launched Operation Peace Spring in northern Syria to secure its borders by eliminating terrorists there and to ensure the safe return of Syrian refugees and Syria’s territorial integrity.
Ankara wants to clear the region east of the Euphrates River of the terrorist PKK and its Syrian offshoot, the PYD/YPG.
In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK — listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the European Union — has been responsible for the deaths of 40,000 people, including women, children and infants. The PYD/YPG is its Syrian offshoot.
Syrian National Army flag hung in northern Tal Abyad
The Syrian National Army (SNA) on Monday hung its flag in Tal Abyad town in northern Syria, having cleared it of YPG/PKK terrorists.Images recorded by Anadolu Agency across the border in Akcakale, a southeastern border district of Turkey’s Sanliurfa, showed a so-called flag of the YPG/PKK was replaced by the SNA’s in a western area of Tal Abyad.The town center of Syria’s Tal Abyad district was cleared of YPG/PKK terrorists on Sunday as Turkey’s Operation Peace Spring continues.Turkey on Oct. 9, Wednesday, launched Operation Peace Spring to eliminate terrorists from northern Syria in order to secure Turkey’s borders, aid in the safe return of Syrian refugees, and ensure Syria’s territorial integrity.Video: Footage emerges from inside prison where YPG terrorists set Daesh terrorists freeAnkara wants to clear northern Syria east of the Euphrates River of the terrorist PKK and its Syrian offshoot, the PYD/YPG.In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK — listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S., and the European Union — has been responsible for the deaths of 40,000 people, including women, children and infants. The PYD/YPG is its Syrian offshoot.
Turkey says YPG terrorists emptied Daesh prison in northeast Syria
Ras al-Ayn and Tal Abyad town are “under control”, Turkey’s defense minister said on Monday.”Tal Abyad and Ras al-Ayn are under control, our efforts regarding the safety in the region continue,” Hulusi Akar told reporters in Turkish capital Ankara.Akar also said Turkey not only fights against YPG, but also all terrorist organizations especially Daesh.”Our fight [on Operation Peace Spring] is not only against YPG, but against all terrorist organizations especially Daesh. Terrorists are our only target.”He added that YPG terrorists had emptied a jail holding Daesh prisoners in a part of Syria where Ankara is mounting an operation, and that the prisoners there had been abducted.On Oct. 9, Turkey launched Operation Peace Spring to eliminate terrorists from northern Syria in order to secure Turkey’s borders, aid in the safe return of Syrian refugees, and ensure Syria’s territorial integrity.Ankara wants to clear northern Syria east of the Euphrates River of the terrorist PKK and its Syrian offshoot, the PYD/YPG.In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK — listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S., and the European Union — has been responsible for deaths of 40,000 people, including women, children and infants.