Kurdish militants to fight on Turkish soil for first time in 40 years[/caption]
If Turkey were to launch an operation against Syria now, Iraq’s Kurdistan and terrorist groupings would strike it in the rear.


Stanislav Tarasov, a prominent Russian expert on Turkey, believes that “for the first time in two decades, the forces known as Kurdish militants have been engaged in proper military operations on the Turkish soil. Since troops were pulled out, gendarmes have failed to win this victory. They are now in midst of a profound political crisis.

The conflict between the ruling party and the opposition has exacerbated, with the opposition suing the president, the defense minister, the foreign chief and so forth. In a nutshell, what we are seeing is a sign of a deepening crisis. In this situation, NATO isn’t interested in a war.

If Turkey gets into the conflict it won’t be able to pull out of it. In that case, it will be forced to pay its full attention to this war and carry out a full-scale operation, which means Iran and the neighboring countries will join in as well. Russia and China are opposing it all. So, it’s a very complicated geopolitical combination without any exit in sight.

That’s why Turkey will be held back by the West and probably by the stance of Russia and neighboring nations.”