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ⶠNorth east #Syria expects #Turkish ground operation
â· Young man sets himself on fire in #protest
âž Far-right Turkish mp criticised for hate speech in #Neuss
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Syrian Democratic Forces’ Mazloum Abdi has warned that Kobane could be targeted in a ground operation by Turkey in February. The commander said that Turkish President ErdoÄan could try to rally nationalist support ahead of elections by attacking the northeastern Kurdish-controlled town.
Twenty five year old Mehmet Akar set himself on fire in Turkey to protest the absolute incommunicado status imposed on Abdullah Ăcalan, the jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workersâ Party. This is the second recent case of self-immolation for the cause.
The German Foreign Ministry has summoned the Turkish embassy in response to a “hate speech” made at a mosque in Germanyâs Neuss by an MP from Turkeyâs ruling Justice and Development Party, Mustafa Açıkgöz.
Thousands marched in Strasbourg to urge the European Union to list the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp as a terrorist organisation, while France’s Eiffel Tower lit up with slogans in solidarity with Iranian anti-government protests.
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