Ömer Özkizilcik

@OmerOzkizilcik

Work at the Security Department of in Ankara, columnist at and as the editor in chief of E-Mail: hozkizilcik@setav.org

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    Oct 11

    My latest report: "Uniting the Opposition | The Components of the National Army and the Implications of the Unification" provides a detailed insight into the unification , components of the and its implications: Read the full report here:

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  2. 2 hours ago

    "A long-term relationship with the YPG was fundamentally both quixotic and impossible, given the historic grievances held by the government of Turkey against a U.S.-designated terrorist group that had killed thousands of Turks." -

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  3. 2 hours ago

    "The US helped the government of Turkey strike PKK targets. How would the YPG rank and file forces have reacted to such an event? Such questions kept me up at night while at CIA, and we discussed this ad nauseam internally at CIA and within the policy community" -

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  4. 2 hours ago

    "We were faced with a situation in which U.S. special operations forces and intelligence community personnel were working on the ground with a group that other elements of the U.S. government had traditionally been helping the Turks in trying to destroy." -

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  5. 2 hours ago

    "The Turks viewed YPG senior leader Abdi—the U.S. military’s most public YPG interlocutor—as a hardened terrorist. They charged that he previously had been a senior leader for urban operations in Turkey—that is a dry term for Mazloum’s role in killing scores of Turkish civilians"

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  6. 2 hours ago

    "Make no mistake, the United States knowingly and deliberately threw in our lot with one arm of a terrorist group, albeit a more palatable one, to fight another who was far more deadly and a direct threat to the United States, including U.S. territory." -

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  7. 2 hours ago

    "The YPG was simply a rebrand of the PKK, a longtime terrorist group that has killed thousands of innocent Turks, & indeed Americans, in its decades-long struggle against the Turkish state, a NATO ally of the United States" - Former CIA officer

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    Dec 22

    Advancement of the Assad regime in Idlib since 19th December | Suriye Gündemi

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    Dec 22

    Press Release on Condemning the Russian Attacks The Syrian Interim Government - The Ministry of Defense

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  10. Dec 22

    Idlib'te rejim neden bukadar hızlı ilerliyor? Birçok sebebi var ama birtanesi de geçtiğimiz haftalarda Rusya'nın FKH'deki petrol rafinelerine bombardimanları sonrasında Idlib'e petrol akışında ciddi sorunlar var. Şuan araçları kullanacak petrol bulmakta zorluk çekiyorlar.

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  11. Dec 22

    The regime advance continues without any real resistance from the opposition. The balance of power in Idlib has changed massively in favor of the regime as a result of long Russian efforts. Turkey & its observation points are unable to stop the regime.

    The Latest Situation in Southeast Idlib | Suriye Gündemi
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    Dec 21

    Report: A Global Battlefield? Rising Drone Capabilities of Non-State Armed Groups and Terrorist Organizations |

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    Dec 21

    Three years ago, 16 soldiers were martyred while fighting against Daesh on Akil Mountain in Al Bab. Although the whole world ignores Turkey has lost 72 soldiers while fighting against Daesh

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  14. Dec 21

    With this strategy the regime in able to capture all of Idlib by just going around rhe Turkish obs points. As 3,3 million civilians are in danger, a security belt along the Turkish border would not only save lives but be much cheaper & easier for all sides than a refugee crisis.

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  15. Dec 21

    The civilians in are being forced to leave their homes due to and regime bombardment and ground assault They are coming to the border The international community should establish a security belt for civilians or 2 million will come to the !

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  16. Dec 21

    The -backed Assad regime is advancing fast against the -backed National Front for Liberation. I expect the regime to capture Jarjanaz and close the supply route to the Turkish obs point similar to the fate of the Morek obs point. With this speed, it will take days.

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    Dec 20

    The Assad Regime is Progressing in Idlib | Suriye Gündemi

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    Dec 20

    The lives of 3.3 million people are at risk. World has enough power and resources to save them but no one cares. They are not “Kurds”.

    Yesterday night, the regime backed by has started a major assault on following the ongoing aircampaign to drive out the civilians.…
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  19. Dec 20

    I have written it before, so I will just refer to my article: Turkey needs a new approach for Idlib:

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  20. Dec 20

    The siege of the observation point in loading... The last obstacle between 2 million more are exactly these obs points infront of & the regime. However, Senate is busy punishing over its 'close ties' to Russia...

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  21. Dec 20

    The strategy of the regime is pushing civilians in gradually to the border by biting off in small pieces. Today, civilians in tried to cross again into . These attempts were prevented by extremists but this is something not sustainable!

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  22. Dec 20

    Yesterday night, the regime backed by has started a major assault on following the ongoing aircampaign to drive out the civilians. Main goal of the operation: Besiege the observation point in The regime tries to repeat the scenario

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    Dec 19

    The Toll of targeting the northern Syrian towns

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  24. Dec 19

    On May 27, 2018 the started to disband Liwa Thuwwar Raqqa after weakening them for years by denying any US supplies. The video below is the last appearance of their leader Abu Issa. Since June 25 he was under house arrest in Ain Issa & no one knows about his whereabouts.

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  25. Dec 19

    During the operation, Thuwwar Raqqa criticized the US-led int. coaltion for taking the town with the YPG and indiscriminately bombing the town killing hundreds of civilians. Liwa Thuwwar Raqqa shared reports about white phosphorus over Raqqa:

    US-led forces appear to firing white phosphorus in Mosul & Raqqa, raising Qs...
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  26. Dec 19

    In the period until the disbanded Liwa Thuwwar Raqqa and took their leader "Abu Issa" under house arrest, the YPG has took away any control area of Liwa Thuwwar Raqqa & prevented any US supplies to reach them including the Turkish-American joint Train & Equip project.

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  27. Dec 19

    In contrast to the lies of that Turkey shut down the border to Tal Abyad after it was cleaned from ISIS; The crossing was opened after years of closure due to ISIS When the YPG broke its promise & got control, TR shut down the border again

    Border crossing with Turkey will open its doors next week.
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  28. Dec 19

    After Tal Abyad was captured from , as agreed between the & Liwa Thuwwar Raqqa the later tried to form a local governance and assured that the won't be in control. has viewed this positive and allowed the return of the refugees:

    تركيا تسمح بعودة النازحين اﻵن عبر بوابتها الحدودية مع تل ابيض والى اﻵن تم ادخال 750 شخص.
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  29. Dec 19

    Liwa Thuwwar Raqqa also played a significant role in other frontlines like the front in south of Ayn al Arab (). This town would be later inhabit the main bastion of the to supply its forces in Ayn al Arab and .

    تم اسر داعشي على اطراف بلدة بعد قتل جميع العناصر الذين كانوا معه ويدعى مصطفى محمد فاتح العبيد وهو من سكان الرقة
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  30. Dec 19

    Liwa Thuwwar was on the very forefront to fight ISIS in the area between Ayn al Arab () and Tal Abyad and played a significant role in the capture of the city. Today this very same group does not exist as it was disbanded by the .

    الهمم تعانق السماء ..... تل ابيض قادمون
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  31. Dec 19

    Liwa Thuwwar Raqqa & the YPG made a deal that the Arab town/region of Tal Abyad won't be under the control of the YPG but would be held by the , mainly Liwa Thuwwar Raqqa. The group even denied allegations of a future -control over Tal Abyad in the pre-op phase.

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  32. Dec 19

    Why was Liwa Thuwwar Raqqa who fought alongside the YPG in Ayn al Arab (Kobane) & was one of the forming members the Burkan al Furat coalition (predecessor of the SDF), was later disbanded by the YPG? For more on the role of non-YPG groups in Ayn al Arab:

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  33. Dec 18

    Many in the argue that should engage with the non- elements of the . I personally sympathize with this idea BUT before any such discussion can start, folks in need to elaborate on why this account of Liwa Thuwwar Raqqa is offline since June 2018:

    مجموعة كبيرة من الأليات المجنزرة " جرافات - كاسحة ألغام " بالإضافة للعربات المحملة بالأسلحة تحاصر الآن منزل " قائد لواء ثوار الرقة " وتحاول مليشيا قسد بقيادة ( PKK ) الإرهابي المحاصرة للمنزل إستهداف الإنترنت المتواجد في المنزل لعزل المحاصرين عن العالم الخارجي
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    Dec 18

    an American life. It might also go some distance to repair relations with Turkey and make Ankara more receptive to other US concerns. But that is a practical idea, a pragmatic suggestion. It won’t earn anyone a headline in the reality TV that is our politics.

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    Dec 18

    If Capitol Hill were interested in bringing its actions into even a loose connection to the values it celebrates when performing in its reality TV show, it might suggest working with our ally Turkey to impose a no-fly zone on Idlib. That would stop the killing and wouldn’t cost

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    Dec 18

    A planted by in the Tel Abyad customs gate area in the Operation Peace Spring region has detonated after a civilian vehicle drove over it. A and a was while three more innocent civilians were injured due to malicious intent.

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    Dec 18

    Opinion | The Forgotten Terrorists: Daesh Fighters of Central Asia By

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    Dec 18

    Another crime has been added to the list of inhumane terror attacks carried out by PKK/YPG terrorists who know no limits when it comes to evil. The terrorists detonated a car bomb in a residential area in Tel Abu Shayh west of Ras al-Ayn, killing one civilian and wounding 26 more

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    Dec 16

    With US ties on verge of total collapse, Turks set eyes on Libya - by Burhanettin Duran | DS Column

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    Dec 16

    Change In The Areas Of Influene of Foreign States After Operation Peace Spring | Suriye Gündemi

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    Dec 17

    Both of these children have not been displaced due to the Turkish military campaign as German ZDF Channel’s report suggested. Watch this video to learn more about the disinformation by one of the leading German media agencies.

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