Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Vows to Help Kurdistan in War Against

Isis
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the 6th !nited
"ations #eneral Asse$%ly at the !" head&uarters in "ew 'ork(Reuters)
By Jack Moore-September 29, 2014
Turkey has pledged to support the se$i*
autono$ous region o+ Kurdistan in its ,ght against Isis (now known as the
Isla$ic -tate).
The Kurdish region has %een +aced with an I- o/ensi0e and a potential
hu$anitarian crisis %y the in1u2 o+ re+ugees +ro$ e$%attled regions o+
northern Ira&.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan $et with the Kurdistan Region
Pri$e 3inister4 "echir0an 5ar6ani4 on the sidelines o+ a World Econo$ic
7oru$ $eeting in Istan%ul to outline Turkey's assistance.
In a state$ent released %y the Kurdistan Regional #o0ern$ent (KR#)4
Erdogan stated Turkey's continued co$$it$ent to agree$ents with Er%il4
%ut precise details o+ Turkish assistance were not gi0en.
8The two sides talked in detail a%out the e0ents and the latest
de0elop$ents in Ira&4 the Kurdistan Region4 9and other a/ected regions:4
and highlighted in particular the e0ents a+ter the terrorist attacks %y the
Isla$ic -tate (I-) on the pro0ince o+ 3osul and in Tikrit4 and then on the
Kurdistan Region48 the state$ent said.
8President Erdogan e$phasised on enhancing Turkey's relations with the
Kurdistan Region and reiterated Turkey's co$$it$ent to these relationships
and agree$ents with the Kurdistan Region in all areas.8
Erdogan said that Ankara was 8in constant coordination with the coalition
+orces in the +ace o+ terroris$4 and that this coordination will also include
the Kurdistan Region in order to end any threat to the region48 according to
the KR# state$ent.
Turkish soldiers stand guard as -yrian Kurds wait %ehind the %order
+ences near the town o+ -uruc(Reuters)
The Turkish leader's state$ent o+ continued co$$it$ent to Kurds in
northern Ira& co$es a+ter clai$s %y a leading $e$%er o+ the Kurdistan
"ational ;ongress4 Ade$ !6un4 that Turkey was aiding the Isla$ic -tate in
their o/ensi0e on the -yrian Kurdish town o+ Ko%ani.
Turkey has %een reluctant to <oin a !-*led coalition to tackle I- +or +ear that
action would strengthen their long*held ene$y4 -yrian President 5ashar al*
Assad4 and worsen sectarian di0isions in Ira&.
7ollowing the release o+ = Turkish and Ira&i hostages held %y the terror
group4 Ankara's stance has shi+ted to one o+ assistance to the !-*led
coalition.
Erdogan con,r$ed in "ew 'ork that Turkey would pro0ide the 8necessary
support8 to the operation in a 8$ilitary or logistical8 capacity to tackle the
<ihadists.
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