Erdogan: Ankara attacks were a “collective” effort



ANKARA: -- The Turkish President says he now believes the Syrian secret police or Mukhabarat along with ISIL and Kurdish militants all played a role the recent suicide bombings in the centre of Ankara.

Speaking at a trade union congress, Recep Tayyip Erdogan says it was a collective terrorist attack:

“This attack illustrates terrorism is a collective act,” he said. “Daesh, the PKK and Mukhabarat are all involved in this. The Democratic Union Party in northern Syria is also involved in this. They have planned this attack together.”

Many arrested in connection with Ankara attacks

Many arrests have been made in connection with the bomb attacks, described as the deadliest in Turkish history.

A fresh wave of migration from Syria?

Erdogan also said there are strong indications that a fresh wave of migration has begun, following an increase in attacks on the Syrian city of Aleppo.

He repeated his calls to train and equip more Syrian rebels and to set up a safe zone to protect displaced civilians.

“If this is done, I believe the migration from Syria will stop and the refugees that we are hosting will also be able to go back,” he said, referring to the more than two million Syrian refugees sheltering in Turkey.

However, the plan for a “safe zone” has failed to find support from Western allies.

Many arrested in connection with Ankara attacks
Many arrests have been made in connection with the bomb attacks, described as the deadliest in Turkish history.

A fresh wave of migration from Syria?
Erdogan also said there are strong indications that a fresh wave of migration has begun, following an increase in attacks on the Syrian city of Aleppo.

He repeated his calls to train and equip more Syrian rebels and to set up a safe zone to protect displaced civilians.

“If this is done, I believe the migration from Syria will stop and the refugees that we are hosting will also be able to go back,” he said, referring to the more than two million Syrian refugees sheltering in Turkey.

However, the plan for a “safe zone” has failed to find support from Western allies.


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"a collective effort"

Erdogan left out the CHP, the Americans, NATO, Russia and Israel. But at least he admits the Ankara attack was terrorism. That must be due to the absence of human trafficking in Turkey if one follows Prayut's reason for the Shrine attack not being terrorism.