Turkey has fought a decades-long on-and-off war with Kurdish separatists. They've faced many terrorist attacks.
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Preventing an independent Kurdish state is a top priority for Turkey. So much that it's shaped Turkey's strategy in Syrian civil war 16/x
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As the Kurds go to the polls, the Turkish and Iranian militaries are holding large exercises. Not a subtle threat.
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Turnout for the
#KurdistanReferendum is expected to be high, and they will almost certainly vote for independence by a large margin. 18/x1 reply 4 retweets 11 likesShow this thread -
If the Iraqi Kurdish regional government follows the
#KurdishReferendum by declaring independence, Turkey and/or Iran could attack. 19/x3 replies 4 retweets 11 likesShow this thread -
The Peshmerga's not weak, but the Turkish military is much stronger. Remember, the Kurds needed US help to push back ISIS. 20/x
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Would the US let it's Kurdish ally get attacked? Would the US fire upon its NATO ally Turkey?
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Replying to @NGrossman81
I have absolutely zero faith that the US will help the Kurds. I am happy on a moral level with the vote but fear it will kill many Kurds.
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Replying to @Sir_Prince_Ali
Depends. If the KRG takes the vote as advice about the direction they should go it won't lead to deaths. But if they declare independence...
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Replying to @NGrossman81
Even if today's vote is only seen as a new direction that will still most likely lead to a crackdown on Kurds in Iraq and Turkey. Time bomb.
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There's a decent change of that, yes.
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Replying to @NGrossman81
Here's hoping that the US actually supports the Kurds and that I'm completely wrong
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