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O Rulers, It is Enough as Sin For You To Congratulate Russia
and Host them for Iftar while Turkmen Mountain is being bombed

News

Turkish Armed Forces gave a statement on the allegations that the region of Turkmen Mountain, a region populated mainly by Bayirbucak Turkmens in Syria, fell into the hands of the regime forces. In the statement it was said that ''after the attack the opposition started on the day of 17 June, the lines have returned to its former place in Turkmen mountain region also the villages Kelez, Isapınarı and Akçabayır have been retaken.'' (News)

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Russia since the date 30 September 2015 wanted to clear especially the regions of Aleppo, Damascus, Hama, Homs and Latakia which are the red line of the regime from opposition forces. The Turkmen Mountain region bordering Turkey is bombed by Russia from air and is being tried to be taken over completely by using scorched earth strategy by Assad and Iran from the ground. What are the reasons of the heavy attack on Turkmen Mountain for the last 8 months? Russia, Assad why do they desire this region so much? Let's try to find answers to these questions...

1. The Turkmen Mountain region is because of its geographic position and demographic form has a strategic importance for the war in Syria and because of its ruling hills it has military import for Latakia. This region because of its position just behind the Turkish border it acts as a gate to the cities Jisr as-Shughur and Idlib for the opposition.

2. Latakia where Turkmen Mountain is located, is Assad family's home region and where the majority of the Nusayri population is located because of these reasons the region is at a position of a psychological breaking point. Also because the Turkmens that live there are Sunni, the Assad regime wants ultimate dominance over the region in case in the future Syria is split and there is to be established an Alawi state.

3. Latakia is a region that has strategic and military importance for Russia. Because Russia has military bases along the beach of Mediterranean in Latakia and Tartus and because help to Assad regime goes through the port of Latakia, increases the importance of the region. That is why since the beginning of its operation in Syria Russia especially attacks this region. Because of the border violations in its attacks on the region Turkish jets shot down one Russian fighter and that had strained the relations between Russia and Turkey.

4. The other reason behind the attacks on this region is to change demography of this region. Thousands of Turkmen Muslims are living in this region. In the aftermath of the attacks it guessed that more than 40 thousand brothers have done hijra (migrated) to the Turkish border. Those who stayed are continuing the resistance. They want to clear the region from all non-Nusayri Turkmens and make the Nusayri the only population of the region.

5. Also there is a plan to open a Kurdish corridor that will reach the Mediterranean in Syria's separation. Turkmen Mountain region is an obstacle to what PKK/PYD wants to form in the north of Syria. If the Turkmen Mountain obstacle is lifted the formation of North Kurdistan becomes guaranteed.

6. Because Turkmen Mountain is very close to Hatay's Yayladağı town, the region has strategic importance for Turkey. If this region is left unprotected the probability of an Alawi state or PYD region would produce new problems for Turkey.

7. The other important reason behind the heavy attacks on both Turkmen Mountain and regions like Aleppo, Hama is to prevent the establishment of Khilafah "Caliphate" Rashidah (Caliphate) upon the method of the Prophethood and to keep Assad regime from falling, to force the worn out opposition to transition with Assad. In the last attacks where tens of martyrs were given and hundreds were wounded it didn't/couldn't have media coverage as much as the dishonourable walk.

The Enlightened! The Âlim! are silent to the treasons of the world states, but still the Mujahedeen in Turkmen Mountain region are continuing their jihad for Allah. Even though from time to time they retreat, they retake what they lose with Allah's help. Even though the rulers of Turkey are sending congratulation messages to Russia in order to improve their relations, host their ambassadors in iftar, our Turkmen brothers have turned from them, depend on Allah and continue their struggle day and night with Tawakkul and Sabr. Whatever the reason those who collaborate with Islam's and Muslims enemies will most certainly lose, with Allah's help the believers will be victorious.

Written for the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir by
Musa Bayoğlu