Video - TURKEY'S PIVOTAL ROLE IN SYRIA INSURGENCY - Serena Shim - Killed Turkey

ꕤ Video SOURCE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ND3CWaAmaA&feature=youtu.be Turkey's Pivotal Role in Syria's Insurgency: PressTV Report from Inside Turkey Reporter Serena Shim American national Lebanese descent Killed in Turkey 2 days after Turkish intelligence accused her of being a 'spy' feared for her life US refused to investigate ---------------------- ꕤ ---------------------- Incomplete Notes: TURKEY'S PIVOTAL ROLE IN SYRIA INSURGENCY 'In Focus' PressTV Serena Shim Turkey key player for Western powers in execution of plot against Bashar al-Assad / Syria Turkey opened its borders to Syria to anti-Assad militant groups collectively known in West as Free Syrian Army (FSA) Turkey - opened borders to militants - funded the militants - supplied arms & equipment to militants Syria 2011 conflict began between Syria government forces & foreign-backed militants (calling themselves Free Syrian Army (FSA)) Turkey -- critically, permitted its borders to be taken over by anti Assad forces -- thus, the only current legally controlled border by the Syrian army is **** -- Sounds like: Ledia [?] [possibly -  Latakia ??] SYRIA-TURKEY BORDER CROSSINGS Akçakale Al-Darbasiyah Kobanî Bab al-Hawa Border Crossing Ceylanpınar Cilvegözü Cizre Çobanbey İslahiye Karkamış Mürşitpınar Nusaybin Şenyurt Tell Abyad Yayladağı https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Syria%E2%80%93Turkey_border_crossings Syria Borders - Apr. 2015 Assad government controls only borders along Lebanon Turkey, Iraq, Jordan & occupied Golan Heights closed or under control of militant groups: Free Syrian Army Daesh al-Nusra Front Kurdish militants Syria-Jordan In Jordan, al-Nusra Front -- seize Nasib-Jaber (Deraa province, Syria) In Jordan, al-Nusra Front -- seize Ramtha (Derra province, Syria) -- in control of NF & opposition forces since Oct 2013 In Iraq Albu Kamal-al Qaem crossing -- control of Daesh / ISIS since capture Albu Kamal, Nov 2012 -- located Deir el-Zour province, Syria Yarbia- Rabea crossing -- located north-eastern pal-Hasakha province, Syria -- seized by Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga forces + Syrian Kurdish factions since oct 2014 In Iraq - only Assad Govt Border Al-Tanaf/Al-Walid -- only border crossing along Iraq border under control of Assad -- *no movement on this crossing* -- reason:  Daesh (ISIS) controls Iraq side of the crossing Turkey - 900km of border with Syria - abt 13 border crossings Turkey shut down Assad govt crossings Turkey shut-downs incl: -- Kasb crossing - northwestern province of Latakia -- al-Qamishli crossing - al-Hasakah province, northern Syria -- Tal Abyad, Raqqa province, Syria -- Garables, Aleppo province, Syria Crossings Western-backed Syrian opposition militant groups control on Syrian side of Turkish border - REMAIN OPEN: -- Bab al-Salama border crossing, Aleppo province, Syria -- Bab al-Hawa in Idlib province, Syria Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (presumably also Western backed) control: --  Tal Sheir crossing - Kobani, Syria --  Raas al-Ayn, al-Hasakah province, Syria Golan Heights - Syrian Side controlled by al-Nusra Front + other Western-backed militant groups incl. Free Syrian Army since Aug. 2014 Lebanon - Assad, Syrian Govt Control -- Al-Oreida -- Jadidat Yabous -- al-Dabbousiya -- Josiya -- al-Aboudiya -- Jesr al-Qmar http://www.worldbulletin.net/haber/157362/syria-assad-regime-losing-control-of-border-crossings ꕤ