Starting last week multiple journalists published proof that Turkish authorities were actively facilitating refugee and migrant movement toward EU borders after Erdogan began making good on his prior threat to 'open the gates' - angry over the unfolding Idlib crisis.
Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu announced Thursday the deployment of 1,000 special operations police officers to ensure migrants can't return.
"Turkey will deploy 1,000 special operations police officers to prevent migrant pushback at the border," the minister said, according to Turkey's Daily Sabah.
The newspaper reported further: "Soylu told reporters that the European Union's border protection agency Frontex and Greece have pushed 4,900 migrants back to Turkey since March 1." He also claimed 164 migrants had been injured by Greek border security and Frontex.
This provocative Turkish move is sure to heighten charges out of Europe that Erdogan is weaponizing the vulnerable refugee and migrant population to blackmail the EU. Footage shows Turkish boat escorting migrant dinghy https://t.
This latest move by Ankara to ensure migrants "Can't return" once pushed across the border is sure to only spark more chaos at border points already looking like war zones.
"Greek authorities fired tear gas and stun grenades to drive away a crowd of migrants making a push to cross the border from Turkey on Wednesday, as pressure on Greece continued after Turkey declared its previously guarded gateways to Europe open," the AP reported earlier.
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/turkey-sends-special-forces-eu-border-prevent-migrant-return-france-slams-erdogans
Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu announced Thursday the deployment of 1,000 special operations police officers to ensure migrants can't return.
"Turkey will deploy 1,000 special operations police officers to prevent migrant pushback at the border," the minister said, according to Turkey's Daily Sabah.
The newspaper reported further: "Soylu told reporters that the European Union's border protection agency Frontex and Greece have pushed 4,900 migrants back to Turkey since March 1." He also claimed 164 migrants had been injured by Greek border security and Frontex.
This provocative Turkish move is sure to heighten charges out of Europe that Erdogan is weaponizing the vulnerable refugee and migrant population to blackmail the EU. Footage shows Turkish boat escorting migrant dinghy https://t.
This latest move by Ankara to ensure migrants "Can't return" once pushed across the border is sure to only spark more chaos at border points already looking like war zones.
"Greek authorities fired tear gas and stun grenades to drive away a crowd of migrants making a push to cross the border from Turkey on Wednesday, as pressure on Greece continued after Turkey declared its previously guarded gateways to Europe open," the AP reported earlier.
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/turkey-sends-special-forces-eu-border-prevent-migrant-return-france-slams-erdogans
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