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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Just wondering, but once ISIS controls the oil, how do they get the oil to market to profit off it? It would seem to me that anyone accepting oil from ISIS would be supporting ISIS and countries would be seeking justice.
Some Kurdish groups are recognized by Canada and other countries as terrorist groups.. Turkey shouldn't be attacking all Kurdish groups obviously, but ones that are terrorists should be fair game still whether they are also fighting against ISIS or not.
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The black market for oil is quite large. It's common in many places for people to buy oil off the back of trucks. In corrupt systems it's also possible for smugglers to get stolen/illegal oil into the mainstream supply.
Turkey does not seem to be discriminating in its attacks. It's not really possible to. The PKK is the main Kurdish party listed as a terrorist organization, mostly due to NATO commitments. This party is pretty intermingled with rebel groups in Northern Syria. Therefore, the Turks can bomb the rebels indiscriminately under the guise of attacking the PKK.
Turkey's fears here are pretty genuine though. If the Kurds establish a state in Norther Syria, they are likely to then turn on Turkey and attempt to control the areas with a Kurdish majority, which is probably about 1/5 of Turkey.
It'll certainly be interesting to see what happens with both the Kurds and Turkey after the conflict with ISIS settles. Traditionally, the Kurdish nationalist movement has been a socialist party allied to the Soviets, and the Turks have been a democratic country allied to the West. However, both have undergone some pretty dramatic political shifts, and those alliances don't make as much sense anymore.
Turkey remains a strong force in the fight against Russian expansionism. To see them totally shift camps to the Russian side, would be a pretty big blow for NATO. Eventually, the West is going to have to turn on the Kurds for that reason.