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The coup is over. https://twitter.com/AJENews/status/754108743412047872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/AJENews/status/754108743412047872?ref_sr... Th
by steve19 10y ago
The coup is over.
https://twitter.com/AJENews/status/754108743412047872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/AJENews/status/754108743412047872?ref_sr...
The US announced support for the government where before they were hedging their bets.
- drauh 10y agoNo, it's not over. That was likely propaganda. This update from The Guardian at 2016-07-16 03:15 UTC (i.e. 2 hours after your comment here): However, Reuters reports that bomb attacks on the parliament are continuing, with a senior Turkish official saying rebel soldiers have been warned they will be shot down if they attempt to use more military aircraft.[0] [0] https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2016/jul/15/turkey-coup-attempt-military-gunfire-ankara?page=with:block-5789a650e4b073c22786c8bc#block-5789a650e4b073c22786c8bc https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2016/jul/15/turkey-co...
- steve19 10y agoOver in the sense that the outcome is now a fait accompli, even if some rebels do not understand this yet in the fog of war. A few mortar shells being lobbed at parliament doth not a change in government make.