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[repulsewarrior]

...so the cars were stolen, and then shipped; is it criminal gangs, profiteers, or supporters of the DAESH movement, making their way in a territory occupied by a regime dutifully devoted to the Turkish Army, and this State's Ambassador.

...of course none of them are smart enough to remove the license plates, or is that too intentional.

Hello! this is what the big flag that scars the mountain is saying, "we are here".

Concern has arisen among security services in Cyprus after they received information that IS Militants are using cars with Cypriot number plates in the war in Syria and Iraq.

According to Greek Media, between 170-200 pickups are being used by IS as mounts for heavy machine guns. But the question remains as to how IS militants were able to transport the vehicles from Greek Cyprus to Syria and Iraq.

Information indicates that they were purchased or stolen in Greek Cyprus and transferred to Turkish-occupied Cyprus.

From there, it seems they were transported from the port of Famagusta to Syria.

http://basnews.com/en/News/Details/IS-M ... ions/40930

[Paphitis]

The Turkish Islamists are big supporters of DAESH.

Turkey has funded DAESH in the past, and probably still does ever so covertly as the Western Intelligence Agencies cut off the supply from Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and QATAR.

[Tim Drayton]

Thanks for passing on this interesting piece of information. Given that the Islamist regime in Turkey at the very least turns a blind eye towards the activities of DAESH on its territory (and one source I heard yesterday said that Turkey is still aiding DAESH to sell the petrol that it is extracting in the areas it controls) and that the north of Cyprus has virtually become a province of Turkey, it is highly likely that DAESH has a presence there - especially as there is a ferry between Famagusta and Syria. The danger is closer than many people realise, as the news you have reported shows.

[Nikitas]

Last week's demands by Davut are indicative of neo ottoman arrogance.

He said the Kurds in Kobane should be reinforced to resist but if they managed to succeed they should be replaced in their home town by anti Assad forces. It is like that joke: you will fight, you will die, and we shall be victorious. In this cynical approach to the situation the transfer of material help from the trunc to Syria is not improbable. Thinly disguised as "theft" of cars and "unauthorised", the transfer of vehicles to Syria is one deniable and practical way to supply ISIS. The fact is that the port "authorities" in Famagusta obviously allow the loading of stolen vehicles on ships, so the transfer loses any cover as being "unauthorised".

Maybe some of you are old enough to remember those interviews with the Shah of Iran in the 70s. He would proudly give statistics about his army, the importance of Iran in international politics, the rate of economic growth. Well, we all know how that delusion of self importance played out. And in that case there was no equivalent of the Kurdish issue with its fragmentation potential. The similarities are disturbing.