Chapter 661 Declaration of War

This time, Türkiye mobilized more than 20,000 troops and launched a siege on the outskirts of Diyarbakir city.

Tanks moved towards the city one after another, and behind the tanks, the accompanying infantry followed one after another. Compared with the motley Kurdish armed forces, the Turkish army was a powerful lion force that had been tested by war!

The Kurdish armed forces' T-55 tanks were used as fixed artillery positions and ambushed on the streets. Originally, although this tank was outdated, it was still able to stop the Turkish army. Unfortunately, the Kurdish tank drivers were quite unfamiliar with the artillery positions, and often the first rounds of artillery shells fired could not hit the enemy. After that, the enemy's tanks would retaliate with even more fierce fire!

In street fighting, tanks are not omnipotent. Facing the Turkish attack, the Kurds burst out with the greatest fighting enthusiasm. They are familiar with the city and can get next to the Turks at any time and then use RPG to attack the side of the opponent's tank.

Tanks after tanks were destroyed in the attack, soldiers after soldiers fell in pools of blood, and street fighting, like a meat grinder, ruthlessly devoured the lives of soldiers on both sides.

Although the cost was high, the Turks were still advancing! After several days of street fighting, they finally suppressed the Kurdish forces to a quarter of the city area, and the Kurds could not escape!

Elkin breathed a sigh of relief. Although his side suffered heavy casualties, being able to successfully surround the main force of the Kurds and eliminate them once and for all was also a good result!

At this time, the NATO meeting had ended and Evren returned to Türkiye. This meeting was noisy but achieved nothing. Although the United States tried its best to mediate, the two sides failed to reach any agreement in the end!

Evren knew that Greece had not given up at all, and they were still dreaming of regaining northern Cyprus! Therefore, Turkey must quickly put down the rebellion in the country, so as not to give the Greeks a chance! If the Greeks take action now, they will be slapping the Americans in the face. However, if the battle in Cyprus continues to drag on, the Greeks will definitely take risks!

Evren continued to mobilize new troops and put them into the battle in Diyarbakir, trying to end the entire battle in the shortest possible time.

However, he didn't expect that the nightmare had just begun!

In November 1981, the weather in the Middle East began to turn colder, and the situation in Turkey as a whole was in great turmoil.

On the 3rd of this month, the Syrian government in southern Turkey, President Hafez al-Assad, the lion of the Middle East, issued a strong statement strongly condemning the Turkish government's GAP project! Until now, the Turkish government has not repented and continues to promote this project, and has also reached a cooperation agreement with the British government! This behavior of disregarding the water security of downstream countries and only caring about its own interests is a declaration of war for downstream countries! The Syrian government will never watch this happen! Syria has decided to declare war on Turkey! Protect the water security of its upstream!

Historically, many wars have broken out because of water issues. This time, because Turkey maliciously built water conservancy projects in the upper reaches of the two rivers, completely disregarding the lives of downstream countries, Syria declared war on Turkey! Almost at the same time, Baghdari, which was on the verge of collapse under the siege of the United States, Iraqi President Qusay also issued a tough statement and declared war on Turkey at the same time! Moreover, a battalion of troops was sent to attack together with the Syrian army!

A local conflict, known in history as the Mesopotamian Hydropower War, finally broke out.

Syria has suffered too much shame in later generations! After the death of the elder Assad, the young Assad succeeded to the throne. Various elders prevented reforms from happening above, and various extremist organizations continued to emerge with the support of the West below. As a result, Syria's domestic political situation was unstable, and the extremist organization IS appeared in the north. Finally, Turkey also used the excuse of fighting IS to openly bully Syria's territory.

That was all in the future, and now, Syria is still a powerful country!

Under the rule of President Assad, Syria is one of the most powerful countries in the Middle East! They have hundreds of thousands of troops! They have first-class Soviet-made weapons! Moreover, in several conflicts with Israel, the Syrian army has not been at a disadvantage!

Now, the Syrian army has long been prepared. In order to eliminate the domestic rebellion, the Turkish government has continuously withdrawn the guard troops on the border, and the border is already very empty!

Therefore, it is the right time for Syria to take action now!

The Armored Special Forces Division of the Syrian Republican Guard was the first to kick open the door of Turkey! The latest T-72 tanks drove towards the northern part of Türkiye!

In fact, Syria has been holding its breath since Turkey announced the GAP project without knowing whether to live or die! At the same time, the Soviet government gave the greatest support, including fully replacing the Syrian army with new weapons. For example, the most elite armored division of the army was fully equipped with the latest T-72 tanks!

This is not the monkey version of the export model in history! This is the same model exported to Iraq, which is completely the model used by the Soviet Union, including advanced armor-piercing shells, etc. This tank is enough to compete with advanced American tanks, not to mention the M60 of the Turkish army!

The Syrian Air Force has also replaced its most advanced MiG-29 fighter jets, which are comparable to Türkiye's latest F-16 fighter jets!

In the Middle East, which country's army is the most powerful? Not Iraq, but Syria! Now, with the full support of the Soviet Union and equipped with a large number of advanced weapons, Syria is full of confidence, and a powerful rolling armored torrent is advancing towards the north!

The Turkish border troops fled without firing a single shot!

The Syrian army was divided into three routes. The eastern route attacked northward from Qamishli, the central route attacked northward from Qara, and the southern route attacked northward from Aleppo. The three armies marched straight in!

In just one day, the army in the middle rushed to the Turkish border city of Şanlıurfa. After seeing the powerful Syrian armored forces, the city, which was short of troops, surrendered without much resistance!

To the west of Şanlıurfa is the slowly flowing Euphrates River! Syria's hydropower war is well-founded!

At the same time, in Şanlıurfa, Syria had an unexpected gain, a large amount of American logistical supplies, food and ammunition!