Turkish troops arrive in Doha- press photo from Qatar's Armed Forces Twitter account
CAIRO – 13 July 2017: Turkish forces have deployed a number of cannons southern Qatar along borders with Saudi Arabia, stated pro-Qatari opposition Twitter account Qatar_now on Thursday.
The opposition also added the Turkish troops announced all borders are military zones.
The Qatari opposition’s announcement came few hours after Qatar Armed Forces said in a statement on Wednesday that the fifth batch from Turkish forces have arrived in Doha.
The statement added that the presence of the Turkish troops in Doha as per a military training program between Turkish and Qatari forces since June 19.
On June 9, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan approved of a bill on Friday permitting Ankara to deploy its troops.
Two days ago, the Qatari opposition released a leaked document revealing that Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani issued a decree to assign a Turkish general to hold a top post in the Qatari army.
The decree stated that a Turkish general, Tayeb Oral Oğlu, is assigned to be a deputy commander in the Qatari armed forces for six months, which could be renewed.
Earlier, on 11 June, a large number of Qatari military personnel expressed their opposition to Tamim’s decision to allow foreign troops to enter the country.
The coalition, formed by dissident members of the ruling Al-Thani family in a critical response to the recent diplomatic crisis, published a document signed by a number of Qatari military personnel expressing their disapproval of the decision.
Arab and Gulf countries, mainly Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Bahrain, severed their ties with Qatar over accusations of “supporting terrorist group.” The four countries also have sent Doha an ultimatum of 13-point demands that should be carried out in 10 days to end this stand-off. However, the demands were rejected by Doha.
They also labeled a total of 59 individuals and 12 organizations, have ties with Qatar, as “terrorists,” and had closed their airspace and maritime navigation for the Qatari transportation early June.
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