8 minutes agoErdogan threatens Kurds if no deal is respected
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)Turkey's president, Recep Tayip Erdogan, said Ankara would resume operation against Kurdish forces in northern Syria on Tuesday evening, if they do not withdraw from the secure “”. Turkey, at the insistence of the US, agreed Thursday to stop offensive until Kurdish fighters withdraw about 30km from the border [...]
Turkey, with the US's insistence, agreed Thursday to stop offensive until Kurdish fighters withdraw about 30km from its border.
If the promises are held by Tuesday evening, the safe zone will be resolved. If they fail, the operation will be relaunched once 120 hours --” -- Erdogan said.
He added that the Turkish armed forces will remain in the region, as “security requires such a thing”.
But, Syrian Human Rights Monitor ? The group monitoring the war in Syria said Turkey's air strikes have continued on Friday in the village of Bab al-Kheir.
According to observers, 14 civilians have been killed.
Turkey has launched its operation on October 9th to clear, as it has said, its border zone by terrorists.
Turkey considers Kurdish militia terrorists in Syria terrorist and says they are part of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, which has been fighting for Kurdish autonomy for decades inside Turkey.
Turkey's offensive, which has lasted eight days, has reportedly left hundreds of people killed and injured, while forcing thousands more to move.
United States President Donald Trump said on Friday that Erdogan has assured him that he wants the ceasefire with Kurdish forces in northern Syria to work.
