17 minutes agoKurds break ceasefire with Turkey
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)Turkish-backed Syrian fighters clashed with Kurds in parts of northeastern Syria today. The two sides blamed each other for the fighting that has shaken the ceasefire mediated by the United States. Turkey agreed Thursday to suspend its operations in Syria for five days, but President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned [...]
The two sides blamed each other for the fighting that has shaken the ceasefire mediated by the United States.
Turkey agreed on Thursday to suspend its operations in Syria for five days, but President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned on Friday that he would resume a full-scale operation against Kurdish forces if they do not withdraw from a secure “area of the 11x1> border, Express conveyed.
The Turkish Defence Ministry said Ankara was co-ordinating with Washington for the agreement to be fully maintained.
