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ISTANBUL/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Turkey will mount a military operation in northeast Syria, it said on Saturday, after accusing Washington of not doing enough to expel Syrian Kurdish fighters from its border.
The air and ground operation east of the Euphrates river in Syria could start at any time, President Tayyip Erdogan said.
The U.S.-backed force which controls the region, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) led by the Kurdish YPG militia, said it wanted stability but vowed to respond to any attack.
“We will not hesitate to turn any unprovoked attack by Turkey into an all-out war on the entire border to defend ourselves and our people,” SDF spokesman Mustafa Bali said.
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BEIRUT (Reuters) - The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces said on Saturday it would “not hesitate to turn any unprovoked (Turkish) attack into an all-out war” to defend its region in northeast Syria.
Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The White House said it will be removing U.S troops from northern Syria ahead of a Turkey military advance to expel Kurdish forces from the region.
In a statement released late Sunday following a phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the White House said it would neither support nor interfere with the mission.
"Turkey will soon be moving forward with its long-planned operation into Northern Syria," the White House statement read. "The United States forces, having defeated the ISIS territorial 'Caliphate,' will no longer be in the immediate area."
Erdogan said Saturday his country's military was ready to mount the attack.
originally posted by: 727Sky
As predicted they will cut and run ! I really do feel sorry for the Kurds... You have to wonder what they were promised way back in the beginning ?
Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The White House said it will be removing U.S troops from northern Syria ahead of a Turkey military advance to expel Kurdish forces from the region.
In a statement released late Sunday following a phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the White House said it would neither support nor interfere with the mission.
"Turkey will soon be moving forward with its long-planned operation into Northern Syria," the White House statement read. "The United States forces, having defeated the ISIS territorial 'Caliphate,' will no longer be in the immediate area."
Erdogan said Saturday his country's military was ready to mount the attack.
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