“The threat level against Turkey is increasing day by day. This operation will be carried out and we will combat terrorism,” Canikli said, referring to a long-anticipated operation against the People’s Protection Units (YPG) in Afrin, seen by Ankara as organically linked to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
The Afrin operation should be carried out without delay and that Ankara and Moscow would continue talks about Turkey's planned military action, he said.
The U.S. State Department on Jan. 18 urged Turkey not to take any action in northern Syria, calling on Ankara to remain focused on the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
At a news briefing, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said the U.S. wanted Turkey to abstain from violence in the northwestern city of Afrin.
“We would call [...] on the Turks to not take any actions of that sort,” Nauert said.
[hurriyetdailynews.com]
19/1/18
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Ankara has no option but to carry out a military op in the Syrian enclave of Afrin, Turkey’s defense minister said. The operation has ‘de facto started’ with cross-border shelling, he added.
ReplyDeleteTurkey would continue discussing its operation in Afrin with Russia, Nurettin Canikli said on Friday in an interview with broadcaster AHaber.
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US warns Turkey over their planned invasion of Afrin
ReplyDeleteLa Turquie a lancé "de facto" par des bombardements transfrontaliers une opération militaire dans la région syrienne d'Afrin, a déclaré vendredi le ministre turc de la Défense. Aucune troupe n'a été déployée en territoire syrien, a cependant ajouté Nurettin Canikli sur l'antenne de la chaîne AHaber.
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