[Istanbul 8th Reuters]-The Turkish troops attacked the border between Syria and Iraq to prevent supply of Kurdish troops in northeastern Syria in the early days of the 8th. Two Turkish officials revealed.
Turkey said on the same day that it had completed preparations for a military operation in northern Syria. The US military has begun to withdraw from the region, and the military operation against the Kurdish forces that have cooperated with the US military in the extermination of the Islamic State (IS) extremist group is in any situation.
A security officer explained that the main goal of the attacks until dawn is to block the transport route between Iraq and Syria prior to the military operations in Syria. He said he would refuse support, including transport to Syria and weapons. It is not clear what attack was done and how much damage was done, but one official revealed that an air strike had been carried out.
On the other hand, US President Trump denied on Twitter that he had abandoned the Kurdish forces who cooperated in the IS sweeping campaign. However, he stressed that Turkey is a major trading partner and a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
Critics have been criticized by the US and opposition parties over the decision to withdraw US troops from Syria. The day before Mr. Trump also ruled that if Turkey would be “forbidden”, it would “destroy” the Turkish economy.
