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Turkish troops start Syria cross-border operations

2019-10-09T14:35:20.505Z


Over the Syrian civil war, Turkish troops set out on the 9th, a cross-border operation in northern Syria, which is controlled by the “People Defense Force” (YPG), an armed organization of Kurdish minority groups hostile. Supporting YPG in a sweeping operation of the radical Islamic State (IS) ...


Over the Syrian civil war, Turkish troops set out on the 9th, a cross-border operation in northern Syria, which is controlled by the “People Defense Force” (YPG), an armed organization of Kurdish minority groups hostile. Attention is paid to the response of the United States that has supported YPG in the extermination campaign of the radical Islamic State (IS). This military operation will have an impact on peace in Syria.

Turkey's President Erdogan admitted that the operation began on Twitter on the 9th. According to local media, the Turkish army has begun air strikes and shelling in northern Syria.

Turkey recognizes YPG as a terrorist organization integrated with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), an illegal armed organization that aims to separate and independence in its own country. Taking advantage of the civil war turmoil, YPG has raised a sense of crisis in expanding its territory in northern Syria along the Turkish border. Turkey has been conducting cross-border operations on the west side of the Euphrates River in 2016 and 2018, but this will be the first operation in the eastern region, which can be called “Honmaru” of YPG.

Kurdish forces are ready for a thorough anti-war ...

Source: asahi

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