Kurdish forces withdraw from North Syria major conflict continues

An army organization of the ethnic minority Kurds, “People's Defense Corps” (YPG), announced that it had withdrawn all fighters from Ras Al Ain, a major force in northern Syria, during a cross-border military operation in northern Syria by the Turkish army. did. Turkey and the United States agreed to stop the attack for 120 hours in order to withdraw YPG from the Turkish-Syrian border area on the 17th, but the conflict between the Turkish army and YPG continues, and the ceasefire cannot be realized.

Ras Al Ain is located along the Turkish border, and the Turkish army was in the process of introducing ground forces to achieve complete control. In a statement issued on the 20th, the YPG side announced that it had withdrawn from Ras Al Ain, and accused the Turkish side that "the Turkish army continues to attack despite the ceasefire agreement."

On the other hand, the Turkish Ministry of Defense also issued a statement on the 20th, saying “We confirmed the withdrawal of YPG from Ras Al Ain”, but after the agreement to stop the attack with the US acting as an intermediary came into effect, Accused of violating times. On September 20, one of the reconnaissance Turkish soldiers was killed in a YPG attack in Tel Abyad, northern Syria, about 100 kilometers west of Ras Al Ain.

Turkish President Erdogan addressed in Kayseri, Central Turkey on the 19th, stressing that "If the agreement is not followed, the military operation will resume." (Istanbul)