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“A military operation in Syria possible at any time”, warns Ankara

2023-01-14T14:45:26.191Z


Ibrahim Kalin, close adviser to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, however, recalled "continuing to support the political process".


A land military operation in Syria is possible at any time

,” said Ibrahim Kalin, close adviser to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on Saturday January 14.

We continue to support the political process

” initiated at the end of December by the meeting between the Turkish and Syrian Ministers of Defense in Moscow.

"

But a ground operation remains possible at any time, depending on the level of threats received

," insisted Ibrahim Kalin.

Read alsoIn northern Syria, the Turkish military offensive is taking shape

He announced a possible new meeting of the Ministers of Defense of the two countries before that, scheduled for mid-February, of the Turkish and Syrian Ministers of Foreign Affairs.

We want security at our borders

,” he justified, arguing about the presence of Kurdish forces in Syrian territory.

We never target the interests of the Syrian state or Syrian civilians

”.

But the security guarantees promised by Russia and the United States after the last Turkish offensive in Syria in 2019 "

have not been kept

" and the Kurdish fighters have not withdrawn 30 km from the border as promised.

For his part, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad warned Thursday that any rapprochement with his Turkish counterpart should have as a precondition "

the end of the Turkish occupation

" in northern Syria.

Source: lefigaro

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