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Turkey will carry out military operation east of Euphrates: Erdogan
[ALMASDARNEWS] "We’ve made our preparations, we’ve made our operation plans, given the necessary instructions", the politician said, adding that  ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire...would launch the ops "as soon as today or tomorrow". The news comes as Washington and Ankara are working together to establish a so-called safe zone in Syrian territories they control; however, Turkey repeatedly complained that the American side is stalling the process. Erdogan announced the operation against the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) in January but postponed it after a phone conversation with US President Donald Trump ...the Nailer of NAFTA... According to Turkey, the Kurdish Lions of Islam in Syria are part of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which has fought to create Kurdish autonomy since the 1980s. In 2013, the PKK and Related: Tayyip Erdogan: 2019-10-04 Turkish opposition leader vows to expose Erdogan’s policies in Syria Tayyip Erdogan: 2019-09-26 Killing two birds with one stone: Erdogan’s Syria refugee plan Tayyip Erdogan: 2019-09-25 Turkey may purchase Russia’s Su-57 stealth fighter under favorable terms Related: YPG: 2019-09-28 Russia ships more military equipment to Syria: photos YPG: 2019-09-26 US, Turkey Stage Joint Patrols in Northeast Syria YPG: 2019-09-23 'The ceasefire is over' - AOC goes to war with Pelosi et al over impeachment, and Twitter battle lines are drawn Posted by: Fred 2019-10-06 |
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