[Rudaw] Units of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are not operating in areas of northern Syria under Ottoman Turkish occupation, contrary to Ankara’s claims, the Kurdish-led force said Monday.
The Ottoman Turkish army and its Syrian proxies launched Operation Peace Spring in October 2019 against the SDF in northern Syria, claiming the force posed a threat to Ottoman Turkish national security.
Ankara planned to establish a so-called safe zone along the Syrian side of the The Sick Man of Europe Turkey |