Turkey says will do ‘what is necessary’ after Syria attacks
3 years, 2 months ago

Turkey says will do ‘what is necessary’ after Syria attacks

Al Jazeera  

Turkish foreign minister says the US and Russia have not kept promises to ensure the YPG withdraws from the border region. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said Turkey would “do what is necessary for its security” after what it described as a rise in cross-border attacks by the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units. The comments were made by Turkey’s top diplomat on Tuesday, a day after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said an attack that Ankara blamed on the YPG that killed two Turkish police was “the final straw” and that Turkey was determined to eliminate threats originating in northern Syria. The YPG is backed by the United States but Ankara says the group is the Syrian wing of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, which has been designated a “terror” group by Turkey and its NATO allies. “They do not stick to their promises, therefore we will do what’s necessary for our security.” Turkey controls swaths of territory in northern Syria with allied Syrian rebels after carrying out three separate cross-border incursions into the region against ISIL and the YPG.

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Erdogan says YPG ‘will be buried’ in Syria if it doesn’t lay down arms
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Erdogan says YPG ‘will be buried’ in Syria if it doesn’t lay down arms

Al Jazeera  

Ankara has repeatedly insisted that the Kurdish YPG militia must disband and called on the US to stop supporting it. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned that Kurdish fighters in Syria will either lay down their weapons or “be buried”, amid hostilities between Turkiye-backed Syrian rebels and other armed groups since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad …

Turkey says it believes Kurdish fighters will be forced out of all Syrian territory
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Turkey says it believes Kurdish fighters will be forced out of all Syrian territory

Hindustan Times  

ANKARA, - Turkey believes Syria's new rulers, including the Syrian National Army armed group which Ankara backs, will drive Kurdish YPG fighters from all territory they occupy in northeastern Syria, Defence Minister Yasar Guler said on Sunday. Turkey says it believes Kurdish fighters will be forced out of all Syrian territory Turkey regards the Syrian YPG as an extension of …

Turkey will do 'whatever it takes' if Syria government cannot address Kurd militia issue, minister says
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Turkey will do 'whatever it takes' if Syria government cannot address Kurd militia issue, minister says

Hindustan Times  

ANKARA, - Turkey will do "whatever it takes" to ensure its security if the new Syrian administration cannot address Ankara's concerns about U.S.-allied Kurdish groups it views as terrorist groups, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Saturday. Turkey will do 'whatever it takes' if Syria government cannot address Kurd militia issue, minister says Turkey regards the YPG, the militant group …

Turkiye won't halt Syria military activity until Kurd fighters 'disarm'
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Turkiye won't halt Syria military activity until Kurd fighters 'disarm'

The Hindu  

Ankara will push ahead with its military preparations until Kurdish fighters "disarm", a defence ministry source said Thursday, stressing Turkiye faces an ongoing threat along its border with northern Syria. "Until the PKK/YPG terrorist organisation disarms and its foreign fighters leave Syria, our preparations and measures will continue within the scope of the fight against terrorism." But Turkiye believes Syria's …

Turkey to step up offensive against Kurds, expected to launch full-scale invasion of Syria: Report
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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Turkey to step up offensive against Kurds, expected to launch full-scale invasion of Syria: Report

Firstpost  

Utilising the chaos in Syria in the wake of Bashar al-Assad’s ouster, Turkey has mobilised its military along with militias it sponsors along the border with Kurdish-held Syrian territories in what appears to be a preparation for an imminent invasion, according to a report Amid chaos in the wake of Bashar al-Assad’s ouster, Turkey appears set to invade Syria and …

Turkey Says Syria’s New Rulers Agree to Abolish Kurdish Forces
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Turkey Says Syria’s New Rulers Agree to Abolish Kurdish Forces

Live Mint  

-- Turkey said Syria’s new rebel government agrees with Ankara on the need to dismantle Kurdish military forces — a critical US ally in the northern region of Syria — as countries rush to shape the future of the region after the downfall of the Assad regime. “It is out of the question for the Syrian people, or the new …

Russia, Turkey struggle to realign strategy for post-al Assad Syria
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Russia, Turkey struggle to realign strategy for post-al Assad Syria

India Today  

The fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime at the hands of the rebel coalition forces comprising Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and the Syrian National Army led by Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, has thrown new challenges for the troubled nation. With Assad's departure, the conflict has transitioned into an uncertain phase with key players like Russia and Turkey, deeply entrenched in the region's …

Why Turkey may benefit from Syria’s deadly new offensive
1 month, 1 week ago

Why Turkey may benefit from Syria’s deadly new offensive

Firstpost  

Syria’s long civil war has reclaimed global attention after insurgents seized most of Aleppo and dozens of nearby towns and villages. Experts think that Turkey, which influences the large coalition of rebel fighters that are occupying the country’s second-largest city, may benefit greatly from the current Syrian crisis. Turkey’s role in the new rebel offensive Turkey has a “complex and …

Turkey’s Erdogan says he remains hopeful about reconciliation with Syria
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Turkey’s Erdogan says he remains hopeful about reconciliation with Syria

Associated Press  

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he remains hopeful that a reconciliation with Syrian President Bashar Assad can be achieved to end more than a decade of tensions between their two neighboring countries, state-run media reported on Wednesday. Speaking to journalists on his return from trips to Saudi Arabia and Azerbaijan, Erdogan said he believes a …

Turkey strikes northern Iraq and Syria after attack kills 5 near Ankara
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Turkey strikes northern Iraq and Syria after attack kills 5 near Ankara

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The strikes targeted sites linked …

Turkey strikes Kurdish militant targets in Iraq and Syria following deadly terrorist attack on defence company that left five dead and 22 injured
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Turkey strikes Kurdish militant targets in Iraq and Syria following deadly terrorist attack on defence company that left five dead and 22 injured

Daily Mail  

Turkey's air force struck Kurdish militant targets in Iraq and Syria on Wednesday in an apparent retaliation to a terrorist attack that killed five people and wounded 22 others. Authorities said she and a male attacker were 'neutralised' The two people with guns and backpacks during an attack on the premises of the Turkish state-run aerospace and defence company Interior …

Turkiye and Russia resume joint patrols in northern Syria as Ankara seeks to mend ties with Assad
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Turkiye and Russia resume joint patrols in northern Syria as Ankara seeks to mend ties with Assad

The Hindu  

Turkiye and Russia have resumed joint military patrols in northern Syria after nearly a year's break, the Turkish Defence Ministry announced on Saturday. Combined patrols began in the Operation Peace Spring area, the statement said, referring to a 30-km -deep strip of land on the Syrian side of the Turkiye-Syria border between Tal Abyad and Ras al-Ayn. Mr. Assad has …

A rapprochement between Syria and Turkey is on the table. Here’s what it might mean for the region
5 months, 4 weeks ago

A rapprochement between Syria and Turkey is on the table. Here’s what it might mean for the region

Associated Press  

ANKARA — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Syrian President Bashar Assad have recently signaled that they are interested in restoring diplomatic ties that have been ruptured for more than a decade. Assad said in an interview with Sky News Arabia last August that the objective of Erdogan’s overtures was “to legitimize the Turkish occupation in Syria.” What’s different now …

Turkey’s top diplomat visits Iraq and seeks support against Kurdish militant group
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Turkey’s top diplomat visits Iraq and seeks support against Kurdish militant group

Associated Press  

BAGHDAD — Turkey’s top diplomat was in Baghdad for high-level meetings on Thursday, ahead of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s expected visit next month and a potential Turkish offensive against a Kurdish militant group that maintains bases in Iraq. A joint statement issued by the two countries after Thursday’s meetings said both sides had “stressed that the PKK organization represents a …

Turkey's Erdogan vows to intensify strikes against Kurdish fighters in Syria and Iraq
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Turkey's Erdogan vows to intensify strikes against Kurdish fighters in Syria and Iraq

Firstpost  

Days after an attack on a Turkish military base in Iraq killed nine Turkish soldiers, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared on Tuesday his commitment to expanding military operations against groups associated with Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria. Following the attempt to infiltrate a military base in the northern Iraq semi-autonomous Kurdish region on Friday, Turkish warplanes and drones have …

Turkey’s Erdogan vows to widen operations against Kurdish groups in Syria and Iraq
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Turkey’s Erdogan vows to widen operations against Kurdish groups in Syria and Iraq

Associated Press  

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Tuesday to widen military operations against groups linked to Kurdish militants in neighboring Iraq and Syria, days after an attack on a Turkish military base in Iraq killed nine Turkish soldiers. Turkish warplanes and drones have been carrying out airstrikes on targets in Syria and Iraq believed to be affiliated …

Turkey launches airstrikes against Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria after 9 soldiers were killed
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Turkey launches airstrikes against Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria after 9 soldiers were killed

Associated Press  

ISTANBUL — Turkey carried out airstrikes targeting Kurdish militants in neighboring Iraq and Syria on Saturday, the Turkish Defense Ministry said, coming a day after an attack on a Turkish military base in Iraq killed nine Turkish soldiers. On Friday night, attackers attempted to infiltrate a military base in northern Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region, killing five soldiers. Three weeks ago, …

Turkey launches air attacks against Kurdish rebels in Iraq and Syria
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Turkey launches air attacks against Kurdish rebels in Iraq and Syria

Al Jazeera  

Defence ministry says 29 locations hit after attack on Turkish military base in Iraq killed nine Turkish soldiers. Turkey has bombed multiple locations allegedly linked to Kurdish groups in Syria and northern Iraq in retaliation for the deaths of nine Turkish soldiers in Iraq, the defence ministry said. The ministry said the attacks targeted 29 locations – including “caves, bunkers, …

Turkey steps up airstrikes against Kurdish groups in Syria and Iraq after 12 soldiers were killed
1 year ago

Turkey steps up airstrikes against Kurdish groups in Syria and Iraq after 12 soldiers were killed

Associated Press  

QAMISHLI, Syria — Turkey intensified its airstrikes against Kurdish groups in Syria and northern Iraq in retaliation for the deaths of 12 Turkish soldiers in Iraq over the weekend. In northeast Syria, at least eight civilians were killed in Turkish airstrikes Monday, including two women, Farhad Shami, a spokesman for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, said in a post on …

Turkey says its warplanes have hit suspected Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq
1 year ago

Turkey says its warplanes have hit suspected Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq

Associated Press  

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish warplanes carried out new airstrikes Wednesday against Kurdish militant targets in neighboring Iraq, the Turkish defense ministry said, a day after Turkish and Iraqi officials held high-level security talks in Ankara. Turkey often launches strikes against targets in Syria and Iraq that it believes to be affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, a banned …

Turkish strikes on northeast Syria kill 29: Kurdish forces
1 year, 3 months ago

Turkish strikes on northeast Syria kill 29: Kurdish forces

The Hindu  

Turkish attacks in Kurdish-held northeast Syria killed 29 Kurdish security personnel and wounded 28 at an academy for the forces, authorities in the semi-autonomous area said on October 9. Turkey's Defence Ministry said on October 6 it launched a new wave of air strikes in retaliation for an attack in Ankara earlier this month that wounded two security personnel. Turkey …

Turkey says it is ready to help de-escalate Israel-Palestine conflict
1 year, 3 months ago

Turkey says it is ready to help de-escalate Israel-Palestine conflict

Hindustan Times  

Turkey on Saturday strongly condemned the loss of civilian lives in the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, saying it was ready to help de-escalate the situation before it spreads across wider regions. Israel-Palestine Latest: A member of Israeli security forces tries to extinguish fire on cars following a rocket attack from the Gaza Strip in Ashkelon, southern Israel. In a …

US shoots down Turkish drone near its troops in Syria. Details here
1 year, 3 months ago

US shoots down Turkish drone near its troops in Syria. Details here

Live Mint  

WASHINGTON/ANKARA: The United States on Thursday shot down an armed Turkish drone that was operating near its troops in Syria, the Pentagon said, the first time Washington has brought down an aircraft of NATO ally Turkey. Turkey's National Intelligence Agency carried out strikes in Syria against Kurdish militant targets after a bomb attack in Ankara last weekend, a Turkish security …

Turkey strikes Kurdish militants in Iraq again after warning of retaliation for a bombing in Ankara
1 year, 3 months ago

Turkey strikes Kurdish militants in Iraq again after warning of retaliation for a bombing in Ankara

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Turkish warplanes launched a new round of airstrikes against Kurdish militant targets in Iraq on Wednesday hours after the foreign minister warned that Turkey would hit the militant group’s positions in Syria and Iraq in retaliation for a suicide bombing in Ankara earlier this week. He said Turkey would now target facilities in Syria and Iraq belonging to …

Turkey says bombers came from Syria, threatens more cross-border strikes
1 year, 3 months ago

Turkey says bombers came from Syria, threatens more cross-border strikes

Al Jazeera  

Turkey warns it could step up air strikes on Kurdish targets in Syria and Iraq in response to PKK’s weekend attack in Ankara. Turkey’s military conducted air strikes in northern Iraq and staged several raids across the country this week in response to the attack, detaining dozens of suspects with alleged links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, listed as …

Turkey hits Kurdish militant targets in Iraq and detains about 1,000 people days after Ankara blast
1 year, 3 months ago

Turkey hits Kurdish militant targets in Iraq and detains about 1,000 people days after Ankara blast

Associated Press  

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish warplanes carried out new airstrikes against suspected Kurdish militant sites in northern Iraq on Tuesday, days after a suicide attack in the Turkish capital. It was Turkey’s second cross-border aerial operation against PKK targets in northern Iraq since the attack in Ankara on Sunday. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said that 55 people suspected of being part …

Turkey suicide attack: Kurdistan Workers’ Party accepts responsibility
1 year, 3 months ago

Turkey suicide attack: Kurdistan Workers’ Party accepts responsibility

Live Mint  

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party Sunday claimed responsibility for the suicide attack near the office of the Turkish Interior Ministry in Ankara, ANI reported citing Al Jazeera report. "A sacrificial action was carried out against the Turkish Interior Ministry by a team from our Immortal Brigade", the Al Jazeera reported, citing a statement the outfit sent to the ANF news agency. …

Turkey strikes suspected Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq after suicide attack in Ankara
1 year, 3 months ago

Turkey strikes suspected Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq after suicide attack in Ankara

Associated Press  

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish warplanes carried out airstrikes on suspected Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq on Sunday following a suicide attack on a government building in the Turkish capital, Turkey’s defense ministry announced. Some 20 targets of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, were “destroyed” in the latest aerial operation, including caves, shelters and depots, the ministry said, adding …

Turkey bombs Kurdish rebels after suicide blast in capital before president’s speech
1 year, 3 months ago

Turkey bombs Kurdish rebels after suicide blast in capital before president’s speech

LA Times  

Turkish security forces cordon off an area after an explosion in Ankara on Oct. 1, 2023. A ministry statement said about 20 targets of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, were “destroyed” in the aerial operation, including caves, shelters and depots. Two police officers were slightly wounded in the bombing near the ministry entrance, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on …

Turkey says PKK targets in north Iraq destroyed after Ankara suicide attack
1 year, 3 months ago

Turkey says PKK targets in north Iraq destroyed after Ankara suicide attack

Al Jazeera  

Air strikes in northern Iraq destroy Kurdish targets after the bombing in the capital, says the Turkish interior ministry. A Turkish interior ministry statement on Sunday said about 20 targets of the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party group were “destroyed” in the aerial operation, including caves, shelters and depots. Ankara bombing Sunday’s strikes came hours after a suicide bomber detonated an …

9 killed, several injured in Russian airstrike attack on Syria's Idlib
1 year, 6 months ago

9 killed, several injured in Russian airstrike attack on Syria's Idlib

India Today  

Russian jets bombed villages and towns near the northwestern Syrian city of Idlib on Sunday, killing at least nine civilians and wounding several in a major flare-up of violence in the country's last opposition stronghold, witnesses and rescuers said. War planes flying at high altitude, which tracking centres said were Russian Sukhoi jets, dropped bombs on a vegetable market in …

Signals of a slow return to peace in Syria
1 year, 11 months ago

Signals of a slow return to peace in Syria

The Hindu  

As Syria enters the 13th year of its lethal civil conflict, a bomb explosion in Istanbul on November 13, that killed six persons, seems to have accelerated a diplomatic process which could bring peace to that tormented land. Turkish authorities immediately blamed Kurdish militants in Syria, represented by the People’s Protection Units, for the bombing, and even arrested a Syrian …

Dangerous gamble: The Hindu Editorial on Turkey’s attacks on Syrian Kurds
2 years ago

Dangerous gamble: The Hindu Editorial on Turkey’s attacks on Syrian Kurds

The Hindu  

Turkey’s recent attacks on Syria’s Kurdish towns and its threat of a ground invasion could destabilise the border region, which has yet to recover from the scars of a long civil war and the violence by the Islamic State terrorist group. Turkey has blamed the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, the Kurdish militant group operating in its southeastern parts, and the People’s …

Why does Turkey want to launch another military offensive in Syria? | In Focus podcast
2 years ago

Why does Turkey want to launch another military offensive in Syria? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

Tensions are rising in northern Syria along the border with Turkey – an area that is already facing a grave humanitarian crisis following a decade-long civil war. Now Turkey, which has already carried out four on-ground offensives in Syria since 2016, has announced that it could launch another big military operation against the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces. The SDF is …

EXPLAINER: What’s at stake in Turkey’s new Syria escalation
2 years, 1 month ago

EXPLAINER: What’s at stake in Turkey’s new Syria escalation

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — After weeks of deadly Turkish airstrikes in northern Syria, Kurdish forces and international players are trying to gauge whether Ankara’s threats of a ground invasion are serious. Here’s a look at what various foreign powers and groups embroiled in the Syria conflict stand to gain or lose: WHAT TURKEY WANTS Turkey sees the Kurdish forces along its border …

Joint patrols resume in north Syria amid tension with Turkey
2 years, 1 month ago

Joint patrols resume in north Syria amid tension with Turkey

Associated Press  

QAMISHLI, Syria — U.S. troops Saturday resumed joint patrols with Kurdish-led forces in northeast Syria days after they were stopped amid Turkish threats of a new ground incursion into the war-torn country. A patrol consisting of four American armored vehicles and one for the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces was seen leaving a U.S. base near the northeastern town of Rmeilan …

Turkey says Kurdish armed groups in Syria ‘legitimate targets’
2 years, 1 month ago

Turkey says Kurdish armed groups in Syria ‘legitimate targets’

Al Jazeera  

Ibrahim Kalin, the presidential spokesperson, tells Al Jazeera that Ankara will target the PKK, YPG and PYD Kurdish groups to protect its borders. The spokesperson for the Turkish presidency has told Al Jazeera that Kurdish armed groups in Syria are “legitimate targets”, and accused them of exploiting ties with the United States to justify their presence along Turkey’s border with …

SDF says no more anti-ISIL operations after Turkish attacks
2 years, 1 month ago

SDF says no more anti-ISIL operations after Turkish attacks

Al Jazeera  

The predominantly Kurdish group Turkey blames for the November 13 Istanbul bombing says it won’t cooperate with US anti-ISIL operations. A spokesperson for the Syrian Democratic Forces, which controls territory in northern Syria, said on Friday that “all coordination and joint counterterrorism operations” with the US-led coalition battling remnants of ISIL in Syria as well as “all the joint special …

Turkish strikes harming counter-IS operations, US, Kurds say
2 years, 1 month ago

Turkish strikes harming counter-IS operations, US, Kurds say

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — U.S. and Kurdish military officials said Tuesday that Turkish airstrikes and a threatened ground invasion in northern Syria are impacting their joint operations against the Islamic State extremist group. Mazloum Abdi, the commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in northeast Syria, told reporters that the group’s joint counter-IS operations alongside the U.S.-led international coalition have been “temporarily …

What is delaying Turkey’s ground operation in northern Syria?
2 years, 1 month ago

What is delaying Turkey’s ground operation in northern Syria?

Al Jazeera  

Turkish President Erdogan has said that his country will force the YPG away from the Turkey-Syria border, but a much-threatened ground operation has yet to begin. Going back as far as June, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that his country’s military would soon begin a new ground operation in northern Syria with the express aim of defeating the …

Turkish air attacks on Syria threaten US personnel: Pentagon
2 years, 1 month ago

Turkish air attacks on Syria threaten US personnel: Pentagon

Al Jazeera  

Turkey has stepped up air attacks on northern Syria since the November 13 Istanbul bombing. Turkish air attacks in northern Syria threaten the safety of United States military personnel and the escalating situation is jeopardising years of progress against ISIL fighters, the Pentagon has said. The public comments on Wednesday represent the strongest condemnation by the US of NATO ally …

Turkish strikes on Kurds stoke tensions with Syria as well
2 years, 1 month ago

Turkish strikes on Kurds stoke tensions with Syria as well

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Russia has pushed for years for a reconciliation between its ally, the Syrian government, and Turkey, which stood on opposing sides in Syria’s civil war. He said he hoped it “will be possible to convince our Turkish partners to refrain from excessive use of force on Syrian territory.” The warnings underscore the danger of a new escalation of …

Kurdish forces preparing to repel Turkish ground invasion
2 years, 1 month ago

Kurdish forces preparing to repel Turkish ground invasion

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The commander of the Kurdish-led …

Turkish strikes on Kurds threaten Russian attempt at reconciliation between Ankara and Damascus
2 years, 1 month ago

Turkish strikes on Kurds threaten Russian attempt at reconciliation between Ankara and Damascus

Firstpost  

Russia has been trying to bring together both of its allies, Turkey and Syria, who have been at opposing ends in the conflict in Syria. But, the latest Turkish strikes on Kurdish-controlled areas threaten the reconciliation process Beirut: Russia has pushed for years for reconciliation between its ally, the Syrian government, and Turkey, which stood on opposing sides in Syria’s …

Turkey’s Erdogan: New ground offensive in Syria ‘when convenient’
2 years, 1 month ago

Turkey’s Erdogan: New ground offensive in Syria ‘when convenient’

Al Jazeera  

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that his country’s air operations against the YPG militia in northern Syria were only the beginning and that it would launch a land operation there when convenient. Erdogan said on Wednesday that Turkey was more determined than ever to secure its southern border with a “security corridor” while ensuring the territorial integrity of …

Why has the Turkish military ramped up operations near Syria?
2 years, 1 month ago

Why has the Turkish military ramped up operations near Syria?

Al Jazeera  

Turkey says it is determined to secure its southern border. Turkey’s defence ministry says its forces have hit nearly 500 targets in Kurdish-held areas since Sunday. Turkey is also reporting casualties among fighters from the SDF – the Syrian Democratic Forces. Since 2016, Turkish forces have conducted three ground operations to clear out YPG fighters from northern Syria. Presenter: Adrian …

Erdogan signals ground operation into Syria ‘soon’
2 years, 1 month ago

Erdogan signals ground operation into Syria ‘soon’

The Hindu  

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Tuesday that Turkey would "soon" launch a ground operation into Syria against Kurdish targets defying mounting international pressure. The United States on late Monday urged de-escalation and Russia said on Tuesday it hoped Turkey would exercise "restraint" and refrain from "excessive use of force" in Syria. "A joint base north of Hasakeh used for …

Erdogan signals a Turkish ground offensive in Syria, Iraq
2 years, 1 month ago

Erdogan signals a Turkish ground offensive in Syria, Iraq

Al Jazeera  

Russia and the US call for de-escalation amid Turkish cross-border raids on Kurdish positions in Syria and Iraq. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has signalled a possible ground offensive in northern Syria and Iraq after Ankara’s forces launched cross-border air raids on what they said were locations used by Kurdish groups they blame for a bombing in central Istanbul. Speaking …

Erdogan threatens Syria ground operation ‘as soon as possible’
2 years, 1 month ago

Erdogan threatens Syria ground operation ‘as soon as possible’

Al Jazeera  

Erdogan’s comments come as Russia calls for restraint, despite understanding Turkey’s ‘security concerns’. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hinted that Ankara is planning to deploy ground forces to attack Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units, or YPG, forces based across the border in Syria. The Kremlin has said Russia respects Turkey’s “legitimate” security concerns over Syria but added that all parties …

Analysis: Is Turkey set for a new military operation in Syria?
2 years, 1 month ago

Analysis: Is Turkey set for a new military operation in Syria?

Al Jazeera  

Sunday’s Istanbul bombing, which Turkey has blamed on the PKK, could lead to Ankara fulfilling its threat to attack what it considers to be the group’s affiliates in Syria. Istanbul, Turkey – “We may come suddenly one night.” It is a sentence that has served as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s rallying cry for several years, particularly since he launched …

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