Erdogan stated Turkey's readiness to operations in Syria
The Turkish military is ready to begin operation in the Northern part of Syria, East of the Euphrates, said the head of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The Turkish military is ready to begin operation in the Northern part of Syria, East of the Euphrates, said the head of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
"We conducted training, implemented the action plans, given the need of the user. Has the opportunity to be, today or tomorrow We will adopt such a decision, we will conduct this operation both on the ground and from the air, " he said, speaking to the functionaries of the ruling Party of justice and development in the city of Kizilcahamam.
The aim of the operation, Erdogan called the clearing the border Syrian territory from the self-defense forces of Syrian Kurds and the development there of a security zone.
The head of Turkey drew attention that North America, which is supporting the Kurds, are required to answer the question, whether they recognize them as a terrorist organization.
in the last month of summer in Ankara passed the Turkish-American dialogues on creation of a security zone in Northern Syria. Then the parties agreed to make the coordination centre for joint operations and planning area. However, as was later said, if the United States will delay the formation of a zone, Ankara launched the operation against the Kurdish forces in control of the region.
Official Damascus spoke principally against the Turkish-American Treaty, saying it constitutes a flagrant violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria and principles of international law.
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