Erdogan: Turkey to launch military operation in northeastern Syria

Source:Deutsche Welle Date:05Oct2019

Turkey will launch an air and ground military operation in Syria in the next two days in a region east of the Euphrates mainly held by US-backed Kurdish militia that Ankara considers terrorists, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday.

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Turkey is ready to start a military operation in northern Syria to claim areas from American-backed Kurdish forces and may act “as soon as today or tomorrow,” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday.

Pro-government daily SABAH:

The Trump administration will likely withdraw all U.S. military personnel from Syria if Turkey launches a military operation into the area east of the Euphrates, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.

Citing anonymous U.S. officials, the report said Washington sees “mounting evidence” that a Turkish operation is imminent.

“It’s a perfect storm, it’s really ugly. There may just be no choice but to leave,” one official was cited as saying.