Erdogan: Turkey will continue to target YPG Kurds

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that the YPG militia, a Kurdish offshoot of the Syrian Defense Forces (SDF), was taking steps to divide Syria with foreign support and that it would be in the best interest of the Syrian people to rid the country of them. as reported by the Reuters agency.

Speaking in Tehran at a trilateral meeting with the leaders of Russia and Iran, Erdogan said he saw that the two countries understood Turkey’s security concerns, but words were not enough. He also said that Turkey’s fight against the YPG and other militias will continue regardless of who supports it.

It is noted that Ankara has carried out four operations in northern Syria since 2016, occupying hundreds of kilometers of land and mainly targeting the YPG. Erdogan said Turkey would again target the YPG, which it considers a terrorist group, despite opposition from Russia and Iran.

Source: Capital

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