The White House warns Turkey that it “does not want military operations” in northern Syria

The United States was clear with her Turkey on the dangers of military operations in northwestern Syria, although they support Ankara’s right to self-defense, the spokesman for the National Security Council of Turkey said today White House John Kirby.

“We don’t want to see military operations in northwest Syria which will put civilians at greater risk than they already are, put our soldiers and personnel at risk in Syria or our mission to counter the Islamic StateKirby told reporters.

Turkey has stepped up bombing and airstrikes in northern Syria in recent weeks and is planning a ground invasion against Syrian Kurdish fighters it calls terrorists. The Syrian Kurds constitute the backbone of the SDF, of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces.

Source: News Beast

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