Turkey moves for the coming days-announced military offensive against the Kurdish militia YPG in Northern Syria. President Erdoğan, responding to the withdrawal of US troops from the country. the
The Turkey moves the announced military offensive against the Kurdish militia YPG in Northern Syria. The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Friday as a surprise to reporters in Istanbul.
The YPG in Syria is the most important Partner of the United States in the fight against the terrorist militia Islamic state (IS). The YPG and local allies are currently in the East of the civil war of the country against one of the last IS-bastions. US President, Donald Trump had announced on Wednesday the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria.
The government in Ankara sees the YPG is an offshoot of the outlawed Kurdish workers ‘ party PKK, and, and has you classified as a terrorist organization. The difference of opinion has the relationship between the Turkish and the U.S. government deteriorated.
“No wait with open end of”
In the North-East of Syria is the Trauma still fresh, the Turkish army was triggered in January with their Invasion of the Kurdish enclave of Afrin. The YPG managed to defend the territory, according to Reports, the Turkish army on sales, here are ten thousands and settled Arab families.
Erdoğan has announced lately to start soon with a further military offensive against Kurds in Northern Syria. In Turkey, these new threats were seen as one reason for this is that Trump wants to pull out of Syria.
“A phone call with President Trump, as well as contacts between diplomats and security officials, and opinions of the USA have convinced us to wait a while,” said Erdoğan now, a few days after trump’s withdrawal. He added, however: “Obviously, this is not a time of waiting with an open end.” He assured that Turkey would fight against the IS and the country of the terrorist militia “clean”.