stressed out Turkish president on that "Attacks on Turkey will not be able to dissuade it from achieving this goal"according to the agency "Anatolia" for the news
ground operation
The Turkish president’s statements came days after Turkish officials announced that the military needed just a few days to be ready for a ground incursion into northern Syria. Syria.
This comes at a time when Turkish forces are shelling Kurdish armed factions across the border.
And cannon shelling Howitzer For a week now, they have been dropped daily from Turkey on targets of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units, while warplanes carry out airstrikes.
The Turkish escalation comes after a deadly bombing in Istanbul two weeks ago that Ankara blamed on the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG).
– The Kurdish group has denied responsibility for the attack and has sometimes responded to cross-border attacks with mortar fire.
– according to a senior official "Turkish Armed Forces It only takes a few days to be almost completely ready".
– The official confirmed that the operation "It won’t take long to get started. It depends only on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who issues the order".
– quoted "Reuters" Another Turkish official said before the meeting "All preparations are completed. Now the matter awaits the political decision".
– Turkey has already carried out military incursions into Syria against Kurdish People’s Protection UnitHe considers it an offshoot of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which Turkey, the United States and the European Union classify as a terrorist group.
– Erdogan has made previous statements saying that Turkey would launch a ground operation at an appropriate time to secure its southern borders.
Last May, Erdogan announced that Turkey would soon launch a military operation against the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) in Syria, but that operation did not materialize at the time.
American request
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Thursday the Americans had asked his country "Review the military operation" launched from Ankara Kurds in northern Syria, explaining that the Turkish response was b"Ask the United States to fulfill its commitments".
Akar explained: "The Americans have asked us to review a possible military operation against terrorism in northern Syria, and in return we have asked them to keep their commitments".
This came after the announcement by the US Department of Defense "Pentagon"that US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin informed his Turkish counterpart "Washington strongly opposes Ankara launching a military operation against the Kurds in northern Syria".
And on Wednesday, the US Department of Defense said in a statement that Austin "In a phone call, Akar called for de-escalation, telling him the Pentagon strongly opposes the launch Turkish military operation new to Syria".
And a spokesman for the US Department of Defense, General Pat Ryder, had warned on Tuesday "Ankara’s launch of a ground operation in Syria would jeopardize the results of the war against the organization ISIS in this country"calling on the Turkish government to "self control"according to Agence France-Presse.
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And he said Erdoğan In a speech delivered during his attendance at the opening ceremony of a group of development projects in Sanliurfa state in the south of the country: “We will finally complete the 30-kilometer deep security belt that we are building along our southern borders.”
stressed out Turkish president However, according to the “Anatolia” news agency, “the attacks against Turkey will not be able to dissuade it from achieving this goal”.
ground operation
The Turkish president’s statements came days after Turkish officials announced that the military needed just a few days to be ready for a ground incursion into northern Syria. Syria.
This comes at a time when Turkish forces are shelling Kurdish armed factions across the border.
And cannon shelling Howitzer For a week now, they have been dropped daily from Turkey on targets of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units, while warplanes carry out airstrikes.
The Turkish escalation comes after a deadly bombing in Istanbul two weeks ago that Ankara blamed on the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG).
– The Kurdish group has denied responsibility for the attack, and has sometimes responded to cross-border attacks with mortar fire.
According to a senior official.Turkish Armed Forces It only takes a few days to make it almost completely ready.”
– The official confirmed that the process “won’t take long to start. It just depends on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issuing the order.”
– Reuters quoted another Turkish official as saying ahead of the meeting: “All preparations are complete. Now the matter awaits political decision.”
– Turkey has already carried out military incursions into Syria against Kurdish People’s Protection UnitHe considers it an offshoot of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which Turkey, the United States and the European Union classify as a terrorist group.
– Erdogan has made previous statements saying that Turkey would launch a ground operation at an appropriate time to secure its southern borders.
Last May, Erdogan announced that Turkey would soon launch a military operation against the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) in Syria, but that operation did not materialize at the time.
American request
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Thursday the Americans had asked his country to “restudy the military operation” Ankara is launching against Turkey. Kurds In northern Syria, explaining that the Turkish response was to “ask the United States to fulfill its obligations”.
Akar said, “The Americans have asked us to review a possible military operation against terrorism in northern Syria, and in return we have asked them to keep their commitments.”
This came after the Pentagon announced that US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told his Turkish counterpart that “Washington strongly opposes Ankara’s launch of a military operation against the Kurds in northern Syria.”
The US Department of Defense said in a statement Wednesday that Austin “called Akar to reduce the intensity of the escalation and informed him that the Pentagon strongly opposes launching a military operation.” Turkish military operation new to Syria.
A spokesman for the US Department of Defense, General Pat Ryder, had warned on Tuesday that “the launch of a ground operation by Ankara in Syria would jeopardize the results of the war against Isis”. ISIS In this country,” he called on the Turkish government to “exercise restraint,” according to Agence France-Presse.
