Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus has said the terrorist YPG forces, which are the PYD/PKK's armed wing, are retreating to the east of River Euphrates and are also emptying Manbij city in northern Syria.
Speaking to the media during a break from the Council of Ministers meeting in Ankara on Monday, Kurtulmus said: "This is an important and positive development for Turkey."
Turkey has long demanded that PYD/PKK and its affiliate YPG remain to the east of Euphrates and not cross the river towards the west in Syria.
“Turkey will never let the PKK/PYD form a terrorist corridor. Now a large number of PYD forces are returning to the east of the Euphrates River, which is an important development for Turkey,” the deputy prime minister said.
About the Euphrates Shield Operation, Kurtulmus said Turkey rejects a corridor in Syria's north that would include the PYD/PKK and YPG, terrorist groups which want full domination in the area.
"We know that a corridor established in the region that includes claims of PYD and YPG means Syria will practically be separated just like Iraq," Kurtulmus said. "Naturally, Turkey will not let that happen and [will] intervene."
Operation Euphrates Shield began last month and saw Free Syrian Army fighters, backed by the Turkish military, take control of Jarabulus in northern Syria from Daesh.
Syrian opposition forces recently took control of the Tal-ar district in the town of Cobanbey in the northwestern Aleppo province, which had been occupied by Daesh militants.
Turkey has said the operation aims to bolster border security, supporting coalition forces and eliminating the threat posed by terror organizations, especially Daesh.
The operation is in line with the country’s right to self-defense borne out of international treaties and a mandate given to Turkey’s armed forces by its parliament in 2014, which was extended for another year in September 2015...
aa.com.tr
26/9/16
Speaking to the media during a break from the Council of Ministers meeting in Ankara on Monday, Kurtulmus said: "This is an important and positive development for Turkey."
Turkey has long demanded that PYD/PKK and its affiliate YPG remain to the east of Euphrates and not cross the river towards the west in Syria.
“Turkey will never let the PKK/PYD form a terrorist corridor. Now a large number of PYD forces are returning to the east of the Euphrates River, which is an important development for Turkey,” the deputy prime minister said.
About the Euphrates Shield Operation, Kurtulmus said Turkey rejects a corridor in Syria's north that would include the PYD/PKK and YPG, terrorist groups which want full domination in the area.
"We know that a corridor established in the region that includes claims of PYD and YPG means Syria will practically be separated just like Iraq," Kurtulmus said. "Naturally, Turkey will not let that happen and [will] intervene."
- Kurtulmus also added that Turkey was "not against" the existence of Kurdish people who are residing in Syria's north. He also said Turkey remained determined to clear Syria's Raqqa province and Iraq's Mosul province from Daesh elements.
Operation Euphrates Shield began last month and saw Free Syrian Army fighters, backed by the Turkish military, take control of Jarabulus in northern Syria from Daesh.
Syrian opposition forces recently took control of the Tal-ar district in the town of Cobanbey in the northwestern Aleppo province, which had been occupied by Daesh militants.
Turkey has said the operation aims to bolster border security, supporting coalition forces and eliminating the threat posed by terror organizations, especially Daesh.
The operation is in line with the country’s right to self-defense borne out of international treaties and a mandate given to Turkey’s armed forces by its parliament in 2014, which was extended for another year in September 2015...
aa.com.tr
26/9/16
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