Dec 12, 2018
Erdogan Says Turkey Will Start Operation in Syria Within Days
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,(Bloomberg) -- Turkey will start an operation east of the Euphrates river in northern Syria within days, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a speech in Ankara.
Turkey has repeatedly threatened to attack Kurdish militants in the region, who are backed by the U.S. but viewed by Turkey as an extension of a terrorist organization, the PKK.
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