Politics Erdogan threatens to take action against Kurdish militias in Syria
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has indirectly threatened a new military operation against the Kurdish militia YPG in Syria. Terror in the region will not be allowed, Erdogan said with regard to the YPG after a cabinet meeting in Ankara. Turkey had proven many times that it was uncompromisingly prepared to ensure its survival - if the time came, it could come one night, he added. Erdogan had already used this expression in the past to threaten to intervene militarily in the neighboring country.
06.01.2025, 19:31
SDA
Turkey has already carried out several military operations against the Kurdish militia YPG in northern Syria and is occupying border regions there with the support of rebels. Ankara sees the militia as an offshoot of the banned Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) - and therefore as a terrorist organization.
Since the fall of Syria's long-term ruler Bashar al-Assad at the beginning of December, pro-Turkish fighters have continued to advance into areas controlled by Kurdish militias in northern Syria. There is currently fierce fighting in the northern Syrian region of Manbij.
