Military Ops To Resume If Any Militants Remain In Safe Zone, Erdogan Says
October 22 2019
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country will resume military action if any Kurdish militants remain in northern Syria, reports the Hurriyet Daily News (Istanbul).
A 120-hour truce expires on Tuesday at 10:00 p.m. local time, after which Turkish forces will take necessary steps against militants who remain, Erdogan said on Monday at the TRT World Forum in Istanbul.
Erdogan said that about 700 to 800 militants had withdrawn with about 1,200 to 1,300 remaining,...
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