Turkey Threatens To Expand Military Operations Against Syrian Kurds

Al Jazeera: Erdogan threatens to extend Afrin operation to Manbij

The Turkish military has shelled and bombarded Syrian Kurdish positions in northern Syria for a fifth day, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to extend the offensive east to the city of Manbij.

Turkey on Saturday launched the operation in the Afrin region to clear it of US-backed Kurdish fighters, seen by Ankara as a threat to its security.

Manbij, which is also under control of US-backed Kurds, is located east of the city of Aleppo. Erdogan said he plans to "foil games along our borders starting from Manbij," adding that Turkey would, "clean our region from this trouble completely".

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WNU Editor: If Turkish forces begin to advance into other Kurdish held regions of northern Syria, it is almost a guarantee that they will be facing U.S. forces.

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Turkey vows to widen offensive against Syrian Kurds -- AP
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