Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar
Hurriyet Daily News: Turkey ‘intensely’ preparing for operations in N Syria: Defense minister
Turkey’s preparations for a possible operation in Syria in the east of Euphrates are continuing “intensely,” Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Jan. 11 on a visit to Turkey’s border with Syria.
“We have Manbij and the east of Euphrates [River] ahead. Necessary plans have been made regarding this. Our preparation continues intensely,” Akar said, noting that Turkey was “determined to end terrorism wherever it is.”
Turkey’s only target is ISIL, the PKK and the YPG, the minister said. “We have no problems with our Kurdish and Arab brothers in Syria, Turkmens and other ethnic and religious groups,” he added.
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I don't know how Turkey will accomplish much with an invasion of Syria. They will have no support from the US nor Europe. Russia won't be pleased and Assad will want to fight allied with the Kurds. I see a quagmire for Turkey and eventual defeat.
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