
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday that Turkey was preparing to “eliminate” the threat from the US-backed Kurdish YPG militia in northern Syria “very soon”. “Turkey has the right to eliminate all threats against its national security,” he said in a televised speech in Ankara. “God willing, we will carry ...

Turkey called on the United States to end its support for Kurdish militants in northern Syria as the two countries held talks on Monday aimed at preventing a fresh Turkish invasion. “The US should positively answer our request to end its partnership with the YPG in Syria,” Foreign Minister Mevlut ...