Turkey’s preparations for an offensive in northern Syria have been “completed”, the defense ministry said Tuesday, after confusing signals from the US over the operation. US President Donald Trump ordered the withdrawal of US troops from Turkey’s border with Syria after a phone call with his counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan. ...
The European Union on Monday warned that a threatened Turkish offensive against a Kurdish militia in northeast Syria would harm civilians and cause a “massive displacement” of people. “The renewed armed hostilities in the northeast will not only exacerbate civilian suffering and lead to massive displacement but will also risk ...
