The aim of Ankara's military operation in Northern Syria is to eliminate threats from Daesh and Kurds, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.





ANKARA (Sputnik) — Turkey's operation in northern Syria is aimed at stopping the threats posed by Daesh (banned in Russia) and Kurdish militants, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday.
"We started a military operation in northern Syria at 4 a.m. this morning, aimed at eliminating the threats posed by Daesh and Syrian Kurds," Erdogan said, adding that Turkey intends to put a stop to attacks on Turkish territory from neighboring Syrian regions.


Ankara announced early on Wednesday that Turkish forces, reinforced by US-led coalition aircraft, had begun a military operation to clear the Syrian border town of Jarablus of Daesh militants.

By Sputnik