Istanbul: President of Turkey Risp Tayip Erdogan told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin On Monday it was necessary to create a “safe zone” inside Syria near the Turkish border, his office said.
Under the 2019 agreement, Russia and Turkey agreed that Russian military police and Syrian border guards would begin operating Syrian Kurdish militias 30 kilometers (19 mi) from the Turkish border.
Ankara views the militia as a terrorist organization.
Erdogan told Putin in a phone call that “a terror-free zone with a depth of 30 kilometers from the Turkish border had not been established, and that it is imperative to make these areas safe,” according to the Turkish president.
He pointed to a “continuous attack” by Kurdish militants aimed at Turkey.
Erdogan said last week that Turkey would soon launch a new military operation to create a “safe zone” along the border in northern Syria.
The United States has warned against launching a new operation, calling it uncomfortable nato Allies would put US troops at risk.
Turkey has launched three crimes in Syria since 2016 aimed at crushing Syrian Kurdish fighters who aided in a US-led campaign against the Islamic State extremist group.
Ankara alleges that the fighters are affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which has waged an insurgency against the Turkish state since 1984 and is listed as a terrorist group. The European Union and United States of America.
Under the 2019 agreement, Russia and Turkey agreed that Russian military police and Syrian border guards would begin operating Syrian Kurdish militias 30 kilometers (19 mi) from the Turkish border.
Ankara views the militia as a terrorist organization.
Erdogan told Putin in a phone call that “a terror-free zone with a depth of 30 kilometers from the Turkish border had not been established, and that it is imperative to make these areas safe,” according to the Turkish president.
He pointed to a “continuous attack” by Kurdish militants aimed at Turkey.
Erdogan said last week that Turkey would soon launch a new military operation to create a “safe zone” along the border in northern Syria.
The United States has warned against launching a new operation, calling it uncomfortable nato Allies would put US troops at risk.
Turkey has launched three crimes in Syria since 2016 aimed at crushing Syrian Kurdish fighters who aided in a US-led campaign against the Islamic State extremist group.
Ankara alleges that the fighters are affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which has waged an insurgency against the Turkish state since 1984 and is listed as a terrorist group. The European Union and United States of America.