Syrian Arab and Turkmen tribes hail Turkey's military operation
Syrian Turkmen and Arab Tribal Association supported the latest Syria remarks made by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and praising Turkey over the upcoming military operation, which will be carried out in east of the Euphrates to clear the region from YPG/PKK terrorists.
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- Published Date: 12:00 | 13 December 2018
- Modified Date: 03:03 | 13 December 2018
In a statement, the association praised Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's plan to launch an operation to clear YPG/PKK terrorists from the region.
"Terror group PKK, which has separated people from their homeland, forcefully recruited children, planted weed [marijuana] on our soils, has committed countless violations and continues [such policies]. We request urgent intervention by Turkey to ensure our return to our own lands and clear the region of the paid terrorists of Abdullah Öcalan, the ringleader," the statement added.
"Turkey was successful in the previous operations, we believe that this operation will prove successful as well. We appreciate President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's sensitivity towards the subject of terrorism. As Syrians, we have always stood by Turkey and will stand by [Turkey] in this operation too. We believe that the Turkish army will clear our lands of the terror group YPG/PKK and we will go back to our houses," it concluded.Erdoğan on Wednesday said Turkey was to launch an operation east of the Euphrates "within a matter of days to save it from a separatist terrorist organization", referring to the terrorist YPG/PKK.
A possible mission east of the Euphrates, which Turkey's leadership has been suggesting for months, would follow two successful cross-border Turkish operations into Syria since 2016-Operation Euphrates Shield and Operation Olive Branch-both meant to eradicate the presence of YPG/PKK and Daesh terrorists near Turkey's borders.
In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- has been responsible for the deaths of some 40,000 people, including women and children. The YPG is its Syrian branch.
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