Turkey launched its long-awaited offensive in north-east Syria on Wednesday, defying an international outcry over the threat posed to US-backed Kurdish forces and the campaign against Isis jihadis.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the operation — code named Peace Spring — would “eliminate the terror threat towards our country” from Kurdish militants and Isis jihadis.
Writing on Twitter, Mr Erdogan said that Turkey would destroy the “terror corridor” that some actors were seeking to form on Turkey’s southern border, and establish a “safe zone” that would allow Syrian refugees to return home. Turkey’s aim, he said, was to “bring peace to the region”.
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