Approximately 80 armored military vehicles were delivered to Hatay Province by rail. It is noted that armored vehicles were pulled from the Lüleburgaz region of Kirklareli province in the north-west of the country.
- reports agency
In July, Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Ishik stated that Ankara does not exclude the holding of a military operation in Syrian Afrin in the event of a threat to its national security emanating from this region, which is under the control of the self-defense forces of the Syrian Kurds.
Turkey considers the Syrian Kurdish formations linked to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) banned in the country.
We remind you that a referendum on the creation of an independent Kurdish state - Kurdistan - was appointed on September 25. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said earlier that the country will not allow the creation of a Kurdish state in northern Syria, reports RIA News.