Turkish authorities have outlined the conditions for conducting a military special operation in northern Syria
The Turkish authorities have outlined the conditions for conducting their special military operation on the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic. Official Ankara demands the withdrawal of all Kurdish armed groups from three cities and their environs in northern Syria. We are talking about such cities as Tel Rifat, Manbij and Ain Al Arab.
Armed units of the so-called US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces operate in these territories. In turn, these units are associated with the YPG, a structural link of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, which is defined in Turkey as a terrorist organization.
The Turkish Ministry of Defense, without defining a time frame for the withdrawal of Kurdish armed groups from the mentioned cities of Syria, reports that if this is not done, then a ground operation of the Turkish armed forces will begin. Where exactly the Kurdish detachments should withdraw, Ankara also does not comment.
From the northern regions of the SAR, there are reports of movements of the Turkish military that have become more active in the last two or three days. Several military convoys proceeded from the Turkish border in the direction of the city of Aazaz, which is occupied by armed groups controlled by Ankara.
To date, Turkey has created a vast buffer zone on Syrian territory. It includes almost the entire province of Idlib, the north of the province of Aleppo and partly the province of Raqqa. In these territories, the Turks have placed several dozen of their military posts, many of which resemble real military bases.
The "international community" prefers not to recall the illegality of the Turkish military presence and the actual occupation of the territory of Syria by Turkey. "It's different..."
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