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Erdoğan: YPG Has Not Withdrawn East of Euphrates

Erdoğan: YPG Has Not Withdrawn East of Euphrates

President Erdoğan, speaking about the Jarablus operation and the YPG, has said: “They now tell us that they [YPG] have withdrawn to the East of Euphrates. We say, ‘No, they have not’. The confirmation that they have passed to the East of Euphrates depends on our assessment”.

2 September 2016

Russia: Turkey Shouldn’t Hit YPG Battling ISIS

Russia: Turkey Shouldn’t Hit YPG Battling ISIS

Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Maria Zakharova has urged Turkey to avoid attacking the YPG and act in coordination with the Syrian Government.

1 September 2016

Turkish Armed Forces: We’ve Hit 20 Positions in Jarablus, Coalition Hit ISIS

Turkish Armed Forces: We’ve Hit 20 Positions in Jarablus, Coalition Hit ISIS

Turkish Armed Forces have stated that 21 targets were hit in Jarablus Operation carried out in cooperation with the Free Syrian Army and the US-led coalition against ISIS shot its target.

YPG: We Won’t Draw Back From West of Euphrates

YPG: We Won’t Draw Back From West of Euphrates

YPG Spokesperson Rêdur Xelil talking to the Voice of America Radio has noted: “The real target of this operation is rather the Kurdish people and their gains than the DAEŞ (ISIS)”.

Kalın: Aim of The Jarablus Operation is to Clean our Borders From DAEŞ, YPG

Kalın: Aim of The Jarablus Operation is to Clean our Borders From DAEŞ, YPG

Presidential Spokesperson İbrahim Kalın has stated that the Jarablus Operation is carried out in order to clean Turkey’s borders from all “terrorist” elements such as ISIS and YPG.