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Erdoğan threatens to ramp up assault on Kurds in Syria ‘safe zone’

Erdoğan threatens to ramp up assault on Kurds in Syria ‘safe zone’

Turkish leader says he will act ‘even more strongly’ as end of US-brokered ceasefire looms

The Turkish president has threatened to press ahead with an operation against Kurdish-led forces in Syria “even more strongly” if promises made by the US regarding the withdrawal of Kurdish fighters have not been met by the time a five-day ceasefire expires.

Up to 1,300 fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are yet to vacate Ankara’s proposed border “safe zone”, as per the terms of a ceasefire announced by the US vice-president, Mike Pence, in Ankara last week, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told reporters before flying to Russia.

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