- Title: Turkey sends military reinforcement to its border with Syria
- Date: 10th October 2019
- Summary: KIRIKHAN, TURKEY (OCTOBER 10, 2019) (REUTERS) TOW TRUCKS CARRYING TANKS LINED UP VARIOUS OF MILITARY CONVOY DRIVING AWAY AS SOLDIERS SALUTE LOCALS GATHERED IN THE AREA MILITARY CONVOY DRIVING AWAY / PEOPLE WAVING AT CONVOY VARIOUS OF MILITARY CONVOY DRIVING AWAY / PEOPLE CHANTING AND WAVING FLAGS
- Embargoed: 24th October 2019 15:27
- Keywords: Turkey Syria military operation Operation Peace Spring Turkish Armed Forces armored convoy
- Location: KIRIKHAN, TURKEY
- City: KIRIKHAN, TURKEY
- Country: Turkey
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Military Conflicts
- Reuters ID: LVA001B0IN3NR
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Turkey dispatched military reinforcement to its southern border with Syria on Thursday (October 10) as Turkey pressed its military offensive against U.S.- allied Kurdish fighters, shelling towns and bombing targets from the air in an operation that has forced thousands of people to flee their homes.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told members of his AK Party in Ankara that 109 militants had been killed so far in the two days of fighting, while Kurds said they were resisting the assault.
According to a senior Turkish security official, armed forces struck weapons and ammunition depots, gun and sniper positions, tunnels and military bases.
NATO member Turkey has said it intends to create a "safe zone" for the return of millions of refugees to Syria.
But world powers fear the operation could intensify Syria's eight-year-old conflict, and runs the risk of Islamic State prisoners escaping from camps amid the chaos. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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