- Title: Turkey dispatches tanks to its border with Syria
- Date: 14th October 2019
- Summary: AKCAKALE, TURKEY (OCTOBER 14, 2019) (REUTERS) TOW TRUCK CARRYING TURKISH MILITARY TANKS DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY VARIOUS OF TURKISH SOLDIERS ON TOP OF TANKS VARIOUS OF TANKS PARKED ON THE ROAD VARIOUS OF TANKS DEPLOYED ON THE BORDER MILITARY VEHICLES DRIVING PAST TANKS DEPLOYED ON THE BORDER CEYLANPINAR, TURKEY (OCTOBER 14, 2019) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF TOW TRUCK CARRYING TANKS IN STREET VARIOUS OF TANKS ON TOW TRUCKS VARIOUS OF TANKS TANK ON TOW TRUCK VARIOUS OF MILITARY TOW TRUCK LEAVING
- Embargoed: 28th October 2019 09:35
- Keywords: Syria Turkey military operation tanks military reinforcement Turkish-Syrian border
- Location: AKCAKALE AND CEYLANPINAR TURKEY
- City: AKCAKALE AND CEYLANPINAR TURKEY
- Country: Turkey
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Military Conflicts
- Reuters ID: LVA001B12HZK7
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Turkish military continued on Monday (October 14) to reinforce its border with Syria as part of a cross-border operation against Kurdish militants.
Turkey launched a cross-border operation against the YPG militia in northeastern Syria last week, after U.S. President Donald Trump decided to withdraw forces from two posts in the area in a move that drew strong international criticism.
Turkey's stated objective is to clear its southern frontier region of the YPG, which it views as a terrorist organization, and form a "safe zone" 30 km (20 miles) into Syrian territory where it wants to settle millions of Syrian refugees. Ankara also pledged to take responsibility for IS militants within the "safe zone," but said it would not be accountable for others.
The fighting has raised Western concerns that the Kurds, holding large tracts of northern Syria previously controlled by Islamic State, would be unable to keep thousands of jihadists in jail and tens of thousands of their family members in camps.
(Production: Umit Ozdal, Mehmet Emin Caliskan, Ayat Basma) - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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