Turkey announced the implementation of a military special operation in Syria/Collage of Channel 24
Turkey is planning a military special operation to expand the 30-kilometer security zone on the southern border with Syria. The armed forces of the country should start it on May 26.
This was stated by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a briefing following a government meeting on the evening of May 23. He noted that the special operation is necessary to protect the state from the terrorist threat.
Turkish military special operation on the border with Syria
Erdogan stressed that the military special operation will target those territories in Syria that pose a threat and are a source of attacks on Turkey.
We are working to create a 30 km security zone along our southern borders. Areas that are the center of attacks against our state (Turkey – ed. Channel 24) are a priority. As soon as the Armed Forces and intelligence services complete the preparations, this operation will begin,” Erdogan said.
Reference. We are talking about the northern regions of Syria, which are controlled by units of the Syrian Kurdish Self-Defense Forces (YPG).<
By the way, the final decision on the military special operation should be made by the Turkish National Security Council on May 26. It is expected that after that, the country's Armed Forces will begin to implement a plan to create a 30-kilometer security zone between Turkey and Syria.
Map of the planned special operation in Turkey/Photo by SavunmaSanayiST.com
Turkey is against the entry of Sweden and Finland into NATO, because it believes that they support “terrorists”
Let us recall that earlier Turkey officially opposed the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO. Recep Tayyip Erdogan called the Scandinavian countries “centers of terrorism” and added that Ankara would say “no” to their entry into the North Atlantic Alliance.
US President Joe Biden is convinced that a compromise can be reached within NATO with the accession of Sweden and Finland. In his opinion, the expansion of the Alliance will be useful for the entire military association and Turkey will not interfere with this. “Everything will be fine,” Biden stressed, commenting on Erdogan's categorical statements about Sweden and Finland joining NATO.
Subsequently, Turkey published official requirements, without which, according to the statement, it will not support Sweden's accession to NATO. Erdogan's administration stressed that the applicant country must stop supporting the Kurdistan Workers' Party and the Fethullah Gülen Movement – Ankara considers these organizations to be terrorist organizations.
