Turkey is ready to launch a new military operation against "terrorist groups" east of the Euphrates River, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday, referring to Syrian Kurdish groups, The national reports.
The announcement comes less than a week after the president issued a "final warning" to "those who would endanger Turkey's borders", saying Ankara was determined to focus its attention on Syrian Kurdish fighters east of the Euphrates.
Turkey will soon launch “more effective operations” against "terror groups" President Erdogan said Tuesday, without specifying what that will entail, Turkey’s pro-government daily Yeni Safak reported. The president said that his forces "will destroy terror structures in east of Euphrates."