Turkey Part of the battle continues after the agreement with the US due to the suspension of military operations. Northern Syria, October 19, 7:09
One day has passed since Turkey agreed with the United States to temporarily suspend military operations against Kurdish forces in northern Syria, but some battles continued, and human rights groups It points out that it has come out.
Turkey and the United States agreed on the 17th that the Turkish troops had crossed borders in northern Syria to stop the military operations for five days, and if the Kurdish forces withdraw from the border during this period, they ceased Announced that will be implemented.
However, according to the Syrian Human Rights Watch Team, which gathers local information, although there are areas where the battle has settled down, the fighting by both sides continues around Ras Al Ain in northern Syria on the 18th. 7 people died.
The Syrian Kurdish group also released a statement on the 18th, saying, “We keep the ceasefire agreement, but the Turkish army and the forces that cooperate with it are not following the decision. Turkey was accused of breaking the agreement and continuing the attack.
The Kurdish powers have not made it clear whether they will withdraw from the border, and it is unclear whether the turmoil in northern Syria will converge as the battle continues.
President Trump stresses that local conditions are stable
President Trump told reporters at the White House on the 18th that he talked with President Erdogan of Turkey. He is doing very well with Turkey, and “the ceasefire was realized. Although there were fires, etc., they were quickly eliminated, ”he stressed, although there was a small attack, the local situation was stable.
On top of that, regarding the concern that IS fighters who were detained locally escaped in a mess, “IS is completely under surveillance. The Kurdish forces and Turkey are under surveillance,” respectively. Showed that there was no.
President Trump also said, “We are in a very strong position. We can apply tremendous powerful sanctions against Turkey and any country we want,” the Trump administration imposed sanctions on Turkey. I stressed that it brought out the suspension of military operations.
Prior to this, President Trump told Twitter: “I heard that some European countries are ready to take over IS fighters from their own countries for the first time. It should be a response, but it ’s a big progress anyway !!! ”
EU urges Turkey to comply
The EU-European Union discussed Turkey's military operations in Syria at a summit held until the 18th. In the summary document that came out after this, the EU agreed with the United States that Turkey would stop military operations against the Kurdish forces for five days. “In accordance with the agreement, the military operation was suspended and the troops were withdrawn. Urged that the military operations be stopped immediately.
He then accused Turkey of the unilateral military operation of Turkey, which created people's suffering and ruined the fight against the extremist organization IS = Islamic State that threatened the security of Europe. .