Turkish troops to move into Manbij if Kurdish forces refuse to leave

Defying the U.S. warnings, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag warned Sunday that Turkish troops will move into Manbij if the Kurdish forces refuse to leave.


If the Kurdish forces of the People's Protection Units (YPG), do not leave Manbij in northern Syria, Turkish troops "will move into Manbij and toward the east of Euphrates," Bozdag told the local channel CNN Turk.

On the possibility of a clash between U.S. and Turkish troops, Bozdag noted that Turkey does not want to clash with U.S. troops in Manbij or anywhere else in Syria, adding that the U.S., a NATO ally for Turkey, needs to show the same sensitivity regarding the issue.

"If U.S. soldiers wear uniforms of (YPG) terrorists and fight with them against the Turkish army, we will not have a chance to make the difference at this point," Bozdag said.
 (chinamedia)
 5/2/18
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