Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Kurdish militants in Syria must either “lay down their weapons or be buried with them” in Syrian territory, coinciding with the fighting between Syrian armed factions supported by Turkey and Kurdish militants, since the fall of this Bashar al-Assad regime. month.
Erdogan added to representatives of the ruling Justice and Development Party in Parliament: “Either the separatist killers will lay down their weapons, or they will be buried in Syrian territory with their weapons.”
He confirmed that Turkey will open its consulate in Aleppo soon, and that it expects an increase in traffic on its border with Syria in the summer of next year, with the closure of schools and the return of large numbers of refugees, according to Reuters.
At the same time, the Turkish President noted that the historical relations between the Turkish people and the Kurds are based on “eternal brotherhood,” saying: “We will not allow any party to destroy or tamper with this brotherhood, and we will use all means available to the state to achieve the goal of a Türkiye free of terrorism.”
He said, “Terrorist organizations represent a threat not only to the Kurds, but to stability in the region as a whole,” explaining that his country is determined to promote peace and security in all regions facing threats, according to his speech.
He said: “Our only goal is to ensure peace, calm and stability in every inch of our region, starting with Syria.”
Speaking about the situation in Syria, Erdogan said that Turkey “seeks to achieve peace and stability there,” considering that “it is important to see the Turkish flag next to the flag of the Syrian revolution” in several cities, such as Aleppo, Manbij, and Daraa, according to the Turkish Anadolu Agency.”
A group of SDF forces were killed and wounded by targeting a Turkish march in eastern Syria
3 members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were killed, and others were injured, by a Turkish drone bombing their checkpoint in the countryside of Al-Hasakah Governorate, eastern Syria, amid continuing mutual bombardment and clashes in the region.
This new targeting comes as artillery and mortar shelling continues between the Turkish army forces and the Syrian armed factions supported by them on one side, and the “SDF” forces on the other side, on the lines of contact between the two parties in the towns of Abu Rasin, Tal Tamr and Ras al-Ain in the countryside of Hasakah Governorate. Tal Abyad and Ain Issa in the countryside of Raqqa Governorate, northeastern Syria.
The Turkish aircraft intensified its attacks against the positions of the Syrian Democratic Forces in the rural areas of the Aleppo, Raqqa and Hasakah governorates, northeastern Syria, during the past days, which resulted in significant human and material losses.
The leadership of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced its readiness to prepare for specific military operations against the positions of the Turkish army and on areas controlled by the Syrian armed factions supported by the Turkish army, especially the cities of Ras al-Ain, north of Hasakah, and Tal Abyad, north of Raqqa.
The SDF leadership also called on all members of the Syrian factions recognized by the new Syrian government to evacuate the two aforementioned cities with their families to their homes, towns and cities, from which they came inside Syria, giving them a deadline until the end of the current year.
Last updated: December 25, 2024 – 14:57
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