Baku, Azerbaijan, Aug. 29
By Orkhan Guluzade – Trend:
Militants of the Democratic Union Party (PYD, the Kurdish political party) will remain the target of the Turkish Armed Forces until the PYD leaves the west of Euphrates, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said, TRT Haber TV channel reported Aug. 29.
The PYD and the YPG (Kurdish People's Protection Units) carry out a policy of ethnic cleansing in the territories under their control, forcing the local population to migrate, Cavusoglu said.
On Aug. 24 morning, the Turkish Air Force with the support of the coalition aircraft launched an operation to liberate the city of Jarabulus from the IS militants in northern Syria, near Aleppo city.
The operation was carried out under the name “Shield of the Euphrates.” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that this operation will continue until the PYD militants are completely liquidated.
Syria has been suffering from an armed conflict since March 2011, which, according to the UN, has so far claimed over 500,000 lives. Militants from various armed groups are confronting the Syrian government troops. The “Islamic State” (IS, ISIL, ISIS or Daesh), the YPG and the PYD are the most active terrorist groups in Syria.
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