Baku, Azerbaijan, March. 20
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
If the US is an ally of Turkey, then they must act together with Turkey, said Recep Tayyip Erdogan March 20, Turkish media reports.
Erdogan noted that Turkey has decided to comply with the West's request for an early cessation of hostilities in Syria's Afrin and within two months completely cleared Afrin of terrorists.
Turkish president added, that US tried to deceive Turkey in Afrin, giving empty promises about the fight against terrorism.
He also noted that, the weapons that Turkey wanted to purchase from the US, is being confiscated in Afrin now.
Turkey’s Armed Forces and Free Syrian Army liberated Afrin city from terrorists of Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) and the People’s Protection Units (YPG) on March 18.
On Jan. 20, the Turkish Armed Forces, together with the Free Syrian Army, launched the Operation Olive Branch in Afrin, Syria.
F-16 fighters of the Turkish Air Force are involved in the operation, inflicting strikes on the positions of PYD/YPG on the Syrian-Turkish border.
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