Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan. 24
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
Devlet Bahceli, leader of the opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) of Turkey, has called for the complete elimination of terrorists in northern Syria, Trend reports via Turkish media.
Turkey must decisively and quickly begin military operations in northern Syria, so as to eliminate PYD/YPG, the Syrian wing of the PKK.
The leader of the MHP also noted that the safety zone in northern Syria, the formation of which is on the agenda, should be under the exclusive control of Turkey.
The security zone in northern Syria consists of an area of 32 kilometers and a length of 460 kilometers along the Syrian-Turkish border
The safety zone in the north of Syria includes a territory of 32 kilometers deep and 460 kilometers long along the Syrian border with Turkey. In the case of the creation of this zone, it will be divided into two parts, the first part will start from the Iraqi-Syrian border and will be extended to the Syrian city of Qamishli, because the Syrian government forces control this city.
The second part of the safety zone will start from Qamishli and will be extended to Jarabulus city, which was liberated from the terrorists of the “Islamic State” (IS) as part of the Operation Euphrates Shield conducted by the Turkish Armed Forces in 2016.
Manbij city, where Turkey had previously intended to conduct new anti-terrorist operations, isn’t a part of the safety zone.
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