Erdogan says will launch Syria operation east of Euphrates

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Last Updated : Aug 05 2019 | 9:15 AM IST

Turkey will launch an operation in northern Syria to remove a Kurdish militia viewed as terrorists by Ankara, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Sunday.

Erdogan has repeatedly threatened in the past 18 months to begin an offensive against the US-backed Kurdish YPG militia east of the Euphrates

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First Published: Aug 05 2019 | 9:15 AM IST

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