Turkey: If the United States does not remove the PYD from the east of the Euphrates we will expel them

Turkey: If the United States does not remove the PYD from the east of the Euphrates we will expel them

Feb 21 2019

ARK News: Turkish Foreign Minister Mouloud Cavus Oglu said on Monday, if East Euphrates in Syria is not cleared from the PYD and PKK, Turkey will do so on its own, in a speech during a public gathering of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in the state of Sparta.

Cavus Oglu pointed out that Turkey "will bury the PYD and PKK in their holes wherever they are, pointing out that Turkey is fighting elements of the Kurdistan Workers Party “PKK” on the Iraqi side of the border with his country.

He added that the role of East Euphrates in Syria has come to an end. If the PYD and PKK are not removed from the region by the United States, Turkey will cleanse them themselves.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey is waiting to clear the Syrian city of Manbij from the PKK as soon as possible, in fulfillment of the promises which made by Washington to Ankara in this regard in a speech on Monday to a crowd of supporters in the state of Bordur southwest of Turkey.

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