Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)

Syrian regime forces shouldn’t be allowed in Manbij: Turkey

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ANKARA AFP Jan18,2019-turkey on Friday insisted Syrian regime forces should not be allowed in Manbij as US troops withdraw, as proposed by a Us-backed Kurdish militia viewed as terrorists by Ankara.

The strategic northern city has been held by the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) militia since 2016 after they recaptured the territory from Islamic State jihadists.

But Ankara, who says the YPG is a “terrorist offshoot” of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), has repeatedly called for the militia to leave the city.

“The YPG’S efforts to stick the regime in Manbij must absolutely not be allowed,” Turkish Foreign Ministry Hami Aksoy said during a press conference in Ankara.

 ??  ?? Manbij is a strategic city in northern Syria that has been held by the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) since 2016(Daily Mail).
Manbij is a strategic city in northern Syria that has been held by the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) since 2016(Daily Mail).

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