‘Invasion’ by Turkey helps Islamic State
TURKISH President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday confirmed his troops will carry out a land invasion into Kurdish areas of northern Syria.
The threat of attack has put on hold local counterterror operations against Islamic State.
A UK security source said: “Turkey’s threats against the Kurdish troops ultimately frees up ISIS to plot further attacks, particularly against western countries like the UK.”
The commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces Mazloum Abdi vowed to repel the threatened invasion.
He urged Russia and Syria, as well as the US-led coalition fighting against ISIS, to take a stronger stance to prevent it.