Erdogan: Turkey will not leave Syria before other countries do

President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan reportedly said that Turkey will t be leaving Syria until or countries pull out. y furr ded that y would continue ir cross-border offensive against Kurdish fighters until y leave region. Last month, Turkey launched its military incursion into rast Syria to drive Kurdish YPG fighters from border and establish a “safe zone”. Turkey also struck deals with United States and Russia to keep Kurdish militia out of area. However, President Erdogan has accused both countries of t fulfilling ir part. 

According to Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, 305 Syrian Democratic Forces fighters, 24 Syrian government officials, and 353 Turkey-backed rebels have been killed since Turkey started its large scale military actions in rrn part of Syria. Turkey began its attack against SDF and Kurdish People's Protection Units also kwn as YPG as capital city of Ankara branded militants as terrorists and separatists. 30 have been left de due to violent clashes in Syria. According to reports, intensity of battle Kurdish militants and rebels increased on outskirts of Ayn Issa in rrn part of Raqqa province alongside airstrikes and shelling by rebels against Kurdish militants of SDF.

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Erdogan to approach Guetteres

Earlier on Wednesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan h said that YPG h t completed its pullout. He informed about patrols on Friday beforehand which were to take place at a depth of 7km within Syria, less than 10km set out in October 22 Ankara-Moscow deal. deal has also led Syrian government forces to move back into border regions from which y h been absent for years. Later on Thursday, Erdogan said that Turkey planned to establish a "refugee town or towns" in a "safe zone" between Tal Aby and Ras al-Ain. said plans might just cost 151 billion Lira ($26 bn) for which Erdogan is about to approach Guetteres, who is in Turkey to study new settlement plans. 

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(With inputs from ncies)