Erdogan says Turkey can ‘crush’ all terrorists in Syria

Erdogan says Turkey can ‘crush’ all terrorists in Syria

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned on Wednesday that Turkey had the power and ability to “crush” all terrorists in Syria, including ISIS and Kurdish militants, while urging all countries to “take their hands off” Syria. Since last month’s fall of Bashar al-Assad, Turkey has said repeatedly it was time for the Kurdish YPG militia to…

Syria to take time organizing national dialogue, foreign minister says

Syria to take time organizing national dialogue, foreign minister says

Syria will take its time to organize a landmark national dialogue conference to ensure that the preparations include all segments of Syrian society, Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said on Tuesday, according to state media. The conference is meant to bring together Syrians from across society to chart a new path for the nation after opposition forces…

Erdogan says there’s no place for ‘terrorist’ groups in Syria under new government

Erdogan says there’s no place for ‘terrorist’ groups in Syria under new government

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday said there was no place for “terrorist organizations” in Syria under its new leaders, in a warning regarding Kurdish forces there. The fall of Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad last month raised the prospect of Turkey intervening in the country against Kurdish forces accused by Ankara of links to armed separatists….

Turkey says eradication of Kurdish YPG in Syria ‘imminent’

Turkey says eradication of Kurdish YPG in Syria ‘imminent’

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Monday that eradication of the Kurdish YPG militia in Syria was “imminent”, and that Ankara would not agree to any policy that allowed the YPG to maintain a presence there. “We are in a position to not only see but also to break any kind of plot in…

Erdogan says time to ‘eradicate’ ISIS, Kurdish fighters in Syria

Erdogan says time to ‘eradicate’ ISIS, Kurdish fighters in Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday it was time to destroy “terrorist” groups that posed a threat to Syria’s survival, namely ISIS and Kurdish fighters. “Daesh, the PKK and their affiliates – which threaten the survival of Syria – must be eradicated,” he told journalists while returning from a Cairo summit, using an Arabic…

Erdogan says relying on Trump to end Ukraine, Gaza wars

Erdogan says relying on Trump to end Ukraine, Gaza wars

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday he was confident in the diplomatic efforts of the new Trump administration to help end the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. Erdogan spoke while returning from a summit in Budapest a day after Donald Trump’s decisive victory in the US election. “If we see a US…