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Erdogan: Pro-regime groups in Afrin issue 'closed' |
2018-02-21 |
[AA.TR] ![]() on Tuesday said the issue of pro-regime terror groups in Syria's Afrin was "closed for now". Pro-regime groups earlier on Tuesday, who tried to enter Syria’s Afrin to support YPG/PKK-ISIS against ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... ’s ongoing operation in the region, withdrew before reaching the city following a series of warning shots. Speaking at a joint news conference alongside his Macedonian counterpart Gjorge Ivanov in Ankara, Erdogan said there was a movement towards Afrin by Shia militias which were interrupted after they were shelled. "But then they were forced to go back after artillery shooting, this file is closed for now," he said. "Yesterday, we have already agreed on these issues in talks with [Vladimir] Putin and [Hassan] Rouhani," Erdogan said. "Unfortunately, you know, these kinds of terrorist organizations have [sometimes] taken wrong steps with the decisions on their own." On Monday, Erdogan talked to Russian President Vladimir Putin ![]() and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani over Turkey’s ongoing operation, the fight against terrorist elements and the latest developments in Syria, particulary Afrin and Idlib. "It is impossible to give them [any terrorist organization] a chance [in Afrin]. They would pay a heavy price for it," he added. |
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