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Added on the 09/10/2019 17:02:21 - Copyright : AFP EN
Turkey is more determined than ever to secure its border with Syria and prevent attacks by Kurdish forces, says President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who claims his country's "operations with plans, cannons and drones are only the beginning." SOUNDBITE
Smoke billows over the Syrian town of Tell Abyad, located just across the border with Turkey, after it was taken by Ankara-backed fighters. Turkey continues its assault on Kurdish-controlled areas in northeastern Syria. IMAGES
A convoy of Ankara-backed rebels drives near the Turkey-Syria border in the direction of the Syrian border town of Tal Abyad. IMAGES
A military convoy sent by Ankara transporting Turkish-backed Syrian fighters and military vehicles arrives in the Turkish town of Akcakale near the Syrian border, a day after president Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched an offensive in northern Syria. IMAGES
Turkey on Sunday stepped up its offensive against Kurdish militia in Syria. After several days of poor visibility because of heavy rain and fog, Turkish warplanes and artillery took advantage of the clear skies and pounded the hill of Barsaya near the Kurdish town of Afrin in northwestern Syria. IMAGES
US Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications, Ben Rhodes, warned Turkey against engaging with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), during the daily press briefing in Washington D.C. on Monday. Rhodes said that although the US support the Turkish effort to rid Jarablus of so-called Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) fighters, they do not however "support and we would oppose efforts to move south and engage in activities against" the SDF.
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