Syrian army vows ‘all possible means’ against Turkish forces
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Turkish troops drive their tanks on a road near the Syrian village of al-Waqf and some three kilometers south of the small Syrian border town of al-Ra'i on September 4, 2016. (Photo by AFP)
Syria has censured Turkey’s fresh attacks against the Arab country as “occupation,” pledging to use “all possible means” to deal with it.
According to Press TV, in a Saturday statement, the General Command of the Syrian army said that the presence of Turkish troops on Syria’s soil was unacceptable and a “dangerous escalation and flagrant breach of Syria's sovereignty.”
The statement came after activists and local officials said Turkish tanks and Turkey-backed terrorists were marching toward the northern Syrian town of Tal Rif'at, which is largely controlled by Kurdish forces.
Fighting has also been reported between Turkey-backed terrorists and Kurdish fighters near the town.
Meanwhile, Turkey’s military confirmed on Saturday that its rockets had targeted Kurdish fighters in northern Syria for the second time in less than 72 hours. The strikes hit 70 positions of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria on Friday.
Ankara views YPG and its allied Democratic Union Party (PYD) as terrorist forces linked to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which has been fighting for autonomy in Turkey’s Kurdish-dominated regions for decades.
Meanwhile, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Saturday that the country would be expanding its operations in north Syria, including entering the cities of al-Bab, Manbij and Raqqah.
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