Turkey launches ground assault on Kurdish positions in Syria after US withdrawal

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Turkish forces, supported by Syrian militants, have launched a ground offensive into Syrian territory as part of its operation against Kurdish forces

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The Turkish airstrikes killed at least five civilians and three SDF fighters and wounded dozens of civilians, the SDF said. Monitoring groups claim at least 15 civilians were killed during the lengthy bombardment. An AFP correspondent reported Turkish artillery fire in the Ras al-Ain border area and explosions as warplanes flew overhead.

Civilians flee with their belongings amid Turkish bombardment on Syria's northeastern town of Ras al-Ain.Kurdish sources reported that at least 16 positions were struck in the first hours of the operation, to which the SDF responded with some cross-border artillery fire. Trump insists the United States did not abandon its Kurdish allies, but he vowed to pull his troops out of Syria last year and analysts now predict that the days of the US presence in Syria are numbered.In the face of the onslaught, Kurdish authorities announced a general mobilisation, urging all civilians to"head to the border with Turkey... to resist during this delicate historical moment".

 

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