Turkey begins military offensive in Syria, Erdogan announces

"Turkish Armed Forces together with the Syrian National Army against PKK / YPG and Daesh terrorist organizations in northern Syria #BarışPınarıHarekatı has started. Our aim is to destroy the terror corridor which is trying to be established on our southern border and to bring peace and peace to the region," Erdogan tweeted.

Syria condemned Turkey's"hostile intentions ... and the military build-up at the Syrian borders," according to Syrian state news agency SANA. Ankara regards the YPG as a terrorist group affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers' Party , which has fought the Turkish state for more than three decades. But the US backs the YPG and credits the Kurds for helping defeat ISIS in Syria.

Separately, the group claimed Tuesday that the Turkish military shelled one of its points in northeastern Syria on the border with Turkey in an"unprovoked attack." The Euphrates Shield Operation, launched in July 2014 inside Syrian territory, was not only aimed at fighting ISIS but also the YPG. Reinforcements deployed by the Turkish army could be seen arriving at the border town of Akcakale on Tuesday, according to the state-owned Anadolu news agency.The Kurds have long been considered as among Washington's most reliable partners in Syria and in the broader campaign against ISIS in the region.

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