QAMISHILI, Syria: US forces in Syria started pulling back on Monday from Turkish border areas, opening the way for Ankara's threatened military invasion and heightening fears of a militant resurgence.
A Kurdish official also told AFP that US forces had started withdrawing from the border, making way for a Turkish invasion, the scope of which remains to be seen.Turkey has sent reinforcements to the border in recent weeks, and Erdogan said on Monday in televised remarks the long-threatened offensive could"come any night without warning".
Ankara says it wants to urgently establish a"safe zone" on the other side of the border in which to send back some of the 3.6 million refugees who fled the eight-year war in Syria and live on Turkish soil. "As the Syrian Democratic Forces, we are determined to defend our land at all costs," it said in a statement posted on social media.
The SDF also warned that the US withdrawal and imminent Turkish attack risked leading to the"return of leaders of ISIS who are hidden in the desert" and other areas.
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