Turkey wants Syrian forces to leave border areas, Erdogan aide says

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants Syrian government forces to move out of areas near the Turkish border so it can resettle up to 2 million refugees there, his spokesman told the Associated Press on Saturday, adding that Erdogan will raise the issue in talks next week with Syria’s ally, Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Syrian government troops have moved in to several locations in northeastern Syria this week, invited by Kurdish-led fighters to protect them from Turkey’s invasion. That has complicated Turkey’s plan to create a “safe zone” along the border where it wants to clear out the Kurdish fighters it considers terrorists and resettle Syrian refugees now in Turkey.

Under an agreement between the U.S. and Turkey, a cease-fire took effect Friday evening to last five days, during which Kurdish fighters are supposed to pull back from border areas. The cease-fire has been shaken by fighting in one border town, and there so far has been no sign of any withdrawals by the Kurdish-led forces.

Erdogan’s spokesman, Ibrahim Kalin, said Ankara does not want Kurdish fighters to be able to continue to operate in border areas under control of Russian-backed Syrian forces. He said Syrian forces should move out of border areas because the refugees “don’t want to go back to areas under regime control.”“This is one of the topics that we will discuss with the Russians, because, again, we are not going to force any refugees to go to anywhere they don’t want to go,” he said.

Turkey has taken in about 3.6 million Syrians fleeing the conflict in their homeland but wants most of them to return.

maggieNYT So, are the Kurdish ppl supposed to leave their homes, their hospitals, schools and move somewhere else? Ahhh, I am thinking about that and what I would do and the answer is what? Food and Shelter are where exactly. And raped, shot at and blocked. USA gave green light. Wow!

Turkey needs it’s ass kicked. Now it’s trying to threaten Syria into giving up Syrian land. 🔥😳🔥 to Turkey👎.

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maggieNYT Can't POTUS make a deal? Just sayin'.

maggieNYT Trump gave russia and turkey what they have wanted for years. Surrendering a American Military base then kissing thier Mr President you wete right so mu h winning my head is could not be better then if you got on your knees.

maggieNYT lets send eric, jr and jared to take care of this..

maggieNYT How condescending, instead of threatening to kick them out of their own land!

Well,....

Nuts. You’re here to help, not occupy RTErdogan.

maggieNYT Yeah, they got the message when Turkey went in guns blazing.

maggieNYT What about tickets to the Knicks? What else can we get the guy with a bunch of trump property in his country.......

They don't want any witnesses to the slaughter.

maggieNYT Won't happen

maggieNYT Wait what? Turkey wants Syria to leave Syria?

Heaven help the Kurds.

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