Turkey to crush Kurdish militants if they don’t leave Syria safe zone, warns Erdogan
Tehran (KNA) - President Recep Tayyip Ergogan says Turkey will use its right to crush Kurdish militants from the People's Protection Units (YPG) if they do not withdraw from a so-called "safe zone" in northern Syria under a truce agreement with Russia to run joint patrols around the area.
On Thursday, Erdogan renewed a threat to resume a military offensive in northeast Syria through a televised speech, saying Ankara would implement its plans for another cross-border operation if YPG militants did not withdraw from border areas.
The Turkish president then leveled criticism at some heads of state over meeting and holding talks with high-ranking YPG figures, saying such moves hindered the fight against terrorism.
Erdogan then mocked Europeans' fears over a possible influx of Syrian refugees, repeating his threats to "open the gates" for them to reach Europe.
"When we say we will open the gates, they are up in arms. Don't be up in arms, the gates will be opened when the time comes," he said, adding, "Let's see you host hundreds of thousands of people, let's see how you would do this work."
Source: PressTV