Turkey launches airstrikes, fires artillery and begins a ground offensive against Kurdish fighters in northern Syria after U.S. troops pulled back from the area, paving the way for an assault on forces that have long been allied with the United States.
In this photo taken from the Turkish side of the border between Turkey and Syria, in Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, smoke billows from a fire inside Syria during bombardment by Turkish forces Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. Turkey launched a military operation Wednesday against Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria after U.S. forces pulled back from the area, with a series of airstrikes hitting a town on Syria's northern border.
. Trump said at the time that the Kurds “fought with us” and “died with us,” and insisted that America would never forget.“a bad idea.” Later Wednesday, he said he didn’t want to be involved in “endless, senseless wars.” “Our mission is to prevent the creation of a terror corridor across our southern border, and to bring peace to the area,” Erdogan said in a tweet announcing what he called “Operation Peace Spring.”
Before Turkey’s attack, Syrian Kurdish forces who control nearly 30 percent of Syria’s territory warned of a “humanitarian catastrophe.” More than 2 million people live in the area impacted by the attacks, according to aid groups. Trump later said the U.S. “does not endorse this attack and has made it clear to Turkey that this operation is a bad idea.”
The EU is paying Turkey 6 billion euros to help the country cope with almost 4 million Syrian refugees on its territory in exchange for stopping migrants leaving for Europe.
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