Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday threatened to relaunch military offensives in northern Syria, in retaliation to a recent Russian airstrike against Turkish-backed fighters and a bombing carried out by Kurdish forces on Turkish troops. “Russia’s attack targeting the Syrian National Army forces training center is a sign that a lasting peace and calm is not wanted in the region,” Ankara’s strongman said, warning, “We have a legitimate reason to intervene at any moment we feel the need to.” The Russian strike in Idlib earlier this week was the deadliest since the two sides reached a truce in March. Russia and Turkey have been at continually growing odds in recent months, with proxy wars in Libya, the Caucasus and Syria heating up.
Ankara, Angered by Airstrikes Against Associates, Advises: Army is Able
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