Erdogan says Turkish offensive will target Syrian towns of Manbij and Raqqa

[MowCowWhoHow III]

Source: Reuters

Turkey's military operation in northern Syria will target the town of Manbij, recently liberated from Islamic State by Kurdish-led forces, and the jihadists' stronghold of Raqqa, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday.

Syrian rebels, backed by Turkish warplanes, tanks and artillery, launched an operation dubbed "Euphrates Shield" in August to push Islamic State and Kurdish militia forces away from the border area of northern Syria.

In a speech in Ankara broadcast live, Erdogan said he had informed U.S. President Barack Obama about his plans for the operation in a telephone call on Wednesday. Before Manbij and Raqqa, the operation will target the town of al-Bab, he said.

Turkey has been angered at Washington's support for the Kurdish YPG militia in its battle against Islamic State in Syria, with Ankara regarding it as a hostile force with deep ties to Kurdish militants fighting in southeast Turkey.

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[Foggyhill]

1. Man, that's won't go well

The entire region is now an even bigger cluster fuck

Would not be surprised if turkey created a puppet Sunni vassal state in Syria

Man, bush really is the worse president ever

[ananda]

2. God, I wish that coup attempt had succeeded!

Sheesh

[haele]

3. The coup attempt did exactly what it was supposed to do.

Consolidate Erdogon's power and get rid of opponents.
It was pretty obvious from the start it was a false-flag purge, not a coup.

Haele