By Ercan Gurses and Daren Butler
Turkey will not allow the northern Syrian town of Azaz to fall into the hands of a Kurdish militia and its fighters will face the ‘harshest reaction’ if they approach it again, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Monday.
A major offensive supported by Russian bombing and Iranian-backed Shi’ite militias has brought the Syrian army to within 25 km of the Turkish border. The Kurdish YPG militia has exploited the situation, seizing ground from Syrian rebels to extend its presence along the Turkish border.
Turkey is infuriated by the expansion of Kurdish influence in northern Syria, fearing …read more
Source: Cyprus Mail
