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Erdogan says Turkey ‘won’t stop’ operation in northern Syria despite ‘threats’ as US warns it can ‘shut down’ Ankara’s economy

11-10-2019 < RT 24 182 words
 


11 Oct, 2019 18:11





Turkey’s military will continue its campaign against Kurdish militants in northern Syria despite “threats” from the US and allies, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said, insisting the operation targets not Kurds but terrorists.



We can’t wait. As Turkey, we will never stop this fight, no matter what anyone says,” Erdogan declared on Friday.



The US and Europe both say we are killing Kurds. The Kurdish people are our brothers. Our struggle is against terror groups.



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