Turkey ready for Syria offensive despite mixed signals from TrumpTurkey says it wants to establish a 'safe zone' on the Syrian side of the borderISTANBUL - Turkey said Tuesday it was ready for an offensive against Kurdish militants in northern Syria despite mixed signals from US President Donald Trump over whether he had approved the operation. Its defence ministry tweeted that preparations for an offensive in northern Syria have been "completed". "The Department of Defense made clear to Turkey -- as did the president -- that we do not endorse a Turkish operation in Northern Syria," he said. If they escape or are released, they could reconstitute the Islamic State, less than one year after it was defeated and its "caliphate" disintegrated. Trump declared that it would be the responsibility of Turkey and other countries to deal with the IS prisoners.

Source: Bangkok Post October 08, 2019 11:15 UTC