West Kurdistan: Turkey warns of fresh anti-Kurd offensive

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Turkey warns of fresh anti-Kurd offensive

Turkey will launch a new operation against US-backed Kurdish militias in Western Kurdistan "in the next few days", President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says

The move, which he said would focus on territory to the east of the Euphrates river, risks confrontation with the US.

America's support for the Kurdish YPG forces has strained relations with Turkey, which considers the YPG to be part of a terrorist group.

Turkey has launched two offensives against the Kurds in Syria since 2016.

The Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) currently controls large swathes of the north-east of Syria on Turkey's southern border.

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