YPG/PKK urged to lay down arms and withdraw
By tonight all terrorists must lay down their arms, destroy their traps and leave the safe zone Turkey determined, Turkish President Erdogan said in Ankara.
Addressing a session of the Justice and Development (AK) Party, Erdogan said Operation Peace Spring in northern Syria will end when all terrorists leave the safe zone.
"The Republic of Turkey never sat at a table with terror groups; we are not looking for a mediator for that," Erdogan said, rejecting US and Russian overtures for a ceasefire.
"Turkey dismantled Daesh with Operation Euphrates Shield," he said. Accusing Turkey's allies of supporting terrorists instead of Ankara, Erdogan said, "Now the YPG/PKK has released Daesh terrorists from prisons – we are going to destroy them both."
He accused Turkey's partners of being "two-faced" and not doing enough.
“Of the six million who fled Syria, four million actually came to Turkey. Let us not forget, almost all of these refugees are Arabs. I want to ask the Arab League how many Syrian Arabs they have accepted.”
He said Turkey presented its recommendations to the Assad regime for peace before Syria plunged into war in 2011.
Erdogan, who is expected to visit the US in November, said he will evaluate that decision after meeting a Washington delegation in Turkey this week.
Female Daesh members released by YPG in Syria - report
At least 10 French female Daesh members jailed in a prison in northern Syria’s Ain Issa were released amid the recent operation, French newspaper Le Parisien reported.
The newspaper said the women, along with their 25 children, were told to run away by YPG/PKK members who fled the area amid the conflict.
It also said, one of the women contacted the newspaper asking for help as France would not repatriate them.
Other escapees prefered to stay in Syria rather than face imprisonment in France and hoped to join their husbands hiding in Idlib, Le Parisien wrote.
Turkish forces kill 637 YPG/PKK terrorists
Turkish forces have killed a total of 637 YPG/PKK terrorists as part of Turkey's anti-terror operation in Syria, Turkey's National Defence Ministry said.
The announcement came via the ministry's official Twitter account.
Turkey's Operation Peace Spring in northern Syria entered its eighth day today.
Turkey's op 'currently' no threat to jails - France
France said Wednesday that the security of YPG-run prisons holding suspected militants in northern Syria was "currently" not threatened by a Turkish military operation in the region.
"To my knowledge, the Turkish offensive and the positioning of the [YPG-led] SDF have so far not led to the safety and security of these camps... currently being threatened," French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told French broadcaster BFMTV and RMC radio.
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