Turkey will press ahead with its anti-terror operation in northern Syria until its goals are reached, said the country’s National Security Council on Tuesday.Operation Peace Spring, launched last month, “which contributes to peace and stability in the region, will continue until it reaches its goals, while taking all precautions to prevent harm to civilians,” the council, chaired by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said in a statement after meeting at the presidential complex in Ankara.The council also said that Turkey expects the US and Russia to fulfil their agreements with Ankara as soon as possible to clear YPG/PKK terrorists from areas of northern Syria, including Tal Rifat and Manbij.The council reiterated that Turkey will continue its determined fight against the terror group Daesh and is open to any cooperation towards that end.“We call on the international community to support Turkey, which aims for the safe and voluntary return of Syrians to their country without any discrimination based on ethnicity or religion,” the council also said.
1915 events
The council also condemned decisions about the events of 1915 based on false and unfounded claims, likely referring to a recent US House of Representatives resolution on the subject.Turkey's position on the events of 1915 is that the deaths of Armenians in eastern Anatolia took place when some sided with invading Russian forces and revolted against Ottoman forces. A subsequent relocation of Armenians resulted in numerous casualties.Turkey objects to the presentation of the incidents as "genocide" but describes the events as a tragedy in which both sides suffered casualties.Ankara has repeatedly proposed the creation of a joint commission of historians from Turkey and Armenia plus international experts to examine the issue.
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