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Erdogan threatens Syria ground operation ‘as soon as possible’

The Turkish defence ministry said its so-called Claw Sword operation is aimed at the PKK and the YPG, which it considers to be 'terrorist' groups [File: Stoyan Nenov/Reuters]

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hinted that Ankara is planning to deploy ground forces to attack Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units, or YPG, forces based across the border in Syria.

Turkey blames what it considers to be the YPG’s parent organisation, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), for the November 13 bombing in central Istanbul, which killed six people.

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