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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkey Tells Russia it Will Respond to Destabilizing Moves in North Syria

Turkey's Defense Minister Hulusi Akar attends a NATO Defense Ministers meeting in Brussels, Belgium, March 16, 2022. (Reuters)

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar told Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu in a call on Tuesday that Turkey would respond to moves aimed at disrupting stability in northern Syria, his office said, as Ankara gears for talks with Moscow ahead of an expected offensive in the region.

President Tayyip Erdogan announced two weeks ago that Turkey would soon be launching new military offensives into northern Syria against the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), which Ankara considers a terrorist organization.

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