Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has issued a warning that Turkey will not hesitate to launch a new offensive in northern Syria if Kurdish-led groups proceed with plans to hold local elections in the region. The Kurdish-led autonomous administration controlling parts of northern and eastern Syria has announced municipal elections scheduled for June 11 in several provinces.
Turkey views these elections as a move by Syrian Kurdish militia towards establishing an independent Kurdish entity along its border, posing a threat to both Syrian and Turkish territorial integrity. Erdogan emphasized Turkey's commitment to preventing the formation of a separatist state near its southern borders in Syria and Iraq.
