BREAKING: EU nations unanimously 'condemn' Turkish offensive into Syria, call on all member states to halt arm sales to Ankara.
The European Union has unanimously condemned Turkey’s military move into northern Syria and asked all member states to stop selling arms to Ankara.
The official stressed Monday that France only has a small number of troops on the ground that cannot stay in the current conditions.French President Emmanuel Macron said overnight that “security measures” were to be put in place in the coming hours for French military and civilian personnel in the zone. Some French aid workers are also present in the region.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Monday that Russian and Turkish officials have remained in close contact. Speaking in Istanbul on Monday, Erdogan said he had spoken to Germany’s Angela Merkel and Britain’s Boris Johnson, adding that both leaders did not “know the truths” about Turkey’s operation and were under a “serious disinformation pressure.”
The Irish president says any attempt at demographic change in that part of the country “must appall the international community.”The Irish president’s appeal comes as Syrian government forces are reportedly moving against Turkish forces in the north of the county following an agreement with besieged Kurdish forces.Syria’s state news agency says government forces have entered the northern town of Tabqa, as they move north against Turkish forces in the country.
Earlier, Turkish television reports said Turkey’s forces were preparing for an operation on Manbij and were positioned at the city’s edge.
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