Turkey urges the EU to act immediately to prevent another refugee crisis as Assad intensifies attacks against civilians in Idlib
have fled Syrian regime leader Bashar al Assad’s recent Russian-backed bombing campaign in Idlib, sounding alarms over a potential new wave of refugees who could make their way to Turkey and Europe.
“The pressure that we will face will also be felt by all European countries, mainly Greece," Erdogan warned. "We call on European countries to use their energy to stop the massacre in Idlib, rather than trying to corner Turkey for the legitimate steps it took in Syria,"Turkey’s Operation Peace Spring is aimed at eliminating the terrorist YPG presence from its border areas in order to create safe zones for refugees to return to.
The EU has not only refused to acknowledge Turkey’s concerns about the PKK but has also refused to assist the country’s efforts to resettle refugees in areas liberated from the YPG/PKK. Syrian regime leader Bashar Assad, center, uses a military telescope during his visit to the strategic town of Habeet, in the northwestern province of Idlib, Syria on Oct. 22, 2019.
On Sunday, the Turkey-based Syrian Relief and Development group was organising rescue operations to provide urgent relief to civilians caught up in the attacks.
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