Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. File photoANKARA, Jun 9 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan may announce the start of a military operation in Syria during a speech at the Efes 2022 exercises in Izmir, TRT Haber reported. The Turkish leader has already arrived in city. His speech is expected at 13:00 (coincides with Moscow time).
Assad did not rule out clashes between the Syrian army and the Turkish military, As Hurriyet newspaper reported, whose correspondent visited the area of the operation that it could start this week. At the same time, the Turkish Air Force is already delivering targeted strikes against the facilities of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) banned in Turkey in Tel Rifat and Manbij. Earlier, Erdogan said that the armed forces would launch anti-terrorist operations on the country's borders, and a decision would be made on this soon. According to media reports, the campaign will unfold in four regions of Syria.
