The city of Manbij in the Syrian province of Aleppo, which is under Kurdish self-government. File photoMOSCOW, Jul 15 The Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) highly appreciate Russia's efforts to prevent Turkish military operations in northern Syria, SDF Commander Mazlum Abdi said. There are efforts on the part of Russia to stop these threats… We highly appreciate these efforts,» Abdi said during a press conference broadcast by the Kurdish media. jpg» /> The Kurds are waiting for clarification from Sweden and Finland on the extradition mechanism to Turkey. At the same time, he called the position of the US-led international coalition on the issue of a possible Turkish operation «weak.» Abdi also added that if Turkey starts a military operation, the Islamic State terrorist group * (ISIS, banned in Russia) plans to attack the SDF-controlled Al-Khol camp, which, according to the UN, is home to more than 55 thousand people. Earlier, the official representative of the President of Turkey, Ib Rahim Kalin said that Ankara is ready for a new military operation in northern Syria, it can start at any moment. The presence of Turkish forces in the border area of Syria, which carry out operations there against Kurdish formations, Damascus has repeatedly called illegal and called on Ankara to withdraw its troops.* A terrorist organization banned in Russia.
Sweden has prepared a list of ten members of the Kurdish PKK for extradition
