Syrian Kurds wave independence-era flags during a demonstration in support of the US-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in the northeastern city of Qamishli, on Dec. 19, 2024. (Credit: Delil Souleiman/AFP)
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday it was time to destroy "terrorist" groups that posed a threat to Syria's survival, namely the Islamic State group jihadists and Kurdish fighters.
"Daesh, the PKK and their affiliates – which threaten the survival of Syria – must be eradicated," he told journalists while returning from a Cairo summit, using an Arabic acronym for IS.
"It's time to neutralize the existing terrorist organizations in Syria."
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday it was time to destroy "terrorist" groups that posed a threat to Syria's survival, namely the Islamic State group jihadists and Kurdish fighters.
"Daesh, the PKK and their affiliates – which threaten the survival of Syria – must be eradicated," he told journalists while returning from a Cairo summit, using an Arabic acronym for IS.
"It's time to neutralize the existing terrorist organizations in Syria."
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