In the case of an attack by the Kurdish militia YPG on the Turkish military, a Turkish soldier were killed and five others injured have been. Moreover phone also Chancellor Merkel and President Erdogan formatted.
A vehicle of the Turkish military in the valley Abjad, on the border with Turkey
The attackers had fired rocket and grenade launchers, said the Ministry of defense in Ankara. The Turkish military have responded adequately. The attack had not been a “reconnaissance and surveillance mission.” The Kurds have militias, not confirmed the incident yet.
The situation in the North-East of Syria was also the subject of a telephone conversation between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Both of them wanted to stay “in close contact”, shared with the Federal government. Details on the content of the conversation you mentioned.
At least 15 more Dead
Already on Saturday to have been killed in battles between protürkischen militias and Kurdish fighters in Northern Syria at least 15 people. The Syrian Observatory for human rights reported Fighting between the towns of Tal Tamr and Ras al-Ain, in which nine protürkische fighters and six fighters of the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic forces (SDF) killed had come.
Syrian aid of Turkey’s troops in the valley Abjad
The Turkey was on 9. October in Northern Syria invaded and had begun an Offensive against the YPG, which is regarded as a terrorist organization. The Kurdish militia was a key U.S. ally in the fight against the radical Islamic IS militia in Syria. The US made a withdrawal of its troops from the North-East of Syria the way for the Turkish Offensive. Turkey wants to establish in the Region a so-called safety zone.
Russia and Turkey to repress the Kurds
The area initially focused on the Region between the Syrian border towns of Ras al-Ain and Tall Abjad. In the meantime, have agreed Moscow and Ankara, to control the Northern Syrian border areas to Turkey together. The YPG fighters are to withdraw from a strip of 30 kilometres depth, the period expires on Tuesday evening local time.
The Turkish action in Northern Syria is internationally criticized. A Plan of the Federal defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer for a UN protection force in Northern Syria, Turkey issued a rebuff. Turkish foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu described the project at a joint press conference with his German colleague Heiko Maas as “not very realistic”.
ni/rb/sth/ml (afp, dpa, rtr)