Ankara-backed Syrian forces 'fully prepared' for Turkish operation

Turkey has threatened to launch a military operation against the SDF in the wake of attacks carried out by the latter in north Syria.
Members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) attend the funeral of an Arab fighter.
Members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) attend the funeral of an Arab fighter in SDF who was killed the previous week in the eastern Deir ez-Zor province, in northeastern Syrian Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli on April 10, 2019. - DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images
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Turkey has threatened to launch a military operation against the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which has recently stepped up its attacks in the areas controlled by the Turkish-backed factions in north Syria.

On Oct. 7, a rocket attack targeted a Turkish military convoy in the area, killing a Turkish soldier.

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