Erdogan’s latest threats in Syria test limits with Biden, Putin
The Turkish president’s warnings are targeted as much at Washington and Moscow as they are at Syria’s Kurds.
Erdogan: Attack on Turkish convoy breaks 'the camel’s back'
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that rocket attack on a Turkish convoy in Syria that killed two Turkish special forces personnel has "broken the camel’s back,” adding, “We are determined to eliminate threats arising from there either with the forces active in these areas or with our own means.”
Erdogan may be ready to launch another military assault on Kurdish-administered areas of Syria. Or he may be sending a flare to US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin that something more needs to be done to address the Syria crisis on Turkey’s terms.
Turkey's president is boxed in by its “endless war” and occupation of Syria, the economic burden of hosting 3.6 million Syrian refugees and differences with Biden and Putin on next steps in Syria.
