Erdogan: Turkey will ‘cleanse’ Syrian towns of terrorists
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan this week announced "a new phase" of military operations to create a 19-mile "safe zone" into Syria "to cleanse Tal Rifaat and Manbij of terrorists."
Erdogan: Sweden, Finland need to ‘act accordingly’ toward Kurdish groups for approval on NATO bids
The Turkish president repeated these points while announcing another military operation into Syria.
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