ANKARA, Turkey — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s announcement that Turkish soldiers would march into northeast Syria “within a few days” has provoked varied reactions, with conservatives cheering the move and liberals calling it a gimmick to gain votes ahead of elections.
“We will start the operation to clear the east of the Euphrates from separatist terrorists in a few days,” Erdogan told a conference of arms manufacturers in the capital Tuesday. He said Turkish forces would not attack the US military, which has some 2,000 troops in Syria.