Turkey to keep attacking PYD until it leaves west of Euphrates

By Azernews

By Gunay Hasanova

Militants of the Democratic Union Party (PYD, the Kurdish political party) will remain the target of the Turkish Armed Forces until the PYD leaves the west of Euphrates, said Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, TRT Haber TV channel reported on August 29.

The PYD and the YPG (Kurdish People's Protection Units) carry out a policy of ethnic cleansing in the territories under their control, forcing the local population to migrate, Cavusoglu said.

On August 24 morning, the Turkish Air Force with the support of the coalition aircrafts launched an operation to liberate the city of Jarabulus from the IS militants in northern Syria, near Aleppo city.

The operation was carried out under the name “Shield of the Euphrates.” Jarabulus is located 5 kilometers (3 miles) from the Turkish-Syrian border.

Previously, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that this operation will continue until the PYD militants are completely liquidated.

He also stressed that Turkey will fight against the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IG) in Jarabulus, Bashiqah, and if necessary, in other places as well.

Syria has been suffering from an armed conflict since March 2011, which, according to the UN, has so far claimed over 500,000 lives.

 Militants from various armed groups are confronting the Syrian government troops. The “Islamic State” (IS, ISIL, ISIS or Daesh), the YPG and the PYD are the most active terrorist groups in Syria.