Damascus: Turkish military threats violate international law.
A Syrian Foreign Ministry official described Turkey’s threats to conduct military operations on Syrian soil as a violation of international law and its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The Syrian government stressed that the hostile and aggressive threats of the Turkish regime are a clear violation of international law and the sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of Syria, and contradict the understandings and results of the Astana process.
An official source in the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs told the Syrian state news agency (SANA) that the Syrian Arab Republic made aggressive statements by the Turkish regime regarding the establishment of a so-called safe zone in northern Syria and repeated and continuous attacks on Syrian territory. Has taken a number of innocent citizens, is pursuing.
The source added: “The Turkish regime’s aggressive threats are a clear violation of international law and the sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic.”
He stressed: “This contradicts the understandings and results of the Astana process and is a serious threat to peace and security in the region;” In addition, all previous internationally monitored understandings of demarcation zones undermine tensions.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated his threats to invade Syria on Saturday afternoon, saying: “We have established the terrorist crossing that was to be established on our southern borders, in the form of Operation Euphrates Shield, 4 olive branches, a fountain of peace, a shield.” We destroyed the Euphrates and the claw-lock.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan added: “We will continue our measures to complete our security operations on the southern borders in the form of new operations.”
Erdogan added: “The area near our southern border at a depth of 30 km (referring to Syrian territory) is our security zone and we do not want anyone to disturb us there.” We will continue our actions in this regard.
Turkish forces have intensified their attacks in northern Syria for several days. The attacks intensified after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently told members of the Justice and Development Party that Turkish forces would clear Syria of Manbij and Tal Rifat of what he called “terrorists.” . He also noted that the Turkish operation will gradually continue in other parts of Syria.
