Turkey expects the United States to keep its promises and not use stalling tactics to block Turkey’s offensive into northeastern Syria while Kurdish fighters withdraw, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.
Ankara and Washington agreed on Thursday to a five-day truce in northeastern Syria to allow the Syrian Kurdish militia to withdraw from a “safe zone” that Turkey aims to establish. Erdogan has said the offensive will resume if the withdrawal is not complete within the five days.
Speaking at an event in Istanbul, Erdogan said he had told the European Union countries and the U.S. delegation with which he struck the deal that Turkey would resume the operation if the deal faltered.