Turkey says Syria assault won't end with Afrin
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated Saturday that a Turkish offensive against the Syrian Kurdish-controlled enclave of Afrin was "de facto" underway and added that it would be followed by an operation against another Kurdish-held territory.
Speaking in Turkey's western city of Kutahya, Erdogan said Turkey's next target would be the Syrian town of Manbij, which lies west of the Euphrates river, and which a US-backed Kurdish-led forced seized from the Islamic State group in 2016.
Turkey has massed troops and tanks along the border but there has been no indication yet that they have crossed into Syria. Turkish artillery has been shelling the region and, on Saturday, Turkey's military said it retaliated against fire into Turkey from Afrin.
Erdogan again accused the United States of not keeping a promise to force the Kurdish militia to leave Manbij after its capture from ISIS.
"Since promises concerning Manbij have not been met, no one has the right to say a word," he said.
