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Turkey PM says Syria regime starting to see Kurds as threat

Published: 20 Aug 2016 - 01:23 pm | Last Updated: 07 Nov 2021 - 02:07 pm
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Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim addresses to the chiefs of the diplomatic mission at Cankaya in Ankara, Turkey on August 18, 2016. Turkish Prime Ministry / Mustafa Aktas - AA


Istanbul: Damascus has understood that Kurds in northern Syria have become a threat after regime jets pounded US-backed Kurdish forces in the country's northeast late last week, Turkish premier Binali Yildirim said Saturday.

"This is a new situation... It is clear that the regime has understood the structure Kurds are trying to form in the north (of Syria) has started to become a threat for Syria too," Yildirim told foreign correspondents in Istanbul, referring to the Syrian Kurds' bid to join up regions under their control.

AFP