The Turkish army's ground operation in Syria will begin "soon, God willing", Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced today.
"For the past few days we have been crushing terrorists with our planes and drones," Erdogan said in a speech in northeastern Turkey. "God willing, we will eliminate all of them as soon as possible with our tanks and soldiers."
The Turkish air force launched a series of raids against Kurdish positions in northern Syria and Iraq on Sunday, killing at least 37 people, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and its allies in the Syrian Kurdish militia YPG (People's Protection Units) are accused by Ankara of organizing the attack, which occurred on November 13 in Istanbul and claimed the lives of six people and injured 81.
The two organizations deny any involvement.
"We responded to this dishonorable attack, which claimed the lives of six innocent people, including children, by uprooting terrorist organizations in Iraq and northern Syria," Erdogan continued.
"We know who is arming, who is encouraging the terrorists," he insisted without further details."
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