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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) accompanied by his wife Emine (left) wave to supporters at an election rally in Istanbul
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TURKISH President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged to extend the war in Syria at an Istanbul election rally yesterday, promising new missions in the country.
Mr Erdogan told supporters that Turkey’s army was ready for new operations in Syria as he laid out his manifesto for snap elections next month.
The increasingly dictatorial president launched the so-called Operation Olive Branch offensive in January in an operation aimed at dealing with “terrorist organisations” on Turkey’s border with Syria.
VIJAY PRASHAD details how US support for Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa allowed him to break the resistance of the autonomous Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)
