Ankara could extend its current military operation in northwest Syria all the way east to the border with Iraq, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, promising to sweep militants from the length of Turkey's Syrian border.
Speaking to provincial leaders from his ruling AK Party, Erdogan said that after its ongoing operation in Afrin, Turkey would continue to the east, including the town of Manbij, Reuters reported.
On January 20, the Turkish Armed Forces, together with the Free Syrian Army, launched the Operation Olive Branch in Afrin, Syria.
