‘Grave concern’ Russia blasts Turkey for military assault in Syria as tensions boil over

September 8, 2016 Cholo Brooks The World 0

By Zoe Efstathiou

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Turkish troops launched Operation Euphrates Shield on August 24 – a military operation with the aim of seizing control of the country’s border from ISIS and Kurdish-backed rebel groups.

The military campaign has freed Aleppo from the clutches of Daesh and is believed to have resulted in the seizure of a 56-mile corridor near the Turkish border within Syria, between the cities of Azaz and Jerabulus.

Political analyst Alexander Mercouris has suggested Turkey is attempting to create a safe zone in northeastern Syria as a base for jihadi groups supported by Washington and Ankara.

But critics have suggested Turkey’s military action in Syria is simply a pretext for the country seeking occupation of war-torn Syria. READ MORE OF THIS STORY

SOURCES: News Now/Express Online

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Joel Cholo Brooks is a Liberian journalist who previously worked for several international news outlets including the BBC African Service. He is the CEO of the Global News Network which publishes two local weeklies, The Star and The GNN-Liberia Newspapers. He is a member of the Press Union Of Liberia (PUL) since 1986, and several other international organizations of journalists, and is currently contributing to the South Africa Broadcasting Corporation as Liberia Correspondent.