Turkey Boosts Syria Border Troops as Erdogan Flags Incursion
- U.S.-backed Kurdish militia has been in Turkey’s sights
- Erdogan threatens military operation by land and air
A Turkish military patrols the Syrian village of al-Hashisha on the outskirts of Tal Abyad town along the border with Turkey, on Sept. 24, 2019.
Photographer: Delil Souleiman/AFP via Getty Images
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Turkey reinforced army units at the Syrian border hours after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signaled an imminent cross-border operation against U.S.-backed Kurdish militants in Syria.
Turkey sent additional armored vehicles and troops to the border town of Akcakale late Saturday, across from Tal Abyad in Syria, according to state TV television TRT.