Merkel Calls for Immediate End to Turkey Operations in Syria
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for an immediate end to Turkey’s military operation in northern Syria during a phone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Merkel told Erdogan that, regardless of justified Turkish security interests, the incursion risks displacing a large part of the local population, destabilizing the region and leading to a resurgence of Islamic State, German government spokeswoman Ulrike Demmer said in a statement. The call was made at Erdogan’s request, she said.