Türkiye has affirmed ongoing operations in northern Iraq and Syria to eradicate “terrorism” and its sources and to deter the formation of a terrorist corridor along the southern borders. "We explicitly and unequivocally state that the Republic of Türkiye continues its fight against the terrorist organization PKK/YPG/KCK and its supporters with determination and resolution within the framework of its strategy of blocking and eliminating threats to its survival at the source," the Presidency's Directorate of Communications said following a security meeting.
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The SDF’s current role in Deir ez-Zor and the local grievances surrounding it requires an understanding of the origin of its entry into the region, along with the underlying tension between U.S., Iranian, and Syrian regime interests there.