Turkey’s Erdogan says Syria operations not limited to air campaign -media

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Updated: Nov 21, 2022, 10:23 GMT+00:00

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey's military operations in northern Syria and Iraq were not limited to just an air campaign and discussions would be held on the involvement of ground forces, Turkish media reported.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan greets the audience at Century of Turkey meeting in Ankara

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey’s military operations in northern Syria and Iraq were not limited to just an air campaign and discussions would be held on the involvement of ground forces, Turkish media reported.

Speaking to reporters on his return from a trip to Qatar, Erdogan said that the Turkish general staff and defence ministry would decide together on the involvement of ground forces, broadcasters TRT and CNN Turk reported.

Turkish warplanes carried out air strikes on Kurdish militant bases in Syria and Iraq on Sunday, destroying 89 targets, the defence ministry said, retaliating for a bomb attack in Istanbul that killed six people one week ago.

(Reporting by Daren Butler; Editing by Ece Toksabay)

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