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Nato's second-largest army prepares to roll into Rojava
As Turkish forces prepare for a ground invasion into northern Syria, Kurds warn of an impending ‘ethnic cleansing’
Turkey's Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, front center, flanked by Turkish army's top commanders before he speak at the National Defence University, in Istanbul
NATO’s second-largest army prepared to roll into northern Syria today with its jihadist allies ahead of what has been described as an “ethnic cleansing” operation against Kurds.
Turkish forces had been prepared for a ground invasion since the US withdrew troops from the area on Monday, despite warnings of a genocide and the resurgence of Isis.
Turkish government spokesman Fahrettin Altun said: “The Turkish military, together with the Free Syrian Army, will cross the Turkish-Syrian border shortly.
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