{"id":21555,"date":"2019-10-09T14:52:51","date_gmt":"2019-10-09T14:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/10\/09\/turkey-begins-an-offensive-against-kurdish-fighters-in-syria\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:57:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:57:08","slug":"turkey-begins-an-offensive-against-kurdish-fighters-in-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/flashpoints\/2019\/10\/09\/turkey-begins-an-offensive-against-kurdish-fighters-in-syria\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey begins offensive aimed at Kurdish fighters in Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AKCAKALE, Turkey \u2014 Turkey launched airstrikes and fired artillery aimed at crushing Kurdish fighters in northern Syria on Wednesday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2019\/10\/07\/us-troops-start-pullout-from-along-turkeys-border-in-syria\/\" target=\"_blank\">after U.S. troops pulled back<\/a> from the area, paving the way for an assault on forces that have long been allied with the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the start of the campaign, which followed an abrupt decision Sunday by U.S. President Donald Trump that American troops would step aside to allow for the operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s move, which has drawn<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2019\/10\/07\/key-republicans-dems-blast-trumps-surprise-syria-withdrawal\/\" target=_blank> harsh bipartisan opposition<\/a> at home, represented a shift in U.S. policy that essentially abandoned the Syrian Kurdish fighters who have been America\u2019s only allies inside Syria in the fight against the Islamic State group. After Erdogan announced the offensive, Trump called the operation \u201ca bad idea.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2019\/10\/09\/withdrawing-troops-from-northern-syria-could-not-come-at-a-worse-time-votel-says\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18072523715638.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Withdrawing troops from northern Syria could \u2018not come at a worse time,\u2019 Votel says<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Withdrawing U.S. troops from northern Syria jeopardizes American credibility among allies and could unravel progress already made to quash the Islamic State, according to retired Gen. Joseph Votel.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There were signs of panic in the streets of Ras al-Ayn \u2014 one of the Syrian towns under attack with residential areas close to the borders. Cars raced to safety, although it was not clear if they were leaving town or heading away from border areas. Near the town of Qamishli, plumes of smoke rose from an area close to the border after activists reported explosion nearby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least one member of the Kurdish-led force known as the Syrian Democratic Forces was killed in the Turkish bombardment, Kurdish activists and a Syria war monitor said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19282563161692.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"Turkish operation inside Syria\" class=\"wp-image-46964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19282563161692.jpg.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19282563161692.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19282563161692.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19282563161692.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this photo taken from the Turkish side of the border between Turkey and Syria, in Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, smoke billows from a fire inside Syria during bombardment by Turkish forces Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. (Lefteris Pitarakis\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A U.S. defense official and a Kurdish official in Syria said the SDF has suspended operations against IS militants because of the Turkish operation. The officials who confirmed the suspension spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to provide details on the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turkey\u2019s campaign \u2014 in which a NATO member is raining down bombs on an area where hundreds of U.S. troops are stationed \u2014 drew immediate criticism and calls for restraint from Europe. In his statement, Trump emphasized that there are no American soldiers in the area under attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/2019\/10\/09\/as-turkey-launches-operation-in-northern-syria-the-coalition-touts-recent-sdf-success-countering-isis\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1073946414.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">As Turkey launches operation in northern Syria, the coalition touts recent SDF success countering ISIS<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">According to a release from Operation Inherent Resolve, U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces have nabbed several ISIS commanders and facilitators in counterterrorism operations spanning Oct. 2 to Oct. 5.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kurdish forces warned of a \u201chumanitarian catastrophe\u201d that could unfold because of Turkey\u2019s action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur mission is to prevent the creation of a terror corridor across our southern border, and to bring peace to the area,\u201d Erdogan said in a tweet announcing what he called \u201cOperation Peace Spring.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said that Turkish forces, with Ankara-backed Syrian fighters known as the Syrian National Army, had begun to eradicate what he called \u201cthe threat of terror\u201d against Turkey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Minutes before Erdogan\u2019s announcement, Turkish jets began pounding suspected positions of Syrian Kurdish forces in the town of Ras al Ayn, according to Turkish media and Syrian activists. The sound of explosions could be heard in Turkey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was difficult to know what was hit in the first hours of the operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mustafa Bali, a spokesman for the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, said Turkish warplanes were targeting \u201ccivilian areas\u201d in northern Syria, causing \u201ca huge panic\u201d in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before Turkey\u2019s attack, Syrian Kurdish forces that are allied with the United States issued a general mobilization call, warning of a \u201chumanitarian catastrophe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Turkish operation meant to create a \u201csafe zone\u201d carries potential gains and risk for Turkey by getting even more deeply involved in the Syria war. It also would ignite new fighting in Syria\u2019s eight-year-old war, potentially displacing hundreds of thousands.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2019\/09\/08\/to-set-up-safe-zone-us-wades-into-muddled-syria-politics\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19249676620978.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">To set up \u2018safe zone,\u2019 US wades into muddled Syria politics<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">U.S. flags fluttered on the back of coalition armored vehicles as they whizzed past tiny hamlets in northeastern Syria. Once part of the sprawling territories controlled by the Islamic State group, the areas are now under threat of an attack from Turkey, which considers these villages\u2019 liberators, the U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish-led forces, to be terrorists.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turkey has<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2019\/09\/01\/turkish-president-vows-syria-operation-if-us-falls-short-in-safe-zone\/\" target=_blank> long threatened to attack the Kurdish fighters<\/a> whom Ankara considers terrorists allied with a Kurdish insurgency in Turkey. Expectations of an invasion increased after Trump\u2019s announcement, although he also threatened to \u201ctotally destroy and obliterate\u201d Turkey\u2019s economy if the Turkish push into Syria went too far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the U.S., critics said he was sacrificing an ally, the Syrian Kurdish forces, and undermining Washington\u2019s credibility. Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, a close Trump ally, told \u201cFox &amp; Friends\u201d that if Trump \u201cfollows through with this, it would be the biggest mistake of his presidency.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump later said the U.S. \u201cdoes not endorse this attack and has made it clear to Turkey that this operation is a bad idea.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFrom the first day I entered the political arena, I made it clear that I did not want to fight these endless, senseless wars \u2014 especially those that don\u2019t benefit the United States,\u201d he added. \u201cTurkey has committed to protecting civilians, protecting religious minorities, including Christians, and ensuring no humanitarian crisis takes place \u2014 and we will hold them to this commitment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1055\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19282563314316.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"Turkish operation inside Syria\" class=\"wp-image-46967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19282563314316.jpg.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19282563314316.jpg.jpg?resize=300,211 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19282563314316.jpg.jpg?resize=768,540 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19282563314316.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,720 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Turkish soldier stands at the border with Syria in Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. (Lefteris Pitarakis\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, while noting that Turkey \u201chas legitimate security concerns\u201d after suffering \u201chorrendous terrorist attacks\u201d and hosting thousands of refugees, said the country should not \u201cfurther destabilize the region\u201d with its military action in Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas condemned the offensive, saying it will \u201cfurther destabilize the region and strengthen IS.\u201d The operation also was criticized by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The EU is paying Turkey \u20ac6 billion ($6.6 billion) to help the country cope with almost 4 million Syrian refugees on its territory in exchange for stopping migrants leaving for Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fahrettin Altun, the Turkish presidency\u2019s communications director, called on the international community to rally behind Ankara, which he said would also take over the fight against the Islamic State group.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2019\/10\/08\/a-look-at-whos-who-in-northeast-syria-as-war-fears-rise\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1174221343.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">A look at who\u2019s who in northeast Syria as war fears rise<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">President Donald Trump\u2019s announcement that U.S. troops in Syria would step aside to make way for a Turkish military operation against U.S.-allied Syrian Kurdish fighters unleashed a torrent of near unanimous criticism and warnings of immediate and long-term negative consequences.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turkey aimed to \u201cneutralize\u201d Syrian Kurdish militants in northeastern Syria and to \u201cliberate the local population from the yoke of the armed thugs,\u201d Altun wrote in a Washington Post column published Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Erdogan discussed the incursion by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Erdogan\u2019s office said he told Putin the military action in the region east of the Euphrates River \u201cwill contribute to the peace and stability\u201d and also \u201cpave the way for a political process\u201d in Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In its call for a general mobilization, the local civilian Kurdish authority known as the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria asked the global community to live up to its responsibilities as \u201ca humanitarian catastrophe might befall our people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Kurds also said they want the U.S.-led coalition to set up a no-fly zone in northeastern Syria to protect the civilian population from Turkish airstrikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish group urged Moscow to broker and guarantee talks with the Syrian government in Damascus in light of the military operation. The Syrian Kurdish-led administration said it is responding positively to calls from Moscow encouraging the Kurds and the Syrian government to settle their difference through talks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19282563163663.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"Turkish operation inside Syria\" class=\"wp-image-46971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19282563163663.jpg.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19282563163663.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19282563163663.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19282563163663.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shortly after the Turkish operation inside Syria had started, local residents cheer and applaud as a convoy of Turkish forces vehicles is driven through the town of Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, at the border between Turkey and Syria, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. (Lefteris Pitarakis\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Syria\u2019s Foreign Ministry condemned Turkey\u2019s plans, calling it a \u201cblatant violation\u201d of international law and vowing to repel an incursion. He said some Kurdish groups were being used as a tool to help an alleged \u201cAmerican project,\u201d but added Syria is ready to welcome back the pro-U.S. Kurdish fighters \u201cif they return to their senses.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accused Washington of playing \u201cvery dangerous games\u201d with the Syrian Kurds, saying that the U.S. first propped up the Syrian Kurdish \u201cquasi state\u201d in Syria and now is withdrawing its support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSuch reckless attitude to this highly sensitive subject can set fire to the entire region, and we have to avoid it at any cost,\u201d he said in Kazakhstan. Russian news media said Moscow communicated that position to Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier Wednesday, three IS militants targeted the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in the northern Syrian city of Raqqa, once the de facto IS capital at the height of the militants\u2019 power. An activist collective known as Raqqa is being Silently Slaughtered reported an exchange of fire and an explosion, but the Observatory said two IS fighters engaged in a shootout before blowing themselves up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IS claimed responsibility, saying one of its members killed or wounded 13 SDF members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The SDF, which holds thousands of IS fighters in detention facilities in northeastern Syria, has warned that a Turkish incursion might lead to the resurgence of the extremists. The U.S.-allied Kurdish-led force captured the last IS area controlled by the militants in eastern Syria in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>El Deeb reported from Beirut. Associated Press writers Suzan Fraser in Ankara, Turkey; Mehmet Guzel in Akcakale, Turkey; Nasser Karimi in Tehran, Iran; Nataliya Vasilyeva in Moscow; and Bassem Mroue in Beirut contributed.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the start of the campaign, which followed an announcement Sunday by U.S. President Donald Trump that American troops would step aside in a shift in U.S. policy that essentially abandoned the Syrian Kurds. 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