{"id":65073,"date":"2018-04-05T00:24:25","date_gmt":"2018-04-05T00:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/04\/05\/erdogan-turkey-to-keep-pushing-kurds-out-of-syrias-north\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T12:29:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T12:29:35","slug":"erdogan-turkey-to-keep-pushing-kurds-out-of-syrias-north","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/04\/05\/erdogan-turkey-to-keep-pushing-kurds-out-of-syrias-north\/","title":{"rendered":"Erdogan: Turkey to keep pushing Kurds out of Syria&#8217;s north"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ANKARA, Turkey \u2014 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday that his military \u201cwon\u2019t stop\u201d trying to oust<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/03\/31\/at-volatile-syrian-front-line-us-turkey-on-opposing-sides\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\"> Syrian Kurdish fighters<\/a> from northern Syria, as he met with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/04\/03\/turkey-russia-deepen-ties-amid-troubled-relations-with-west\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">the leaders of Russia and Iran<\/a> for talks on trying to resolve the conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The three countries, which have teamed up to work for a Syria settlement despite their differences, reaffirmed their commitment to Syria\u2019s territorial integrity and the continuation of local cease-fires. They called on the international community to provide more aid for war-ravaged Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Erdogan, President Vladimir Putin of Russia and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani were holding their second summit to discuss Syria\u2019s future since attending a similar meeting in Sochi, Russia, in November. Russia and Iran have provided crucial support to President Bashar Assad\u2019s forces, while Turkey has backed the rebels seeking to overthrow him.<\/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\/2018\/02\/27\/gen-votel-russia-is-both-arsonist-and-fireman-in-syria\/\" 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=\"219\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-925018418.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\">Gen. Votel: Russia is both &#8216;arsonist and fireman&#8217; in Syria<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Russia is seeking to counter U.S. diplomatic influence by stoking conflict in Syria even as it portrays itself as an arbiter in the civil war, the top American general in the Middle East said Tuesday in notably pointed criticism of Moscow.<\/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\">Speaking at a joint news conference, Erdogan said Turkish troops, which last month took control of the northwestern Kurdish enclave of Afrin, would move eastward into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/03\/22\/us-forces-remain-in-manbij-despite-threats-from-turkey\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Manbij and other areas controlled by the U.S.-backed Kurdish militia<\/a>, the Peoples\u2019 Protection Units, or YPG, which Turkey considers to be terrorists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI say here once again that we will not stop until we have made safe all areas controlled by the (YPG), starting with Manbij,\u201d Erdogan said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He stressed that Turkey\u2019s fight against the YPG would not distract from efforts to eliminate remnants of the Islamic State group from the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wednesday\u2019s summit came as the White House said its military mission to eradicate IS in Syria was coming to a \u201crapid end,\u201d though it offered no timetable for withdrawal of the roughly 2,000 U.S. troops currently in Syria as part of an American-led coalition fighting the Islamic militants since 2014. President Donald Trump had said a day earlier that the U.S.\u2018s primary mission was to defeat IS and \u201cwe\u2019ve almost completed that task.\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\/2018\/04\/04\/white-house-says-syria-mission-coming-to-a-rapid-end\/\" 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=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18094554860569.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\">Trump scales back US goals in Syria, leaves future to others<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">President Donald Trump is dramatically scaling back U.S. goals in Syria as he pushes for a quick military withdrawal, Trump administration officials said Wednesday, abandoning plans to stay long-term to stabilize the country and prevent the Islamic State group from re-emerging.<\/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\">With allies anxious about a hasty U.S. withdrawal, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Wednesday that the U.S. would stay in war-torn Syria to finish off the job of defeating the Islamic State group and was committed to eliminating the militants\u2019 \u201csmall\u201d presence that \u201cour forces have not already eradicated.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Sanders suggested that would not be a long-term endeavor, and she described the extremist group that once controlled vast swaths of Syria and Iraq as \u201calmost completely destroyed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s comments conflict with views of his top military advisers, some of whom spoke at a separate event in Washington on Tuesday about the need to stay in Iraq and Syria to finish off the militant group, which once controlled large swaths of territory in both countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"686\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18094358789082.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18094358789082.jpg.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18094358789082.jpg.jpg?resize=300,201 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18094358789082.jpg.jpg?resize=768,515 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Iran&#8217;s President Hassan Rouhani, left, and Russia&#8217;s President Vladimir Putin shake hands before a meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, April 4, 2018. The leaders of Russia, Iran and Turkey are meeting in the Turkish capital for talks on Syria&#8217;s future. The leaders are expected to reaffirm their commitment to Syria&#8217;s territorial integrity and the continuation of local cease-fires when they meet Wednesday. (Tolga Bozoglu\/pool photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked about a possible U.S. pullout, Rouhani suggested Wednesday that the U.S. threat to withdraw from Syria was an excuse for soliciting money from countries that want U.S. forces to remain there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOne day they say they want to pull out of Syria. &#8230; Then it turns out that they are craving money,\u201d he said. \u201cThey have told Arab countries to give them money to remain in Syria.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was unclear what Rouhani was referring to. But Trump in recent weeks has asked Saudi Arabia to contribute $4 billion for reconstruction in Syria as part of his efforts to get other countries to help pay for stabilizing the country, according to a U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn\u2019t authorized to discuss the conversations publicly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rouhani also reiterated that there can be no military solution to the Syrian crisis. \u201cIt should be resolved through political solutions,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russia, Iran and Turkey have sponsored several rounds of talks between the Syrian government and the opposition, and brokered local truces in four areas, helping to reduce hostilities. Their next tripartite meeting will be held in Tehran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Erdogan said the Turkish and Russian militaries were discussing the possibility of establishing field hospitals in Syria\u2019s Tal Abyad town to care for people injured in the Syrian government offensive on the rebel-held Damascus suburbs of eastern Ghouta. \u201cBe it the Turkish armed forces, be it the Russian armed forces, (we) want to quickly establish a field hospital so that initial treatment can be provided,\u201d Erdogan said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, the Russian military said Wednesday that it expects a rebel evacuation from the suburbs of the Syrian capital to be completed in the coming days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Russian Defense Ministry and Syrian rebels struck a deal on Sunday for the Army of Islam, the biggest opposition group in eastern Ghouta, to leave the area for the rebel-controlled north.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rebels were still leaving the town of Douma, but the evacuation was expected to wrap up in the coming days, said Col. 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