The Turkish armed forces are ready to carry out a cross-border operation in Syria against the militants of the Kurdistan Workers' Party and related groups, if the PKK does not lay down its weapons, the source of the Turkish Defense Ministry told the state TV channel TRT.
"Turkey's armed forces respect the territorial integrity of Syria and are determined to carry out cross-border operations against terrorist groups if they do not lay down their weapons," the source said.
The interviewer of the TV channel emphasized that the Turkish military will prevent the attempts of the PKK and related groups to use strategic facilities, such as the Tishri Dam, to undermine stability in the region.
The spokesman of the Ministry of Defense, Zeki Akturk, said in a briefing held on Thursday that in the last week, the Turkish armed forces have destroyed 94 terrorists in Syria and Iraq, and in 2024, more than 3,100.
