In an interview with a local television network, President Racep Tayyip Erdogan promised to "clean" Minjab "from YPG fighters and" not to leave even a terrorist as far as the border with Iraq ".
The Turkish military offensive could also extend to other Kurdish cities located north of Syria, as part of the "Olive branch" operation launched last Saturday in the city of Afrin.
The aim of the operation is to permanently eliminate a Kurdish armed group, the Ypg (People's Defense Units), which Ankara considers a terrorist movement like the Turkish PKK.
In a telephone conversation, Wednesday President Donald Trump he expressed concern about this operation and warned Erdogan not to put the American army - present in Syria together with the International Anti-Jihadist Coalition - in the condition of having to respond to a possible armed offensive. Washington also considers the Kurdish fighters to be allies in the fight against the Islamic State group.