The US Defense Secretary, Jim Mattis, has announced that Turkey has warned the United States of its intention to launch an attack in the Syrian territory. Mattis, who defined Turkish concerns about his own security, said: "Turkey was sincere, warned us before starting their planes and told us that they intended to do so by consulting with us and we are working on the initiatives to be undertaken with the Turkish Foreign Ministry ".
The US State Department in a statement had asked Turkey to exercise restraint and ensure that its operations remain limited in scale and duration, as well as scrupulously avoiding civilian casualties and focusing on the fundamental objective of defeating the jihadist militias of the Islamic State.
The YPG is a fundamental ally of the United States, and forms the backbone of the Syrian forces that ousted ISIS from northern Syria, and in particular from the Raqqa area; However, Ankara considers the militias as a terrorist organization, the Syrian branch of the Turkish PKK.
The United Nations Security Council meeting in the Glass Palace is scheduled to be held tomorrow to discuss the Turkish incursion in Syria and, more in general, the crisis in the Arab country.
According to diplomatic sources, the report on Syria recently drawn up by a UN envoy will be examined, while at the French request the meeting, which will be behind closed doors, will also see the examination of the situation in Idlib and East Ghuta.