Akcakale, Turkey. 14 October 2019. Fighters of the “Syrian National Army” opposition forces prepare to join Turkish troops in the Peace Spring military offensive on the east of the Euphrates in northern Syria against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the People's Protection Units (YPG). On 9 October Turkey launched the ongoing Operation Peace Spring on the east of the Euphrates in northern Syria with the stated aim to clear the area of the People's Protection Units (YPG), whom Ankara consider an offshoot the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, and to create a safe zone on the east of the Euphrates

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Akcakale, Turkey. 14 October 2019. Fighters of the “Syrian National Army” opposition forces prepare to join Turkish troops in the Peace Spring military offensive on the east of the Euphrates in northern Syria against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the People's Protection Units (YPG). On 9 October Turkey launched the ongoing Operation Peace Spring on the east of the Euphrates in northern Syria with the stated aim to clear the area of the People's Protection Units (YPG), whom Ankara consider an offshoot the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, and to create a safe zone on the east of the Euphrates River for the return of Syrian refugees

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