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Turkish FM: Patience with Syrian Kurds is running out

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan warns that Ankara may again use military force against Kurdish groups in Syria if Damascus and the SDF do not expedite the implementation of a reintegration agreement.


Turkish FM: Patience with Syrian Kurds is running out

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Thursday that his country does not want to resort to military action again against the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Syria, but warned that the patience of the relevant parties, including Damascus, is running out due to delays in implementing a reintegration agreement. Fidan told TRT World in an interview: "We only hope that things will proceed through dialogue and negotiations peacefully. We do not want to see any need to resort to military means again." He added: "They... must respect their commitment to the March 10th agreement. Everyone expects them to fulfill it."