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Turkey, FSA Rebels to Launch Op to Retake Syria's Manbij From Kurds - Erdogan

© REUTERS / Rodi SaidA Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter walks in the silos and mills of Manbij after the SDF took control of it, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, July 1, 2016
A Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter walks in the silos and mills of Manbij after the SDF took control of it, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, July 1, 2016 - Sputnik International
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Free Syrian Army rebels along with the Turkish armed forces are to liberate the city of Manbij from the Kurdish fighters, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.

Rebel fighters gather during their advance towards the Islamic State-held city of al-Bab, northern Syria October 26, 2016 - Sputnik International
Free Syrian Army, Turkish Troops Encircling Al Bab City in Syria – Erdogan
ANKARA (Sputnik) – The Turkish armed forces and the Free Syrian Army (FSA) rebels are going to launch offensive to liberate the northern Syrian city of Manbij from the Kurdish fighters, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.

"After Al-Bab we will advance to Manbij. There are terrorist Kurdish organizations there. They must retreat to the east and they promised to do that. Some of them are said to have already retreated. Because it is not their land, the Arabs live there. Let the Arabs live there, Turkey is not going to seize this territory," Erdogan said addressing graduates of an Ankara military college.

The Syrian Kurds have been fighting against the Daesh (banned in Russia) terrorist group for years and has been controlling several areas of Syria, including Manbij.

Turkey has been conducting the Euphrates Shield military operation in northern Syria since August 24. The declared goal of the operation is combating the Daesh. The operation has been widely criticized both by the Syrian Kurds and Damascus accusing Ankara of violating Syria's territorial integrity.

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