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Turkish Troops to Withdraw From Syria Once Daesh Wiped Put - Erdogan's Aide

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Turkish Troops to Withdraw From Syria Once Daesh Wiped Put - Erdogan's Aide

08:00 GMT 24.02.2017 (Updated: 08:46 GMT 24.02.2017)

Turkish forces and members of the Free Syrian Army are seen at the al Baza'a village on the outskirts of al-Bab town in Syria February 4, 2017 - Sputnik International

Turkish troops will not remain in Syria after the Daesh terrorist group (outlawed in Russia) is defeated there, a senior adviser to Turkish President Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the RT broadcaster in an interview.

Turkish military vehicles drive in the Syrian rebel-held town of al-Rai, as they head towards the northern Syrian town of al-Bab, Syria January 9, 2017 - Sputnik International

Damascus Hopes to Resolve Issue of Turkish Troops' Presence in Syria Politically

23 February 2017, 09:11 GMT

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — On Thursday Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Isik said that nearly all of al-Bab is under control of the Turkey-supported Syrian opposition.

"[Turkey] does not want to gain any control on Syria. It wants to finish up with… Islamic State [Daesh] militants. It wants to wipe them out. This is nothing to do with Syria, we do not want to remain in Syria. When we finish off Daesh, if the area is probably secured and we know that they will never come back, Turkey will not remain in that country," Ilnur Cevik said.

The Turkish Armed Forces started the operation Euphrates Shield against Daesh on August 24, 2016. Together with the Syrian opposition Turkey drove Daesh militants out of the city of Jarabulus in the north of Syria and has been trying to liberate al-Bab located 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) south of the Turkish border.