Turkish Army offensive to start this weekend to expel Kurds from northern Aleppo

YemenExtra

M.A.

New reports regarding a huge Turkish Army build-up in northern Aleppo have emerged after military sources confirmed to local outlets that a large-scale offensive was brewing, aimed at driving the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) out of the Efrin area.

Two days ago, a number of Turkish tanks were pouring into the northern rebel-held countryside of Aleppo while artillery units had already begun a barrage on SDF villages.

Although other NATO allies are opposed to any such aggression, the Turkish Armed Forces hope to break through some 30 kilometers of Kurdish-held territory and build a corridor between the northern Aleppo pocket and Idlib rebel heartland.

According to a Turkish military source speaking to a local outlet, the major targets of the occupation  will be Menagh Airbase, Tall Rifaat and Efrin city itself.

In a similar context, the US army patrolled yesterday the northern Raqqa border town of Tall Abyad amid apprehension that a second Turkish offensive was to begin there.