"Security corridor" shields Türkiye from terrorism: president
ANKARA, March 13 (Xinhua) -- By building a "security corridor" along the southern borders, Türkiye is successfully walling itself off from terrorism, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday.
"We are completely preventing the fire around us from spreading to our country by the security corridor we have started to create along our southern borders," Erdogan said, referring to a 30-40 kilometer deep security zone Türkiye is committed to creating along its borders with Iraq and Syria.
The Turkish forces often carry out cross-border operations against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) fighters in northern Iraq, and the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) fighters, which Ankara sees as the Syrian branch of the PKK group, in Syria.
The cross-border buffer zone designed by Türkiye aims to combat the threat of Kurdish separatism from both countries.
(Editor:Fu Bo)
Related articles
China publicizes for the first time what it claims is a 2016 agreement with Philippines
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — For the first time, China has publicized what it claims is an unwritten 2016 a2024-05-04PLA Officers, Soldiers Study Xi's Speech at Memorial Meeting for Jiang Zemin
Contact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom2024-05-04More World Leaders Mourn Passing of Former Chinese Leader Jiang Zemin
Contact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom2024-05-04Xi, Peng Liyuan Meet with Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn, Queen Suthida
Contact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom2024-05-04Improvised explosive kills three and wounds seven in Pakistan’s southwest Baluchistan province
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A blast from an improvised explosive device killed three people and wounded2024-05-04Xi Sends Congratulatory Letter to TWAS 16th General Conference, 30th General Meeting
Contact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom2024-05-04
atest comment