'Turkey's main goal now is completely clearing terrorist PYD/YPG from Manbij, Syria' – Turkey’s President Erdogan on a proposed safe zone
“Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a joint live broadcast of NTV and Star TV channels in Istanbul, Turkey.
Erdogan, however, also mentioned he did not believe the sincerity of the US who said they would retrieve YPG's weapons. US President Donald Trump declared victory against Daesh and announced the full and immediate withdrawal of 2,000 troops at the end of 2018 that American boots will be in Syria no more.
"If this withdrawal becomes a stalling method, our approach will be different," Erdogan said, adding that 200 to 500 troops may stay from other US-led coalition forces. "We are very sensitive about the terror corridor, which we have expressed as a safe zone for us," he continued.
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