Syrian Foreign Ministry has warned Turkey against taking hostile action in Afrin, saying that Damascus will consider it an act of aggression and undermine the country’s sovereignty.
“We warn the Turkish leadership that if they initiate combat operations in the Afrin area, that will be considered an act of aggression by the Turkish army,” deputy foreign minister Faisal Meqdad told reporters.
The statement was made after Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu’s statement made earlier in the day, saying that Ankara would intervene in Syria’s Afrin and Manbij, citing the threat posed by the Kurdish militants to the integrity of the Syrian border.
Cavusoglu has also outlined the country’s position towards Syrian government forces in Idlib, saying that their advance should be stopped.