nytimes: Turkey Launches Syria Offensive, Targeting U.S.-Backed Kurds

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Turkey sent warplanes and troops into northeastern Syria on Wednesday in a military operation aimed at flushing out an American-backed militia, Turkish and Syrian officials said. more...

welt.de: Republikaner warnen vor „Desaster“ in Syrien

Nach Beginn des türkischen Militäreinsatzes in Nordsyrien gab es in den USA erneut heftige innerparteiliche Kritik an Donald Trump. Der US-Präsident indes nennt das militärische Engagement im Nahen Osten die „schlechteste Entscheidung“ in der Geschichte seines Landes. mehr...

guardian: Turkey launches military operation in northern Syria

The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has said that a long-planned Turkish military operation in north-east Syria has begun, with Kurdish forces currently in control of the area reporting widespread airstrikes and “huge panic”. more...

guardian: Turkey vows to press ahead with attack on Kurdish-led forces in Syria

Vice-president says Ankara will not be ‘controlled by threats’ as Donald Trump changes tone on US withdrawal more...

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guardian: US to let Turkish forces move into Syria, dumping Kurdish allies

The White House has given the green light to a Turkish offensive into northern Syria, moving US forces out of the area in an abrupt foreign policy change that will in effect abandon the Kurds, Washington’s longtime military partner. more...