Turkey eyes a new military operation in northern Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan says he plans to establish an 18-mile “safe zone” in northern Syria to counter a US-backed Kurdish group. Erdoğan considers the People’s Protection Units or the YPG a threat to the security of his country. The World’s Shirin Jaafari has the details.

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