Alwaght- Syria condemned Turkey’s occupying of Afrin region and the crimes committed by it and called on the invading forces to withdraw immediately from the Syrian territories.
In two letters sent to the UN Secretary General and the head of the UNSC on Monday, the Syrian Foreign Ministry said that announcement by president Recep Tayyip Erdogan that Turkish army forces are in control of Syrian city of Afrin is illegal and contradicts the principles and purposes of UN Charter and international law.
The Syrian Ministry added that the Turkish practices and attacks not only threaten the lives of citizens and the unity of Syrian territory and people, but also prolong the war on Syria as a service to terrorism and its supporters, as they threaten security and peace of the region and the world.
Turkish forces and the Free Syrian Army (FSA) militant group started the military operation into Afrin in late January to remove a US-backed Kurdish militia - known as the People's Protection Units (YPG) - near its border. The Turkish government regards the YPG as a Syrian offshoot of the PKK, which has been fighting for an autonomous region inside Turkey since 1984.
On Sunday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his troops and their militant allies have entered the Syrian city of Afrin and taken control of its center after Kurdish militia pulled out.
Turkey has threatened to expand its operation as far as the nearby city of Manbij, where American forces are stationed.
