Turkey not 'willing to stop' incursion into Syria, Pentagon officials say
by David S. Cloud, Los Angeles Times
Oct 12, 2019
3 minutes
WASHINGTON - Turkey has given no sign it will halt a punishing three-day-old military operation against the Kurds in northern Syria, despite calls by President Donald Trump and European allies for a cease-fire, Pentagon officials said Friday.
Hundreds of Turkish troops and as many as 1,000 Turkish-backed Syrian fighters have crossed into northern Syria along an 80-mile front since Tuesday, supported by airstrikes and artillery fire, the officials said at a news conference Friday.
"I have no indication they are willing to stop,"
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