The US-based Wall Street Journal claimed that Turkey and the Syrian National Army (SNA) are preparing for an operation in northern Syria. "IT COULD START AT ANY MOMENT"The report, based on US State Department officials, suggested that Ankara's operation targeting the PKK/YPG could start "at any moment." "SIMILAR SCENES WERE OBSERVED BEFORE THE PEACE SPRING OPERATION"It was claimed by US officials that forces consisting of the SNA, artillery units, and commandos have concentrated at the Kobani border. The report recalled that a similar situation emerged before the Peace Spring Operation carried out in 2019. A LETTER TO TRUMPAdditionally, the report stated that Ilham Ahmed, Co-Chair of the North and East Syria Foreign Relations Department, wrote a letter to the elected US President Donald Trump. It was noted that Ahmed requested Trump to pressure President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan not to conduct a cross-border operation.
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