Turkey Says Will Intervene in Afrin and Manbij, ‘Not Satisfied' with US Assurance 

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu / AFP PHOTO / ADEM ALTAN
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu / AFP PHOTO / ADEM ALTAN
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Turkey Says Will Intervene in Afrin and Manbij, ‘Not Satisfied' with US Assurance 

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu / AFP PHOTO / ADEM ALTAN
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu / AFP PHOTO / ADEM ALTAN

Turkey on Thursday said it will intervene in Syria's Afrin and Manbij to counter the threat posed by the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), describing as far from satisfactory US assurances playing down plans to create a border force made up of the Kurdish forces.

Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told CNN Turk in an interview that Turkey would intervene in Afrin and Manbij to counter the YPG.

Washington's support of the YPG has infuriated Turkey, particularly after the US-led coalition said it would help set up a new 30,000-strong border force that includes the YPG.

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Wednesday he had met with Cavusoglu to clarify the issue and said it had been "misportrayed, misdescribed".

Although the Pentagon said late Wednesday it does not plan to create an "army," Cavusoglu stressed that "the establishment of a so-called terror army would cause irreversible damage in our relations ... it is a very serious situation.”

The Pentagon said the force is aimed at fighters from ISIS and maintaining stability in areas recaptured from the militants.

"Did this satisfy us in full? No, it did not," Cavusoglu told CNN-Turk.

Turkey accuses the YPG of being a branch of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) that has waged an insurgency in its southeast since 1984.



Milei Says Argentina to Move Israel Embassy to Jerusalem in 2026

 Argentine President Javier Milei and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands during a Plenum session of the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, in Jerusalem, June 11, 2025. (Reuters)
Argentine President Javier Milei and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands during a Plenum session of the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, in Jerusalem, June 11, 2025. (Reuters)
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Milei Says Argentina to Move Israel Embassy to Jerusalem in 2026

 Argentine President Javier Milei and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands during a Plenum session of the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, in Jerusalem, June 11, 2025. (Reuters)
Argentine President Javier Milei and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands during a Plenum session of the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, in Jerusalem, June 11, 2025. (Reuters)

Argentine President Javier Milei said Wednesday his country would move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, the status of which is one of the most delicate issues in the Israel-Palestinian conflict.

"I am proud to announce before you that in 2026 we will make effective the move of our embassy to the city of west Jerusalem," Milei said in a speech in the Israeli parliament during an official state visit.

Argentina's embassy is currently located near the coastal city of Tel Aviv.