Turkey has warned Syrian Kurds against any plans for establishing an autonomous Kurdish region in northern part of Syria.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that the warning was delivered by a Turkish official to Salih Muslim, the leader of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) of Syria, who arrived in Turkey to meet with Turkish intelligence officials.

"The necessary warning was made that the steps they are taking are wrong and dangerous," Erdogan said.

Last week, Muslim rejected rumors that Kurds want to establish an independent state in northern Syria which was the scene of fierce fighting between Kurdish fighters and al-Qaeda-affiliated militants in recent days.
China’s Xinhua news agency on July 21 quoted Muslim as saying, “There is no intention among the Kurds to form their own government, nor to secede from Syria.”
The Syrian government has granted the Kurds a certain level of autonomy since 2012 and they are now controlling security of the region.

In recent months, Kurdish fighters, who are opposed to foreign interference in Syria, have been battling foreign-backed militants in the north.

Turkey has expressed concerns over the Kurds’ military gains in northern Syria.

On July 17, the Kurdish fighters took control of the town of Ras al-Ain in the border province of Hasakah, forcing out the al-Qaeda-linked militants.

Foreign-sponsored militancy has taken its toll on the lives of many people, including large numbers of Syrian soldiers and security personnel, since March 2011.

Western powers and their regional allies including the Israeli regime, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar are supporting anti-Syria militant groups, including al-Qaeda-linked terrorists.

By Press TV

 

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