Turkey rejects U.S., French calls for Afrin ceasefire in Syria


  • World
  • Wednesday, 28 Feb 2018

A missile fired into Afrin as seen from north of Rajo, Syria February 25, 2018. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey forcefully rejected on Wednesday Western calls to suspend its offensive in northwest Syria, saying the United States misunderstood the extent of a U.N. ceasefire resolution and accusing France of giving "false information" on the issue.

Ankara has said the United Nations resolution demanding a 30-day ceasefire across Syria does not apply to its five-week-old military operation in Afrin against the Kurdish YPG militia, which Turkey says is a terrorist group.

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