Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan reviews a guard of honour upon his arrival in the eastern city of Mus, Turkey August 26, 2018. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Presidential Palace/Handout via REUTERS
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Sunday to bring peace and safety to Iraq and areas in Syria not under Turkish control and said terrorist organisations in those areas would be eliminated.
Turkey, which has backed some rebel groups in Syria, has been working with Russia, which supports Syrian President Bashar al Assad, and Iran for a political resolution to the crisis.
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