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Syria: Erdogan ‘to drive YPG from Manbij’
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TURKISH President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to drive the Kurdish YPG militia from the Syrian town of Manbij yesterday.

He also mooted a new offensive on the YPG-held Afrin Canton to the west of the town in northern Aleppo province.

Turkish troops and proxy forces from a variety of insurgent factions invaded Aleppo province two months ago on the pretext of sealing the border against Islamic State (Isis).

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