Syria: Netherlands Summons Turkish Ambassador

Dutch foreign minister Stef Blok said Wednesday he had summoned Turkey’s ambassador to condemn Ankara’s assault on Kurdish forces in northern Syria. Advertisement “I … Continue reading Syria: Netherlands Summons Turkish Ambassador

By Ignatius Igwe

Updated October 9, 2019

Smoke billows following Turkish bombardment on Syria’s northeastern town of Ras al-Ain in the Hasakeh province along the Turkish border on October 9, 2019. Turkey launched an assault on Kurdish forces in northern Syria with air strikes and explosions reported along the border. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the start of the attack on Twitter, labelling it “Operation Peace Spring”. Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP

Dutch foreign minister Stef Blok said Wednesday he had summoned Turkey’s ambassador to condemn Ankara’s assault on Kurdish forces in northern Syria.

“I have summoned the Turkish ambassador. I call on Turkey not to follow the path it has chosen,” Blok, whose country is a member of the coalition against the Islamic State, said on Twitter.