Turkey has launched its long-awaited offensive in north-east Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, defying an international outcry over the threat posed to Us-backed Kurdish forces and the campaign against Isis jihadis.
The Turkish leader said that the operation — codenamed Pea
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