Turkey threatens army operation in northeast Syria imminent

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s president is threatening to launch a solo military operation into northeastern Syria, saying the Turkish army is ready to move against U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish forces “maybe today, maybe tomorrow.”
Speaking Saturday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan demanded an answer from NATO-ally the U.S. on where it stands regarding the Syrian Kurdish fighters.
Turkey views the People’s Protection Units, or YPG, as an extension of a Kurdish insurgency wi