Turkish forces crossed into Syria and seized an Isis-held town yesterday as Ankara launched a large-scale operation ostensibly against the jihadi group, but also to contain Syrian Kurds.
The military offensive, which also involved Turkish-backed Syrian rebels, was part of a sustained effort to force Isis out of Jarablus, a town that straddles the Turkey-Syria border.
But officials say the offensive was also aimed at foiling plans by US-backed Kurdish militia in Syria to extend a swath of land along Turkey’s border that it already holds. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish president, has denounced the Syrian Kurdish groups as an extension of Kurdish terrorists in Turkey.
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