Erdogan threatens wider Syria offensive

ANKARA: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday threatened to expand Turkey’s offensive in Syria against a Kurdish militia despite calls for restraint from its Western allies. On the seventh day of the operation against the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units militia, Erdogan vowed to “clean up” the Syrian city of Manbij. The United States has raised concerns over the deadly offensive, and analysts say a military confrontation between the two Nato powers is possible.