Baghdad The Turkish Security Council confirmed today, Wednesday, that Turkey is determined to continue its military operations in the territories of both Syria and Iraq.

The Turkish Security Council said, in a statement issued after a meeting led by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, that the cross-border military operations carried out by Turkish forces to eliminate terrorism and its sources were carried out with the aim of establishing security and peace in the territories of neighboring countries and Turkey itself.

The Council stressed that: Turkey respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the dialogue countries, but it will maintain its position on the issue of combating terrorism inside and outside Turkey’s borders.

The Council continued: Our military operations to eliminate terrorist organizations along our southern borders and ensure border security will continue in the coming period.

The statement clarified that the talk is about all operations, including “behind the southern border”, where they will continue “in full and extensively.”

Source: National Iraqi News Agency