The UN and the Turkish Invasion in Syria
The UN and the Turkish Invasion in Syria

Author(s): Christoph Osztovics
Subject(s): Security and defense, Military policy, Ethnic Minorities Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: Turkey’s military; ‘Peace Spring’; Tall Abyad; Ra’s al-Ayn; Syrian Arab Republic; Turkish government; Kurdish political entity;
Summary/Abstract: On 9 October 2019, Turkey’s military launched operation ‘Peace Spring’in an area between Tall Abyad and Ra’s al-Ayn in the Syrian Arab Republic.Over 200,000 civilians fled their homes amid the initial hostilities, reportedly123,000 had returned by November (UN Security Council 2019).1 Syrian Islamist militias aided the Turkish military forces. The so-called ‘anti-terror campaign’ declared a goal of creating a 30 kilometre-deep ‘safe zone’ on the Syrian side of the border. The Turkish government has long wanted to establish such a zone to prevent the creation of a Kurdish political entity.

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