French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Laudrian said his country is calling for an emergency session of the UN Security Council to discuss the situation in Syria after the events of Afrin and Idlib.
On Saturday, the Turkish Chief of Staff announced the launching of Operation Olive Branch to establish security and stability on the borders of Turkey and the region, and to eliminate the terrorists of Baqa Kaaba and Daesh in Afrin.
The Turkish forces stressed in a statement that the operation “takes place within the framework of the rights of Turkey emanating from international law and the Security Council resolutions on the fight against terrorism and the right of self-defense referred to in Article 51 of the UN Charter, while respecting the territorial integrity of Syria.”
Turkish forces said will take “all necessary measures to prevent harm to civilians.”
