Merkel: Turkey Must End Syria Operation, It is a Humanitarian Drama

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Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany has said that Turkey must end its military operation in northern Syria.

"In recent days I have strongly urged Turkey ... to end its military operation against the Kurdish military and I'm stressing that again now," Merkel said at the federal parliament.

"It's a humanitarian drama with huge geopolitical effects so Germany will not deliver any weapons to Turkey under the current conditions," she added.

Turkey launched the "Operation Peace Spring" on October 9, following the withdrawal of the US troops from the area.

Germany and France on October 12 announced that they suspended arms sales to Ankara.

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Germany's Foreign Minister Heiko Maas previously said, "Turkey is risking a further detribalization of the region and a reinvigoration of Islamic State. The Turkish offensive could lead to a new humanitarian disaster as well as new refugee flows."

(PT/VK)