Turkey 'won't rest' until it eliminates terror swamp on Syria border: presidency

Turkey won't stop until it has eliminated the terror swamp right next to its border, Communications Director for the Turkish Presidency Fahrettin Altun said on Friday.

"Terrorists have killed 2000+ innocent people in Turkey since 2015. Many of those attacks were planned in NORTHERN SYRIA," Altun wrote on his Twitter account.

"The Turkish people suffered more than their fair share.

"WE WON’T REST UNTIL JUSTICE IS SERVED.

"We won't stop until we drain the terrorist swamp next door."

A possible mission eastof the Euphrates, which Turkey’s leadership has been suggesting for months, would follow two successful cross-border Turkish operations into Syria since 2016 – Operation Euphrates Shield and Operation Olive Branch – both meant to eradicate the presence of YPG/PKK and Daesh terrorists near Turkey’s borders.

The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the European Union and the United States. The YPG and PYD are its Syrian extensions.

Altun also posted a video ahead of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan receiving Lindsey Graham, a senior U.S. senator, at the presidential complex in Ankara.

The video shows scenes from some of the 100-plus terror attacks by the PKK/YPG, Daesh and FETO terror groups Turkey has suffered since July 2015, attacks which have killed over 2,000 innocent Turkish people.

-Attacks on Turkey shown in video

The attacks on Turkey recounted in the video include:

- Dec.10, 2016: Attack in Istanbul by PKK-affiliated TAK terrorist group kills 46, injures 148

- Oct. 10, 2015: Daesh attack in Ankara kills 109, injures over 500

- July 15, 2016: Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) coup attempt leaves 251 people dead, injures over 2,200, mainly in Ankara and Istanbul

- July 20, 2015: Daesh attack in southern Sanliurfa province kills 34, injures 70

- March 13, 2016: PKK-affiliated TAK attack in Ankara kills 38, injures 125

- March 19, 2016: Daesh attack in Istanbul kills 5, injures 46

- July 7, 2016: TAK attack in Istanbul kills 11, injures 36

- Aug. 17, 2016: PKK attack in eastern Van province kills 4, injures 72

- Aug. 18, 2016: TAK attack in eastern Elazig province kills 5, injures 127

- Dec. 17, 2016: TAK attack in central Kayseri province kills 14 dead, injures 56

- Jan. 22, 2018: PKK/YPG rocket attacks in southern Hatay province kill one, injure 48

- Dec. 19, 2016: Mevlut Mert Altintas, off-duty police officer linked to FETO, assassinates Russian Ambassador Andrey Karlov