Interview with Professor Tom Ruys: “Operation Euphrates Shield: The Legality of Turkey’s Recent Military Intervention in Syria and The Use of Force in Self-Defence against Non-State Actors”

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Centre for Policy and Research on Turkey (Research Turkey) Interview with Professor Tom Ruys: “Operation Euphrates Shield: The Legality of Turkey’s Recent Military Intervention in Syria and The Use of Force in Self-Defence against Non-State Actors” On 24 August 2016, Turkey launched a military operation together with the Free Syrian Army (FSA) in Syria. As explained by Turkish authorities, the objective of Operation Euphrates Shield was to secure Turkey’s Syrian border by targeting the so-called Islamic State (IS). However, the Turkish-FSA force simultaneously launched offensive to halt Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG)’s advance westward of the Euphrates. Opposing arguments keep […]
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