Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East Dana Strowl confirmed: “We strongly oppose any Turkish operation in northern Syria, and we have expressed our objections to Turkey specifically because ISIS will benefit from this campaign, not to mention the humanitarian impact. .”

In her statement, she explained that “the case concerns not only the 10,000 ISIS fighters held by the SDF, but also about 60,000 displaced persons in the Al-Hol and Al-Roj camps in northern Syria, who are vulnerable to extremism and exploitation.”

Earlier, Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said that Ankara was ready to launch a new military operation in northern Syria, which could begin at any moment.

For its part, Damascus has repeatedly called illegal the presence of Turkish forces in the border region of Syria, which are conducting operations there against Kurdish groups; He called on Ankara to withdraw its troops.