Turkey warns all parties against provocation in N. Syria

By Faruk Zorlu </p> <p>ANKARA (AA) – Turkey’s Defense Ministry on Friday called on all parties to any move that will climb the instability in Manbij, northern Syria.</p> <p>&quot;We warn all parties to stay away from provocative actions and rhetoric that will make the region more unstable,&quot; the ministry said in a statement.</p> <p>&quot;YPG/PKK terrorist organization that controls the region by force does not have the right and the authority to make a statement and invite other elements on behalf of people in the region,&quot; it added.</p> <p>The ministry said it closely monitors the issue.</p> <p>The statement came after the Syrian regime forces reportedly entered Manbij in coordination with the YPG/PKK terror group.</p> <p>In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK — listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU — has been responsible for the deaths of some 40,000 people, including women and children. The YPG is its Syrian branch.