Turkey - Airstrikes in northeastern Syria and Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region (21 November 2022)

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France is monitoring with concern the ongoing escalation that began when Turkey launched an air assault in northeastern Syria and Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region on November 20.

France is highly concerned by announcements regarding Turkey’s ground assault in northeastern Syria. France calls for restraint and refrainment from any action that would threaten the region’s stability and that of its inhabitants at a time the threat of Daesh activity remains elevated in the region.

France reiterates its commitment to Iraq’s sovereignty and to stability in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region.