Debate with Mogherini on situation in northern Syria will be held this evening

Met dank overgenomen van Europees Parlement (EP) i, gepubliceerd op woensdag 9 oktober 2019.

MEPs will debate the latest developments in northern Syria with EU i foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini i on Wednesday evening.

MEPs are likely to discuss Turkey’s military intervention in parts of north-east Syria controlled by Kurdish forces, as US troops withdrew from the area.

The Turkish military started operations in that area against Kurdish-led forces. Kurdish militia played a significant role in helping the US defeat the Islamic terrorist group IS in Syria.

You can watch the plenary debate via EP Live, and EbS+.