Erdogan says military operations are "just beginning" against Syrian Kurdish groups, while teasing possibility of talks with Assad.
Demonstrators lift banners protesting Turkish strikes and supporting women fighters during a rally on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women in the Kurdish-majority northern Syrian city of Kobane, on Nov. 25, 2022. - DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images
Turkey begins ‘payback’ for terrorist attack in Istanbul
The Biden administration is seeking to restrain Turkish military operations in Syria, but President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is so far undeterred.
Erdogan said that Operation Claw Sword, launched with air, artillery, and drone attacks on Kurdish-controlled cities in northern Syria on Nov. 20, is just getting started, meaning he may soon send in ground forces.



